Dalkey, the Glossary
Dalkey is seaside resort in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown county southeast of Dublin, Ireland.[1]
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- Places in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown
- Towns and villages in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown
Aircoach
Aircoach is an Ireland-based subsidiary company of FirstGroup.
Albert Julius Olsson
Albert Julius Olsson (1 February 1864 – 7 September 1942) was a British maritime artist and keen yachtsman.
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Amos Oz
Amos Oz (עמוס עוז; born Amos Klausner; 4 May 1939 – 28 December 2018) was an Israeli writer, novelist, journalist, and intellectual.
Archbold's Castle
Archbold's Castle is a castle and a National Monument in Dalkey, Ireland.
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Atmospheric railway
An atmospheric railway uses differential air pressure to provide power for propulsion of a railway vehicle.
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Begnet
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Borough of Dún Laoghaire
The Borough of Dún Laoghaire was a borough on the southern coast of County Dublin, Ireland from 1930 to 1994.
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Bottlenose dolphin
The bottlenose dolphin is a toothed whale in the genus Tursiops. They are common, cosmopolitan members of the family Delphinidae, the family of oceanic dolphins.
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Bubonic plague
Bubonic plague is one of three types of plague caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis.
Bullock Harbour
Bullock Harbour or Bulloch Harbour (Cuan Bhlóic) is a small working harbour located near the heritage town of Dalkey on the southeast coast of Dublin Bay in Ireland.
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Central Statistics Office (Ireland)
The Central Statistics Office (CSO; An Phríomh-Oifig Staidrimh) is the statistical agency responsible for the gathering of "information relating to economic, social and general activities and conditions" in Ireland, in particular the census which is held every five years.
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Chris de Burgh
Christopher John Davison (born 15 October 1948), known professionally as Chris de Burgh, is a British-Irish singer-songwriter and musician.
Climbing
Climbing is the activity of using one's hands, feet, or other parts of the body to ascend a steep topographical object that can range from the world's tallest mountains (e.g. the eight thousanders) to small boulders.
Connemara
Connemara (Conamara) is a region on the Atlantic coast of western County Galway, in the west of Ireland.
Counties of Ireland
The counties of Ireland (Irish: Contaetha na hÉireann) are historic administrative divisions of the island.
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County Dublin
County Dublin (Contae Bhaile Átha Cliath or Contae Átha Cliath) is a county in Ireland, and holds its capital city, Dublin.
County Galway
County Galway (Contae na Gaillimhe) is a county in Ireland.
COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic (also known as the coronavirus pandemic), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), began with an outbreak of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China, in December 2019.
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Cuala G.A.A.
Cuala GAA club (or Cuala GAC) is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Dalkey in the south of County Dublin, Ireland.
Dalkey Atmospheric Railway
The Dalkey Atmospheric Railway (unofficial opening 19 August 1843, official opening 29 March 1844 – 12 April 1854) was an extension of the Dublin and Kingstown Railway (D&KR) to Atmospheric Road in Dalkey, County Dublin, Ireland.
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Dalkey Castle
Dalkey Castle (Caisleán Deilginis), formerly known as Goat Castle, is a medieval structure in Castle Street, Dalkey, Dublin, Ireland.
Dalkey Hill
Dalkey Hill (Cnoc Dheilginse) is the northernmost of the two hills which form the southern boundary of Dublin Bay (the other being Killiney Hill).
Dalkey Island
Dalkey Island (Oileán Dheilginse) is an island for which the nearby village of Dalkey is named (Oileán Dheilginse meaning "thorn island", with ey the Old Norse (Viking) version of "island").
Dalkey Quarry
Dalkey Quarry is a long-disused 19th century granite quarry located on Dalkey Hill in the Dublin suburb of Dalkey, which was used to build several large maritime structures in south Dublin.
Dalkey railway station
Dalkey railway station (Stáisiún Dheilginis) is a railway station that serves Dalkey in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, Ireland.
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Damon Hill
Damon Graham Devereux Hill, (born 17 September 1960) is a British former professional racing driver from England and the 1996 Formula One World Champion.
David McWilliams (economist)
David McWilliams (born 1966) is an Irish economist, writer, and journalist.
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Dawn O'Porter
Dawn O'Porter (born Dawn Porter; 23 January 1979) is a Scottish writer, director, and television presenter.
Dún Laoghaire
Dún Laoghaire is a suburban coastal town in County Dublin in Ireland. Dalkey and Dún Laoghaire are former urban districts in the Republic of Ireland, places in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown and towns and villages in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown.
Dún Laoghaire Harbour
Dún Laoghaire Harbour and Carlisle Pier were constructed in the nineteenth century for the purposes of sheltering ships and accommodating the mailboat which sailed between Dún Laoghaire and Holyhead.
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Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown
Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown (Dún Laoghaire–Ráth an Dúin) is a county in Ireland.
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Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown County Council
Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown County Council (Comhairle Contae Dhún Laoghaire–Ráth an Dúin) is the local authority of the county of Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, Ireland.
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Derek Landy
Derek Landy (born 23 October 1974) is an Irish author and screenwriter, best known for the Skulduggery Pleasant and ''Demon Road'' book series.
Dublin
Dublin is the capital of the Republic of Ireland and also the largest city by size on the island of Ireland.
Dublin Airport
Dublin Airport (Aerfort Bhaile Átha Cliath) is an international airport serving Dublin, Ireland.
Dublin Area Rapid Transit
The Dublin Area Rapid Transit system (stylised as DART) is an electrified commuter rail railway network serving the coastline and city of Dublin, Ireland.
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Dublin Bus
Dublin Bus (Bus Átha Cliath) is an Irish state-owned bus operator providing services in Dublin.
Dublin Castle
Dublin Castle (Caisleán Bhaile Átha Cliath) is a major Irish government complex, conference centre, and tourist attraction.
Dublin tramways
Dublin tramways was a system of trams in Dublin, Ireland, which commenced line-laying in 1871, and began service in 1872, following trials in the mid-1860s.
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Eddie Irvine
Edmund Irvine Jr. (born 10 November 1965) is a former racing driver from Northern Ireland.
Edna O'Brien
Josephine Edna O'Brien (15 December 1930 – 27 July 2024) was an Irish novelist, memoirist, playwright, poet, and short-story writer.
Electoral division (Ireland)
An electoral division (ED) is a legally defined administrative area in the Republic of Ireland, generally comprising multiple townlands, and formerly a subdivision of urban and rural districts.
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Flann O'Brien
Brian O'Nolan (Brian Ó Nualláin; 5 October 19111 April 1966), his pen name being Flann O'Brien, was an Irish civil service official, novelist, playwright and satirist, who is now considered a major figure in twentieth-century Irish literature.
Formula One
Formula One, commonly known as Formula 1 or F1, is the highest class of international racing for open-wheel single-seater formula racing cars sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA).
Gaelic Athletic Association
The Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA; Cumann Lúthchleas Gael; CLG) is an Irish international amateur sporting and cultural organisation, focused primarily on promoting indigenous Gaelic games and pastimes, which include the traditional Irish sports of hurling, camogie, Gaelic football, Gaelic handball, and rounders.
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George Bernard Shaw
George Bernard Shaw (26 July 1856 – 2 November 1950), known at his insistence as Bernard Shaw, was an Irish playwright, critic, polemicist and political activist.
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Glasthule
Glasthule is a suburb of Dublin, Ireland. Dalkey and Glasthule are places in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown and towns and villages in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown.
Glenageary
Glenageary (Gleann na gCaorach, meaning "Glen of the Sheep") is an area in the suburbs of Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, Ireland. Dalkey and Glenageary are places in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown and towns and villages in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown.
Go-Ahead Ireland
Go-Ahead Transport Services (Dublin) Limited, trading as Go-Ahead Ireland, is a bus operator in Dublin that commenced trading in September 2018.
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Hugh Leonard
Hugh Leonard (9 November 1926 – 12 February 2009) was an Irish dramatist, television writer, and essayist.
Ireland's Eye
Ireland's Eye Anciently called 'Adros' by Ptolemy, 'Adrea Deserta' by Pliny, and 'Andros' and 'Edria' by other early navigators.
Irish Rebellion of 1798
The Irish Rebellion of 1798 (Éirí Amach 1798; Ulster-Scots: The Hurries, 1798 Rebellion) was a popular insurrection against the British Crown in what was then the separate, but subordinate, Kingdom of Ireland.
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Jane Emily Herbert
Jane Emily Herbert (1821 – 26 May 1882) was an Irish poet who, in her time, was hailed as the legitimate successor, in the female line, to the laurel vacant since the death of Felicia Hemans in 1835.
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Jennifer Johnston (novelist)
Jennifer Johnston (born 12 January 1930) is an Irish novelist.
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John Clyn
John Clyn, O.F.M., of the Friars Minor, Kilkenny, was a 14th-century Irish friar and chronicler who lived at the time of the Black Death.
Joseph O'Connor
Joseph Victor O'Connor (born 20 September 1963) is an Irish novelist.
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Killiney
Killiney is an affluent suburb in the southern coastal part of County Dublin, Ireland. Dalkey and Killiney are places in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown and towns and villages in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown.
Killiney Hill
Killiney Hill (Cnoc Chill Iníon Léinín) is the southernmost of the two hills which form the southern boundary of Dublin Bay, the other being Dalkey Hill.
Kylemore Abbey
Kylemore Abbey (Mainistir na Coille Móire) is a Benedictine Monastery founded in 1920 on the grounds of Kylemore Castle, in Connemara, County Galway, Ireland.
Lambay Island
Lambay Island (Reachrainn), often simply Lambay, is an island in the Irish Sea off the coast of north County Dublin, Ireland.
Leinster
Leinster (Laighin or Cúige Laighean) is one of the four provinces of Ireland, in the southeast of Ireland.
Lisa Stansfield
Lisa Jane Stansfield (born 11 April 1966) is an English singer, songwriter, and actress.
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List of towns and villages in the Republic of Ireland
This is a link page for cities, towns and villages in the Republic of Ireland, including townships or urban centres in Dublin, Cork, Limerick, Galway, Waterford and other major urban areas.
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Local electoral area
A local electoral area (LEA; toghlimistéar áitiúil) is an electoral area for elections to local authorities in Ireland.
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Local Government (Dublin) Act 1930
The Local Government (Dublin) Act 1930 is an Act of the Oireachtas (Irish parliament) which altered the administration of County Dublin and Dublin City.
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Local Government (Dublin) Act 1993
The Local Government (Dublin) Act 1993 was an Act passed by the Oireachtas.
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Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898
The Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898 (61 & 62 Vict. c. 37) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland that established a system of local government in Ireland similar to that already created for England, Wales and Scotland by legislation in 1888 and 1889.
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Local government in the Republic of Ireland
The functions of local government in the Republic of Ireland are mostly exercised by thirty-one local authorities, termed County, City, or City and County Councils.
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Maeve Binchy
Anne Maeve Binchy Snell (28 May 1939Born 1939 as per biography, Maeve Binchy by Piers Dudgeon, Thomas Dunne Books 2013; (hardcover), pp. 4, 280, 302; (ebook) – 30 July 2012) was an Irish novelist, playwright, short story writer, columnist, and speaker.
Matt Damon
Matthew Paige Damon (born October 8, 1970) is an American actor, film producer, and screenwriter.
Middle Ages
In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period (also spelt mediaeval or mediæval) lasted from approximately 500 to 1500 AD.
Neil Jordan
Neil Patrick Jordan (born 25 February 1950) is an Irish film director, screenwriter, novelist and short-story writer.
Pat Kenny
Patrick Kenny (born 29 January 1948) is an Irish broadcaster, who currently hosts the daily radio show The Pat Kenny Show on Newstalk and the current affairs show Pat Kenny Tonight on Virgin Media One.
Paul McGrath (born 4 December 1959) is an Irish former professional footballer, who played as a defender.
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Peter Desmond Farrell (16 August 1922 – 16 March 1999) was an Irish footballer who played as a right-half for, among others, Shamrock Rovers, Everton and Tranmere Rovers.
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Pimlico, Dublin
Pimlico is an inner city area of Dublin, Ireland on the southside in Dublin 8.
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Postal addresses in the Republic of Ireland
A postal address in Ireland is a place of delivery defined by Irish Standard (IS) EN 14142-1:2011 ("Postal services. Address databases") and serviced by the universal service provider, italic.
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Provinces of Ireland
There are four provinces of Ireland: Connacht, Leinster, Munster and Ulster.
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Robert Fisk
Robert William Fisk (12 July 194630 October 2020) was an English writer and journalist.
Roddy Doyle
Roderick Doyle (born 8 May 1958) is an Irish novelist, dramatist and screenwriter.
Salman Rushdie
Sir Ahmed Salman Rushdie (born 19 June 1947) is an Indian-born British-American novelist.
Samuel Lewis (publisher)
Samuel Lewis (c. 1782 – 1865) was the editor and publisher of topographical dictionaries and maps of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
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Sandycove
Sandycove is a suburb of Dublin, Ireland. Dalkey and Sandycove are places in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown and towns and villages in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown.
Seamus Heaney
Seamus Justin Heaney (13 April 1939 – 30 August 2013) was an Irish poet, playwright and translator.
Seaside resort
A seaside resort is a city, town, village, or hotel that serves as a vacation resort and is located on a coast.
Sport of athletics
Athletics is a group of sporting events that involves competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking.
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The Dalkey Archive
The Dalkey Archive is a 1964 novel by the Irish writer Flann O'Brien.
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The Independent
The Independent is a British online newspaper.
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The Last Duel (2021 film)
The Last Duel is a 2021 historical drama film directed by Ridley Scott from a screenplay by Nicole Holofcener, Ben Affleck, and Matt Damon, based on the 2004 book The Last Duel: A True Story of Crime, Scandal, and Trial by Combat in Medieval France by Eric Jager.
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The Late Late Show (Irish talk show)
The Late Late Show, with its title often shortened to The Late Late, is an Irish chat show.
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The Liberties, Dublin
The Liberties (Na Saoirsí or occasionally Na Libirtí) is an area in central Dublin, Ireland, located in the southwest of the inner city.
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Tim Pat Coogan
Timothy Patrick "Tim Pat" Coogan (born 22 April 1935) is an Irish journalist, writer and broadcaster.
Urban and rural districts (Ireland)
Urban and rural districts were divisions of administrative counties in Ireland created in 1899.
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Victoria Cross
The Victoria Cross (VC) is the highest and most prestigious decoration of the British decorations system.
Vikings
Vikings were seafaring people originally from Scandinavia (present-day Denmark, Norway, and Sweden), who from the late 8th to the late 11th centuries raided, pirated, traded, and settled throughout parts of Europe.
William Leet
Major-General William Knox-Leet VC CB (3 November 1833 in Dalkey, County Dublin – 29 June 1898), was an Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
See also
Places in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown
- Balally
- Ballinteer
- Ballybrack
- Ballyogan
- Blackrock, Dublin
- Booterstown
- Cabinteely
- Carrickmines
- Cherrywood, Dublin
- Churchtown, Dublin
- Clonskeagh
- Cornelscourt
- Dún Laoghaire
- Dalkey
- Deansgrange
- Dundrum, Dublin
- Forty Foot
- Foxrock
- Glasthule
- Glenageary
- Glencullen
- Goatstown
- Johnstown, Dublin
- Kill, Rathdown
- Killiney
- Kilmacud
- Kilternan
- Leopardstown
- Loughlinstown
- Monkstown, County Dublin
- Mount Merrion
- Nutgrove
- Rathfarnham
- Rathmichael
- Sallynoggin
- Sandycove
- Sandyford
- Shankill, Dublin
- Stillorgan
Towns and villages in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown
- Ballinteer
- Ballybrack
- Belfield, Dublin
- Blackrock, Dublin
- Booterstown
- Cabinteely
- Carrickmines
- Cherrywood, Dublin
- Churchtown, Dublin
- Cornelscourt
- Dún Laoghaire
- Dalkey
- Deansgrange
- Dundrum, Dublin
- Glasthule
- Glenageary
- Glencullen
- Johnstown, Dublin
- Killiney
- Kilmacud
- Kilternan
- Leopardstown
- List of towns and villages in County Dublin
- Loughlinstown
- Monkstown, County Dublin
- Mount Merrion
- Rathfarnham
- Rathmichael
- Sallynoggin
- Sandycove
- Sandyford
- Shankill, Dublin
- Stepaside, Dublin
- Stillorgan
- Ticknock
- Windy Arbour
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dalkey
Also known as Coliemore Harbour, Dalkey, County Dublin, Dalkey, Dublin, Deilginis, Saint Patrick's National School.
, Ireland's Eye, Irish Rebellion of 1798, Jane Emily Herbert, Jennifer Johnston (novelist), John Clyn, Joseph O'Connor, Killiney, Killiney Hill, Kylemore Abbey, Lambay Island, Leinster, Lisa Stansfield, List of towns and villages in the Republic of Ireland, Local electoral area, Local Government (Dublin) Act 1930, Local Government (Dublin) Act 1993, Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898, Local government in the Republic of Ireland, Maeve Binchy, Matt Damon, Middle Ages, Neil Jordan, Pat Kenny, Paul McGrath (footballer), Peter Farrell (Irish footballer), Pimlico, Dublin, Postal addresses in the Republic of Ireland, Provinces of Ireland, Robert Fisk, Roddy Doyle, Salman Rushdie, Samuel Lewis (publisher), Sandycove, Seamus Heaney, Seaside resort, Sport of athletics, The Dalkey Archive, The Independent, The Last Duel (2021 film), The Late Late Show (Irish talk show), The Liberties, Dublin, Tim Pat Coogan, Urban and rural districts (Ireland), Victoria Cross, Vikings, William Leet.