THE DUCK POND
Some online sources do claim that the pond was created by a bomb dropped during World War II. However, this is not quite accurate. While a German bomb did fall in Phoenix Park in 1941, it landed near the "Citadel Pond" (now known as the "Dog Pond"), which is located in a different area of the park, closer to the Dublin Zoo. This bombing was quite dramatic, even knocking over an elephant in the zoo (fortunately, the elephant was unharmed)!