Marlay Park is an 86 hectares suburban public park located in Rathfarnham in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, Ireland. Lying about nine kilometres from Dublin city centre, the parkland comprises woodlands, ponds and walks. Recreational spaces include a nine-hole, par-three golf course, tennis courts, six soccer pitches, five GAA pitches, a cricket pitch,a dog park, two children's playgrounds and a miniature railway run by the Dublin Society of Model and Experimental Engineers. There is also a craft courtyard with home craft shops and a coffee shop.
A waterfall in Marlay Park
1837 sketch of Marlay Park Demesne by Anne La Touche
Facade of Marlay House
Marlay House in December 2003
Rathfarnham is a southside suburb of Dublin, Ireland in County Dublin. It is south of Terenure, east of Templeogue, and is in the postal districts of Dublin 14 and 16. It is between the local government areas of Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown and South Dublin.
Main Street in Rathfarnham, circa 1905
Rathfarnham Castle was built in the 16th century
Ely's Arch
The Military Road at the Sally Gap