Bishopscourt Green is a wonderful amenity that was planned by a man who was ahead of his time in providing public spaces and leaving existing trees in-situ within his property developments. How sad that the day came, where his son, John McCarthy, put this green up for sale.

The residents of Bishopscourt have mounted a campaign to have the Green zoned as a public amenity. The residents have a long association with their Green. Their financial contributions have paid for the Green's upkeep and maintenance for many years.

Bishopscourt Green is a Green open space rich in birdlife and enviable trees, some of which are over a hundred years old, a rare sight in our suburbs. The children of Bishopscourt and neighbouring estates spend their childhoods playing on the Green, a haven for their games, picnics, sports days e.t.c. The Green enriches the quality of people's lives.

Bishopscourt Green is a landmark as famous as the Bishopstown Bar or indeed CUH to all Corkonians familiar with Bishopstown and Wilton.

are directions often spoken since the 1960s. We hope these directions will never become "Where the Green used to be!".

The Green's future as an open space recently came under threat as it was sold in 2007 under the label "Probably the smallest house in Bishopstown with the biggest garden".

In all the years that the little grey house stood at the top of the Green, its garden was never extended into the Green. An indication that the Green has always been considered to be a public open space.

This campaign is of importance to Bishopstown as a whole but especially to the residents of Bishopscourt. It is also relevant to any other housing estate in the country lucky enough to have a Green open space, which may, at some stage in the future, come under a similar threat.

Please visit our website again for more campaign information. Keep an eye out for our yellow campaign ribbons adorning the trees of our Green.

Keep Bishopscourt Green! Save our Green, Save our Trees!