Wild deer
Since the 1600s.
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One of the largest walled public parks in any European capital, spreading over 707 hectares west of central Dublin inside an 11-kilometre wall, with wide meadows, tree-lined avenues and patches of woodland. Its best-known residents are a herd of wild fallow deer that have lived here since the seventeenth century, when the viceroy, the Duke of Ormond, turned it into a royal deer park in 1662; they often come close to visitors in the open meadows. The park holds the residence of Ireland's president, the Wellington Monument, a giant stone obelisk, Dublin Zoo, walled gardens and a visitor centre, and its roads are made for cycling, with bikes for hire at the gates. Entry is free and the park is open all year. Come early in the morning, when the deer graze in the meadows, and don't feed them or get too close, especially in the summer fawning season.
Since the 1600s.
A giant obelisk.
On park roads.
West of central Dublin, north of the River Liffey
The wild deer roam the open meadows and are easiest to see early in the morning; don't feed them or get too close.
