About the Gardens
The Gardens were designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens and are characteristic of his style of simple dignity. They occupy an area of about eight hectares on the southern banks of the River Liffey, almost opposite the Magazine Fort in the Phoenix Park, and about three kilometres from Dublin city centre.
After a meeting held in July 1919, it was agreed that there should be a permanent Memorial to commemorate all those Irish men and women killed in the First World War.
The names of all the soldiers are contained in the granite bookrooms in the Gardens. These gardens are not only a place of remembrance but are also of architectural interest and of great beauty.
