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Phoenix Park (in Irish, Páirc an Fhionn-Uisce) is a large park located 3 km to the north west of Dublin city centre, Ireland. It measures 712 hectares (1752 acres), with a walled circumference of 11 km. It contains large areas of grassland, tree-lined avenues and many areas of dense forest.

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