Save The Green Committee To Mark 100 Years Of Tralee Town Park

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THE Tralee Save The Green Committee are planning to mark the 100th anniversary of Tralee Town Park this Sunday.

“In June, 1922, Tralee Urban District Council decided to purchase The Green in Tralee,” said Tommy Collins of Save The Green. “The purpose was to build some houses for the townspeople and also to provide an open recreation area.

“The deeds were lodged in the Deeds Office in Dublin on February 5, 1923 at 12.35pm. In 1923 there were 118 acres, there are 35 acres presently in 2023,” he said.

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Tralee Save The Green Committee, which was founded in 1969, will assemble at the Denny St. Gates on this Sunday, February 5th at 12 noon to mark the event. All are welcome to mark the centenary.

The park is situated on the site of the old castle demesne which was built by the Denny family in the 17th and 18th Century. In 1826, the castle was demolished to make way for the construction of Denny Street.

Edward Denny subsequently landscaped the area remaining from the castle by planting trees, laying down several gravel paths and constructing an ornamental grotto. A gatekeeper’s lodge was also built on ‘The Green’. In 1889, Edward died and the Denny family sold “The Green” to Henry Clements-Finnerty.

Around this time ‘The Green’ was offered to the Town Commissioners but they refused to purchase the park. Subsequently, fencing and gates were erected around the park’s perimeter (still seen to this day) and a charge to the public for admission into the park was introduced. In 1922, ‘The Green’ was sold to Tralee Urban District Council and it officially became Tralee Town Park.

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