Dunville Park, West Belfast
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Dunville Park, West Belfast
Image: © David Dixon Taken: 26 May 2017
Situated on the Falls Road, about a mile from the city centre, Dunville Park given to the city in 1889 by Robert G Dunville. It was opened as a public park in 1891. A commemorative statue of local boxer, John Caldwell https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Caldwell_(boxer) , can be seen in the park centre foreground in the picture). John was a west Belfast man who represented Ireland at the 1956 Olympics in Melbourne and became World Bantamweight Champion in 1961.
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Image Location
Latitude
54.596647
Longitude
-5.953783