
Dalkey
Sign in to saveDalkey ( ; ) 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.
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- Locality
- Killiney
- Region
- Leinster
- Country
- Éire / Ireland
- Population
- 6,622
- Timezone
- Europe/Dublin
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Key facts
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Suburb (village core)
- Settlement.name
- Dalkey
- Settlement.image_skyline
- DalkeyWMurphy.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Clockwise from top: Castle Street looking towards Convent Road; a home near Vico Road; Finnegan's pub
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Dublin#Ireland
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- right
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Ireland
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- Irish Grid Reference
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Ireland
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Leinster
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- County
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- County Dublin
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- Local government area
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Metric
- Settlement.elevation_m
- 26
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Wikidata facts
- Elevation
- 26
- Image
- Castle St. Dalkey.jpg
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- Commons category
- Dalkey
- P8168
- fax server
- native label
- Deilginis
- P12749
- Heidelberg University
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19 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Geography
- History
- Wildlife
- Local amenities
- Harbours
- Quarry
- Culture and tourism
- Annual festivals
- Education
- Sports
- Swimming and diving
- Transport
- People
- King of Dalkey
- Local government
- See also
- References
- External links
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.
One of Dublin's wealthiest districts, it has been home to writers, artists, and celebrities, including George Bernard Shaw, Jane Emily Herbert, Julius Olsson, Maeve Binchy, Robert Fisk, and Hugh Leonard.
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