Dalkey Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
a suburb of Dublin, Ireland
About Dalkey
Dalkey was founded as a Viking settlement and named for nearby Dalkey island (Deilginis, "thorn island"), rather than the island being named for the town. That's the clue that something important must have been sited out there. One contender is the abode and church of the 7th century St Begnet, but he or she never contrived to get martyred in a lurid way and may not have existed. The likelier explanation is the lucrative Viking slave market: the bleak farms of Iceland and Greenland could not have been worked without Irish thralls to flog across them. A port developed on the mainland from the 15th century, as it was a better harbour and with safer approaches than Dublin, and was dotted with "castles" - fortified dwellings and warehouses - that have mostly vanished. In later centuries commer
Top Attractions in Dalkey
Explore the best things to see and do in Dalkey:
- ★Dalkey Castle
Where to Eat in Dalkey
Must-try local food and restaurants:
- 🍴Mugs Café
- 🍴The Coliemore
Where to Stay in Dalkey
- 🏨Fitzpatrick Castle Hotel
Dalkey Travel Guide Sections
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