Irish National War Memorial Gardens

These gardens in Islandbridge, a Dublin suburb, are one of the most famous memorial gardens in Europe. They are dedicated to the memory of the 49,400 Irish soldiers who died in the First World War.

The name of every single soldier is contained in the sumptuously illustrated Harry Clarke manuscripts in the granite bookrooms. These gardens are not only a place of remembrance; they are also of great architectural interest and beauty.

The great Sir Edwin Lutyens designed them. Lutyens was a prolific garden designer, especially of war memorials, but nonetheless lent his expertise to only four gardens in Ireland.