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St. Fiachra's Garden was laid out on the grounds of the
Irish National Stud in 1999 to commemorate the Patron
Saint of Gardeners and to celebrate the Millennium. It
was designed by Professor Martin Hallinan, who is an award
winning landscape architect. His interpretation with this
garden is to give visitors a glimpse back to the monastic
movement of the 6th and 7th centuries in Ireland.
The garden seeks to capture the landscape in its rawest
state...that of rock and water.
The main entry into the garden is through an underground
stone passage. Follow the path through woodlands and wetlands
to view lakes and islands and all of the wildlife who
make their home here, including families of Ireland sacred
bird, the swan.
In keeping with the theme of this garden, a recreation
of monastic cells can be
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Accessible in most instances