Bona Ventura

Capel Street · Dublin

The Hungry Tree

MonumentLocal favourite

A London plane in the grounds of the King's Inns that has slowly swallowed a park bench; a much-loved Dublin oddity that a Green Party councillor campaigned to protect. Most visitors to nearby Henrietta Street never see it.

Address
King's Inns grounds, Constitution Hill / Henrietta Street, Dublin 1
Hours
Grounds open in daylight (not verified)
Price
Free
Price level
€

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Good to know

  • It stands just inside the south gate of King's Inns
  • Two minutes from 14 Henrietta Street and Blessington Street Basin
  • Look but do not sit: the bench is half inside the trunk

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