IRISH
NATIONAL STUD,
JAPANESE GARDENS &
St FIACHRA'S GARDEN
OPENING TIMES
12 FEBRUARY - 12 NOVEMBER
OPEN SEVEN DAYS 9.30a.m.- 6.00PM
LAST ADMISSION 1 HOUR BEFORE CLOSING.
PHONE: 353-(0) 45-522963 & 521617
FAX: 353-(0)45-522964
ADMISSION RATES FOR 2004 SEASON
ADULTS € 8.50
STUDENTS €6.50
O.A.P. € 6.50
CHILD (UNDER 12) €4.50
FAMILY (2 ADULTS & FOUR CHILDREN UNDER 12) €18.00
GROUP RATES AVAILABLE ON REQUEST
JAPANESE GARDENS
THE JAPANESE GARDENS AT TULLY WERE CREATED BETWEEN THE YEARS 1906-1910.DEVISED
BY COLONEL WILLIAM HALL-WALKER (LATER LORD WAVERTREE),A WEALTHY SCOTSMANOF
A FAMOUS BREWERY FAMILY AND LAID OUT BY THE JAPANESE EIDA AND HIS SON MINORU.THE
GARDENS,PLANNED TO SYMBOLISE THE "LIFE OF MAN",ARE NOW OF INTERNATIONAL
RENOWN AND ARE ACCLAIMED AS THE FINEST GARDENS IN EUROPE.
YOU WILL NEED AROUND 20 MINUTES TO WALK AROUND AND READ THE SELF-GUIDE LEAFLET,
WHICH TELLS OF THE "LIFE OF THE MAN" FROM THE CRADLE TO THE GRAVE.
St FIACHRA'S GARDEN
THE IRISH NATIONAL STUD HAVE CREATED A BEAUTIFUL IRISH GARDEN TO CELEBRATE
THE MILLENNIUM.THIS GARDEN IS DEDICATED TO St FIACHRA, THE PATRON SAINT
OF GARDENERS.IT WAS OFFICALLY OPENED ON THE 3rd JUNE 1999 BY H.E. THE PRESIDENT
OF IRELAND, MARY McALEESE
IRISH NATIONAL STUD
THERE ARE GUIDED TOURS OF THE NATIONAL STUD EVERY HOUR FROM 11.00am.
THE TOUR LASTS ABOUT 35 MINUETS AND YOU SHOULD ALLOW ANOTHER 45 MINUETS
TO SEE THE MUSEUM, AND TAKE A WALK DOWN THE TULLY WALK TO SEE ANY MARES
AND FOALS THAT MIGHT BE OUT. IN THE MAIN YARD THERE IS A VIDEO SHOWING "THE
BIRTH OF A FOAL". IT LASTS ABOUT 10 MINUTES AND WAS MADE IN THE STUD
CLICK
ON THUMBNAILS TO ENLARGE
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