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Phoenix Park

Large park in the centre of Dublin. Rumoured to be the largest city park in Europe. Contains the residences of the President of Ireland (Áras an Uachtaráin) and the United States Ambassador to Ireland (Deerfield Residence).

The name is a corruption of the Irish fionn uisce, meaning "clear water."

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