Bust of Michael Collins in Merrion Park in Dublin
So far I wasn’t really impressed with Merrion Park. The park itself was an ordinary park but with much less traffic compared to the other more well known park nearby. This can also be a blessing since you will enjoy the park more with less people. Although the wasn’t a lot of rubbish in the park, I have a feeling that it isn’t really regularly maintained. Despite being winter, most of the plants were still green, maybe I just didn’t know what to expect since this would be my first winter in a long, long while. There were some monuments along the park path. There were also more modest statues in the area.
Bust in the Bushes at Merrion Park in Dublin
Scattered throughout the park were a few statues of some famous people. One of which was Michael Collins, who played a huge part in the founding of the Irish state. Some of the statues here were a bit out of the way, so I couldn’t really tell who they were. I didn’t want to be walking on the grass itself as there was a path for walking in the first place. It was amusing to see a head peeking through the bushes only to find out that it was a statue. I wonder if they did that on purpose.
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