Letterkenny Town Park

Infobox park
park=Letterkenny Town Park


image size=300px
caption=Letterkenny Town Park
type= Public Park
location=Letterkenny, County Donegal, Ireland
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size= 20 acres
opened= 12 May 1999
operator= Letterkenny Town Council
annual visitors=
status=Open all year

Letterkenny Town Park ( _ga. Páirc Baile Leitir Ceanainn) or Bernard McGlinchey Town Park, as it is officially known as, is the largest public park in Letterkenny and in County Donegal. It is located at Hospital Roundabout in the town. The Park is adjacent to St. Conal's Hospital.

History

The park is situated on the site of an 18th Century woodland. It was officially opened on 12 May 1999 by TD James McDaid.

Layout

The theme of the 20 acre park is "Peace". The park is laid out with a herb garden, flower beds, mature and new trees, an orchard area, playing areas, bowling green, walks and playgrounds ,has leaf-shaped gates at several entry points and has a tea room which opened in 2008

Monuments

A Garden of Remembrance opened in honour of the memory of members of the Gardaí and Army who have given their lives in service of the United nations.

A stone bench was unveiled in the park on 10 July 2007 to honour James Duffy (VC). The bench was unveiled by former Letterkenny Mayor Ciaran Brogan in one of his final duties.

Events

The park is the venue for the Party in the Park festival where local bands perform each August and also holds French Markets during the Year.

From 12 to 15 July 2007 a Levity II Luminarium was opened in the park. The luminarium is an inflatable environment, a participative sculpture made of translucent vinyl which has enchanted nearly 2 million visitors in 34 countries around the world. [ [http://www.eaf.textdriven.com/outdoor/levity-ii-luminarium Earagail Arts Festival: Levity II Luminarium] ]

References

External links

* [http://www.donegaldirect.com/ws_business_details.aspx?BusinessID=565&Region=FOTE+Donegal+Route&BusinessNm=Letterkenny+Town+Park Donegal Direct]
* [http://www.letterkenny.ie/ws_business_details.aspx?BusinessID=565&Region=Letterkenny&BusinessNm=Letterkenny+Town+Park letterkenny.ie]