▁ 1 7 , ▁near ▁Dar nd ale ▁and ▁Pri ors wood ▁The ▁park ▁runs ▁south ▁of ▁the ▁N 3 2 , ▁along ▁the ▁northern ▁boundary ▁of ▁the ▁city . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁owned ▁by ▁Dublin ▁City ▁Council ▁and ▁operated ▁by ▁the ▁Council ' s ▁Park s ▁and ▁Land s cape ▁Division . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁orig ins ▁of ▁the ▁park ▁lie ▁in ▁the ▁lands ▁surrounding ▁Bel camp ▁House ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 7 th ▁century . ▁The ▁then ▁Lord ▁Mayor ▁of ▁Dublin , ▁Sir ▁Hum ph rey ▁Jer vis ▁built ▁a ▁house ▁on ▁the ▁property , ▁Bel camp ▁House , ▁where ▁Henry ▁Gr attan ▁lived ▁and ▁Dean ▁Swift ▁often ▁visited . ▁Count ess ▁Mark iev icz ▁r ented ▁the ▁property ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 9 , ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁also ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁centre ▁for ▁the ▁F ian na ▁E ire ann . ▁The ▁center ▁was ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁' Bel camp ▁Comm une ' ▁where ▁for ▁a ▁year , ▁an ▁agricult ural ▁co oper ative ▁was ▁built . ▁However , ▁the ▁co oper ative ▁was ▁not ▁a ▁success , ▁due ▁to ▁problems ▁such ▁as ▁no ▁electric ity , ▁poor ▁water ▁supply , ▁d amp ▁conditions , ▁and ▁over ▁grown ▁fields ▁and ▁gard ens . ▁ ▁The ▁central ▁part ▁of ▁Bel camp ▁House ' s ▁dem es ne ▁remained ▁in ▁private ▁hands , ▁later ▁hosting ▁a ▁fee - pay ing ▁secondary ▁school , ▁but ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁southern ▁lands ▁of ▁the ▁estate ▁were ▁eventually ▁formed ▁into ▁Bel camp ▁Park .