Phoenix Park compiled by: Nichelle
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- Phoenix Park is located in Dublin, Ireland and is 351 years old.
- The Park started off as a royal deer park for King Charles II
- The Vikings use to bury their dead there
- Around one-third of the park is covered with deciduous trees like oak, ash, lime, beech, sycamore and horse chestnut.
- You are not allowed to do the following: light fires, litter, ride a horse unless in an area specified for horse riding, put up posters, drive on the grass, sell things, play Frisbee unless you get permission from the park superintendent, act “contrary to public morality”, “annoy or otherwise interfere” with other park users, go no faster than 50km/per hour on roads through the park.
Source: http://www.thejournal.ie/phoenix-park-is-350-years-old-here-are-20-things-to-know-about-it-317766-Jan2012/