Dalkey

About Dalkey

Dalkey (Irish: Deilginis, meaning "Thorn Island") is a town located in Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County, Ireland. It was founded as a Viking settlement and became an important port during the Middle Ages. According to John Clyn, it was one of the points through which the plague entered Ireland in the mid-14th century. In modern times, Dalkey has become a prosperous seaside suburb and a minor tourist attraction.

The town is named after Dalkey Island, just offshore. The name is an adaptation from the Irish, Deilginis, meaning Thorn Island. Vikings added their own word for island, øy, to the first syllable of the native name. (The same "-ey" suffix is present in other Irish place names, too.)

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I live here in Dalkey and this group is just post some of my little adventures around the coast.