THE PEACE PARK IN 2023
The park occupies the site of Dublin's old Tholsel, a significant building from the Norman invasion until its demolition around 1809. The Tholsel served various functions, including civic hall, guildhall, court, and gaol. It also housed a merchants' exchange and the City Recorder's Court, where punishments, such as whipping and dragging behind a horse and cart, or flaying and pillorying, were meted out for crimes less serious than murder. These brutal punishments ceased by the late 1700s. The remains of St. Nicholas Within church stand to the south-west of the park.
THE PEACE PARK IN 2023