Small Lake in Park West

hankless

Does anyone know anyhting about the origins of the small lake in Park West?

It's hidden away in at the back of the park. It's purpose built and there are remnants of several buildings adjacent to it.

You can see it on maps here directly behind the Allianz Partners building: https://www.google.com/maps/@53.3285753,-6.375125,648m/data=!3m1!1e3

The image on Google must be old because it's a proper lake now where as their pic shows a lot of green in it.

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L1011

Guinness filter beds, used to supply the water for the brewery in antique times

https://www.cooksinfo.com/guinness/#:~:text=The%20filter%20beds%20are%20to,beds%20were%20brick%2Dlined%20ponds.

hankless

Thank you! So they aren't remnants of buildings but roofs over more water - interesting!

pjproby

Some more information here in a lecture given by Catherine Scufil

https://www.flickr.com/photos/ballyfermot/albums/72157694828774482/

and this is the actual lecture she gave on the subject

http://ballyfermotheritage.com/ballyfermot-heritage-cathy-scuffil-water-water-everywhere-2/

colm_mcm

pjproby wrote: »

Some more information here in a lecture given by Catherine Scufil

https://www.flickr.com/photos/ballyfermot/albums/72157694828774482/

and this is the actual lecture she gave on the subject

http://ballyfermotheritage.com/ballyfermot-heritage-cathy-scuffil-water-water-everywhere-2/

That’s really interesting, I used to live near there and had no idea. Will surely enjoy that video


Audience didn’t look to impressed though!