St.Stephen's Green is a 27 acre park in the heart of Dublin city centre. A
popular lunchtime retreat for many of the office workers in the area, it was originally
open public ground until 1663 when the Corporation fenced the area off. The green
was then sold and the ground was closed to the public. It was during this time
that the Georgian houses around the Green were built.
The Green remained private ground until 1877 when Sir A.E. Guinness, a member
of the Guinness brewing family, pushed an act through Parliament making the Green
open to the public once again. He later paid for the laying out of the Green including
the gardens and the ponds which date from 1880.
The park has many statues including memorials to Yeats and also to James Joyce.
Also present are the Three Fates, a group of bronze female figures watching over
man's destiny.
The Green today is very popular, particularly during the summer, to go and
spend time watching the passing crowds or just spending time in the sunshine.
The gates of the Green are open according to daylight hours.
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