Herzog Park Explained

Herzog Park
Native Name:	Irish: Páirc Herzog
Location:	Rathgar, Dublin, Ireland

Herzog Park ^[1] is a park located in Rathgar, Dublin.

History

Dublin Corporation acquired the site in 1954 on a long term lease. However, the modern park was set out in 1985 by the Parks Department and was then known as Orwell Quarry Park.^[2]

The park was renamed in 1995 in honour of Major-General Chaim Herzog, President of Israel, who was born in Belfast but grew up in Dublin. The renaming of the park also coincided with the tri-millennium of Jerusalem.

Sports facilities

Herzog Park is home to Rathgar Tennis Club and has 10 all weather floodlit tennis courts, a tennis wall and a clubhouse.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Páirc Herzog / Herzog Park . Placenames Database of Ireland . logainm.ie . 17 May 2022 .
2. Web site: Herzog Park Dublin City Council. www.dublincity.ie. en. 2018-05-26.
3. Web site: Rathgar Tennis and Bowling Club. 2018-05-06.