Parnell National Memorial Park

Rathdrum, Wicklow Check the official website Suits all ages

Parnell National Memorial Park, Rathdrum, Wicklow

Family practicalities

  • Pram-friendly (likely)
  • Step-free access (likely)

Families can visit this park to see statues and stones commemorating important figures in Irish history, Charles Stewart Parnell and Feagh McHugh O'Byrne. It is a place for a walk in nature.

Parnell National Memorial Park has a beautiful bronze statue to commemorate Charles Stewart Parnell (1846-1891), one of the greatest political leaders in Irish history.

Also found here is the Feagh McHugh O'Byrne Commemorative Stone, remembering another Wicklow native who influenced the course of Irish history. The tall granite slab erected to his memory comes from Fraughan Rock Glen in Glenmalure, County Wicklow, where he had a famous victory over Crown forces in 1580.

Continue your journey and visit Avondale Forest Park nearby, the birthplace and much loved home of Charles Stewart Parnell.

The details

Address
Main St, Rathdrum, Wicklow
Cost
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Indoors or out
Outdoors
Booking
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Listed by
Fáilte Ireland Attractions
  • Activity
  • Experience
  • Walking
  • Public Park
  • Nature and Wildlife