Dalkey
Dalkey is a suburban town in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown county southeast of Dublin, Ireland.
It was founded as a Viking settlement and became a port in the Middle Ages. According to chronicler John Clyn (c.1286–c.1349), it was one of the ports through which the plague entered Ireland in the mid-14th century. Dalkey lies within a townland and civil parish of the same name, in the barony of Rathdown.
Getting to Dalkey
See Dublin#Get in for long distance travel routes. By train: Dart trains run every 10 min from Malahide and Howth through central Dublin (Connolly, Tara St and Pearse stations), the southern suburbs and Dún Laoghaire to
- 01Dalkey
The trains continue south to Bray and Greystones.
Worth seeing
- 01Dalkey Castle
14th-century fortified town house, with an 1890s extension that used to be the town hall.
- 02Coliemore Harbour has views over Dalkey Island
- 03Dalkey Island
300 m offshore, is now uninhabited but was long settled and a centre for pilgrimage.
Things to do
Walk: instead of turning back at the south end of Coliemore and Sorrento Roads, continue southwest along the shore by Vico Road. This parallels the railway tracks and eventually brings you to Killiney DART Station, with trains back to Dalkey every ten minutes. Golf: Killiney GC is on the hill, and Carrickmines is inland. South towards the boundary with Wicklow are Woodbrook, Old Conna and Dún Laoghaire.
Where to eat
The Coliemore, 115/116 Coliemore Road A96 HE22,. Daily 10AM-11:30PM. Pub with decent food and beers. They also have accommodation. Mugs Café, 61A Castle St A96 TP83,. Mon-Fri 7AM-6PM, Sat Sun 8AM-6PM. Friendly place, cash only. Others along main street are Guinea Pig, Thai House, Kathmandu, Jaipur, Ouzos and Benito's.
Getting around Dalkey the local way
- Get inFour mainline trains per day pass through without stopping on the way to Dublin Connolly from Wicklow, Wexford and Rosslare (for ferries to Wales): change at Bray for these.
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