Hungry Tree

The Hungry Tree is a tree in the grounds of the King's Inns in , . An otherwise unremarkable specimen of the London plane, it has become known for having partially consumed a nearby park bench.
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Photo: infomatique, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include 14 Henrietta Street and Dublin Castle.

Museum
Photo: William Murphy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a social history museum located on Henrietta Street in , . The museum, which is sometimes referred to as the Tenement Museum, opened in September 2018. is situated 190 metres east of Hungry Tree.

is a major Irish government complex, conference centre, and tourist attraction. It is located off Dame Street in central Dublin. Originally a chosen for its position at the highest point of central Dublin, it was mostly rebuilt, from the late 17th century onward, as a Georgian palace. is situated 1¼ km south of Hungry Tree.

Photo: Mike Peel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The , alternatively titled the Millennium Spire or the Monument of Light, is a large, stainless steel, pin-like 120 metres in height, located on the site of the former Nelson's Pillar on O'Connell Street, the main thoroughfare of , . is situated 1 km east of Hungry Tree.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Grangegorman and Smithfield.

Suburb
is an inner suburb on the northside of city, . The area is administered by Dublin City Council. It was best known for decades as the location of St Brendan's Hospital, which was the main psychiatric hospital serving the greater Dublin region.

Quarter
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is an area on the Northside of , . Its focal point is a public square, formerly an open market and common, now officially called Plaza, but known locally as Square or Market.

Suburb
Photo: William Murphy, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, is a neighbourhood of , , on the Northside of the city between the , the North Circular Road, , and .

Hungry Tree

Latitude
53.35213° or 53° 21′ 8″ north
Longitude
-6.27305° or 6° 16′ 23″ west
Open location code
9C5M9P2G+VQ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5968488535
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­tree
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q56867887
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Satellite Map

Discover Hungry Tree from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Vietnamese—“Hungry Tree” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Քաղցած ծառ”
  • Bengali: “ক্ষুধার্ত বৃক্ষ”
  • Czech: “Hladový strom”
  • French: “Hungry Tree”
  • Persian: “درخت گرسنه”
  • Romanian: “Hungry Tree”
  • Spanish: “Árbol hambriento”
  • Vietnamese: “Hungry Tree”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include King’s Inns Park and Hercules Club.

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