Herzog Park () is a park located in Rathgar,

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History

Dublin Corporation acquired the site in 1954 on a long term lease. However, the modern park was set out in 1985 by the Parks Department and was then known as Orwell Quarry Park. The park was renamed in 1995 in honour of

Chaim Herzog Major-General Chaim Herzog ( he, חיים הרצוג; 17 September 1918 – 17 April 1997) was an Irish-born Israeli politician, general, lawyer and author who served as the sixth President of Israel between 1983 and 1993. Born in Belfast and ...

, President of Israel, who grew up in Dublin. The renaming of the park also coincided with the tri-millennium of Jerusalem.

Sports facilities

Herzog Park is home to Rathgar Tennis Club and has 10 all weather floodlit tennis courts, a tennis wall and a clubhouse.

References

{{Dublin Parks Parks in Dublin (city)