Belcamp Park

Belcamp Park
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Type	Public park
Location	Clonshaugh, Dublin
Coordinates	53°24′25.46″N 6°12′36.13″W / 53.4070722°N 6.2100361°W / 53.4070722; -6.2100361
Area	25 Hectares / 62 acres
Created	late 20th century (from an estate of the 17th century)
Operated by	Dublin City Council
Open	Yes
Website	www.dublincity.ie/main-menu-services-recreation-culture-dublin-city-parks-visit-park/belcamp-park

Belcamp Park^[1] is a public park in Clonshaugh, Dublin 17, near Darndale and Priorswood. The park runs south of the N32, along the northern boundary of the city. It is owned by Dublin City Council and operated by the Council's Parks and Landscape Division.

History[]

The origins of the park lie in the lands surrounding Belcamp House in the 17th century.^[2] The then Lord Mayor of Dublin, Sir Humphrey Jervis built a house on the property, Belcamp House, where Henry Grattan lived and Dean Swift often visited. Countess Markievicz rented the property in 1909, and it was also used as a centre for the Fianna Eireann.^[1] The center was known as the 'Belcamp Commune' where for a year, an agricultural cooperative was built. However, the cooperative was not a success, due to problems such as no electricity, poor water supply, damp conditions, and over grown fields and gardens.^[3]

The central part of Belcamp House's demesne remained in private hands, later hosting a fee-paying secondary school, but some of the southern lands of the estate were eventually formed into Belcamp Park.

Facilities[]

The park accommodates pitch and putt, tennis, and basketball, as well as playing fields, children's play facilities, and has an extensive network of pathways for walkers.^[1]

Belcamp Park adjoins Darndale Park, another Dublin City Council facility.

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