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St. Catherine’s Park /Lucan Demesne is located in counties Fingal, Kildare, and South Dublin. It consists of 200 acres of woodland and grass land, with the river Liffey dividing the southern lands of South Dublin County Council from the remainder of the park. The park contains a pedestrian bridge over the river which facilitates pedestrian access between Leixlip and Lucan. There is vehicular access and car parking is located off the Black Avenue in County Kildare; From the Lucan to Clonee Road; Near Laraghcon in Fingal; From the Leixlip Road (R835) in Lucan, South Dublin. The park contains a pedestrian bridge over the river which facilitates pedestrian access between Leixlip and Lucan. The key recreational and amenity uses of the park include: walking, including dog walking, jogging, cycling, formal sport, mainly soccer and Gaelic football, and canoeing. St Catherine’s provides a very tranquil setting for walking through a combination of historical association, scenic views and woodland and river. Jogging is also popular in the park. Loops of varying distances 2km – 5km through woods, along rivers and around fields offer sporty visitors a variety of scenes. The famous Liffey Descent, a 25 mile canoe race passes through this section of the river. Canoeing is popular in the vicinity of the weir due to the presence of a sluice gate. In addition, Fingal County Council recently developed a cricket pitch in the park. *Playground closes 45 minutes before park to facilitate Park Ranger’s daily equipment inspections. ST. CATHERINE’S PARK OPENING HOURS Eanáir/ January Feabhra/ February Márta/ March - Aibreán/ April - Bealtaine/ May Bealtaine/ May Meitheamh/ June -Iúil/ July - Lúnasa/ August Meán Fómhair/ September Deireadh Fómhair/ October Samhain/ November - Nollaig/ December 9 am – 5 pm 9 am – 6 pm 9am– 8 pm 9 am – 9 pm 9 am – 8 pm 9 am – 5 pm 9.00 am -5pm 9.00 -17.00 9.00 -18.00 9.00-19.00 9.00-21.00 9.00-20.00 9.00-18.00 9.00 – 17.00圣凯瑟琳公园/卢恩庄园（St. Catherine’s Park /Lucan Demesne）坐落于芬戈尔（Fingal）、基尔代尔（Kildare）与南都柏林（South Dublin）三郡境内，园区占地200英亩，涵盖林地与草甸。利菲河（River Liffey）将南都柏林郡的南部园区与园区其余区域分隔开来，园内设有一座跨河人行桥，为莱克斯利普（Leixlip）与卢恩（Lucan）两地的行人往来提供通行便利。园区设有多处车行出入口与配套停车场：基尔代尔郡布莱克大道旁、卢恩至克隆路沿线、芬戈尔郡拉拉赫孔附近，以及南都柏林郡卢恩境内的莱克斯利普路（R835）沿线。园区的核心休闲与公共服务功能包括：徒步游览（含携犬徒步）、慢跑、骑行、正式体育运动（以足球与盖尔式足球为主）以及皮划艇活动。圣凯瑟琳公园依托其历史人文底蕴、优美自然景致与林河交融的景观格局，为游客营造了极为静谧悠然的漫步氛围，慢跑亦是园内颇受欢迎的休闲项目。园区内设有长度2至5公里不等的多条环形步道，穿林而过、沿溪而行、绕田延伸，为运动爱好者提供了多样的观景体验。知名的利菲河竞速赛（Liffey Descent）——一项全长25英里的皮划艇赛事——便途经该园区河段。由于堰坝区域设有泄水闸，此处水域亦是热门的皮划艇活动点位。此外，芬戈尔郡议会（Fingal County Council）近期在园内增设了板球场。园区游乐场需较园区整体提前45分钟关闭，以便园区护林员每日开展游乐设施检修工作。圣凯瑟琳公园开放时段如下：1月（Eanáir/ January）：9:00-17:00；2月（Feabhra/ February）：9:00-18:00；3-4月（Márta/ March - Aibreán/ April）：9:00-20:00；5月（Bealtaine/ May）：9:00-21:00；6-8月（Meitheamh/ June - Iúil/ July - Lúnasa/ August）：9:00-20:00；9月（Meán Fómhair/ September）：9:00-19:00；10月（Deireadh Fómhair/ October）：9:00-18:00；11-12月（Samhain/ November - Nollaig/ December）：9:00-17:00。