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St. Anne's Park

One Hundred years ago when Dublin was already famous for it's Parks and Gardens, Arthur Guinness of brewery fame was making a home for his young wife Olive at the place now known as St. Anne's Park. The property then being developed as a private estate by the Guinness family was known by a number of names such as "Thornhill", " Blackbush", and "Herronstown". The name "St.Anne's" given to it by Mr. Guinness was inspired by an old Holy Well known as "St. Anne's Well". This well is situated on the eastern side of the Park near the present James Larkin Road. It is still there-although it has been dry for many years.

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