SNIPPET: Richard LOVETT, enthusiastic and observant Victorian traveller to Ireland, kept an account of his journey which was published in 1888 by The Religious Tract Society. "Dublin is favoured with suburbs that are easily accessible, beautiful in their scenery, and rich in historical and antiquarian associations. It is in this connection, although it hardly comes under the description of a suburb, that reference must be made to Phoenix Park. The name has no reference to the ancient fable, but is derived from 'fionn uisge,' clear or limpid water, the name originally given to the beautiful spring near the Phoenix Pillar. This being pronounce 'feenisk,' was easily corrupted into Phoenix. The park was seized by the Crown on the suppression of the Knights Templars, whose residence was at Kilmainham, and who owned the land on both sides of the Liffey . It is a magnificent piece of country, seven miles in circuit, with many level open spaces, in which hurling, football, a! nd other games are eagerly played by the youth of Dublin; and, from different points of vantage, very fine views are obtained. Within its limits stand the Viceregal Lodge, the houses of the Chief and the Under-Secretaries for Ireland, a military school and infirmary, and the building in which the Ordnance survey work is carried on. It also contains a review ground and, a People's Gardens, and a Zoological Gardens. The military prowess of Ireland is commemorated here by an imposing, if not beautiful, obelisk to WELLINGTON and a statue of Lord GOUGH.. The Botanical Gardens at Glasnevin, hard by the large cemetery in which the modern round tower in memory of O'CONNELL rises to a great height, are also very lovely, well kept, and so laid out as to enable the frequenter easily and considerably to increase his knowledge of flowers and shrubs. The Curator's house was once the abode of the poet TICKELL, and a grove of aged yew trees is still known as 'Addison's Walk.' No place could well be prettier, or more attractive to a lover of botany than Glasnevin on a fine afternoon in early summer."