Dalkey Island (/ˈdɔːki/DAW-kee) (Irish: Oileán Dheilginse[2]) is an island for which the nearby village of Dalkey is named (Irish: Oileán Dheilginse meaning "thorn island", with ey the Old Norse (Viking) version of "island"). [3] It is an uninhabited island located in the county of Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, about 16 km (9.9 mi) south of Dublin and 3 km (1.9 mi) south of Dún Laoghaire harbour. An important site of pilgrimage for centuries, it has been known as "St Begnet's Isle" since records began. The earliest reference to 'Dalkey Island' is from c. 1782. The island had a population of 8 in 1841.
^Photo courtesy Dalkey Photos
^"Oileán Dheilginse". logainm.ie.
^MacManus, Ruth (2003), in Encyclopedia of Ireland (ed B Lawlor), Gill and Macmillan, Dublin
DalkeyIsland (/ˈdɔːki/ DAW-kee) (Irish: Oileán Dheilginse) is an island for which the nearby village of Dalkey is named (Irish: Oileán Dheilginse meaning...
Dalkey (/ˈdɔːki/ DAW-kee; Irish: Deilginis, meaning 'thorn island') is an affluent suburb of Dublin, and a seaside resort southeast of the city, and the...
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designations, as well as being a pNHA. The island is also wholly enclosed by the Rockabill to DalkeyIsland SAC which references reef communities and harbour...
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Orientations and Certain Architectural Details of the Old Churches of Dalkey Town and DalkeyIsland," Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy 24 (1903), p. 196 online...
Dalkey are named for Begnet, one on DalkeyIsland, and the other near the 14th-century stone townhouse now serving as Dalkey Castle and Heritage Centre, in...
of Dublin; stretching from Howth Head in the north to Dalkey Point in the south. North Bull Island is situated in the northwest part of the bay, where one...
(County Kerry) might have originated in the Bronze Age. Others, like DalkeyIsland (County Dublin) contain imported Eastern Mediterranean pottery and have...
Green Convention Centre Dublin Croke Park (stadium) The Custom House DalkeyIsland Douglas Hyde Gallery Drimnagh Castle Drumanagh Head Dublin Castle Dublin...
(secondary coordinates) This is a list of islands of Ireland. Ireland is itself an island, lying west of the island of Great Britain and northwest of mainland...
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Cuan Bhlóic) is a small working harbour located near the heritage town of Dalkey on the southeast coast of Dublin Bay in Ireland. The current harbour quay...
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Lights are responsible for the majority of marine navigation aids around the island though a small number are maintained by local harbour authorities. The main...
ships were suited to travelling close to shore, between ports on the same island. They were suited for shallow waters, unsuited for the oceans. The assumption...
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