Shankill Beach Looking North
View from Shankill or Corbawn beach, Co. Dublin, looking north towards Killiney Head.
© Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council Public Library Service.Shankill Beach Looking North
© Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council Public Library Service.
© Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council Public Library Service.
Shankill Beach Looking North
View from Shankill or Corbawn beach, Co. Dublin, looking north towards Killiney Head.
© Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council Public Library Service.There are popular bathing areas at Seapoint, Sandycove, the Forty Foot, Vico, White Rock, Killiney Strand and Shankill or Corbawn beach. Shankill or Corbawn beach is very stony, but is a popular swimming and walking spot with the local residents. Vico Baths were formerly, like the Forty Foot, for gentleman bathers only. They are accessible down a cliff walk and by crossing a footbridge off the Vico Road, Killiney.
Signpost for White Rock Beach on Vico Road
Signpost for White Rock beach on Vico Road, Killiney, Co. Dublin. Dalkey Island can be seen in the background. White Rock is a popular bathing area for all ages.
© Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council Public Library Service.Signpost for White Rock Beach on Vico Road
© Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council Public Library Service.
© Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council Public Library Service.
Signpost for White Rock Beach on Vico Road
Signpost for White Rock beach on Vico Road, Killiney, Co. Dublin. Dalkey Island can be seen in the background. White Rock is a popular bathing area for all ages.
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Surfers at White Rock
Surfing at White Rock beach, Co. Dublin.
© Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council Public Library Service.Surfers at White Rock
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© Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council Public Library Service.
Surfers at White Rock
Surfing at White Rock beach, Co. Dublin.
© Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council Public Library Service.Further up the Vico Road, another path leads to White Rock beach, a beautiful sandy beach that offers safe bathing. It is popular with families for swimming. The area gets its name from the rock aplite, which has a sugary appearance and is white in colour.
Killiney Bay
View of Killiney Bay, including Sorrento Terrace, from Killiney Beach, Co. Dublin.
© Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council Public Library Service.Killiney Bay
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© Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council Public Library Service.
Killiney Bay
View of Killiney Bay, including Sorrento Terrace, from Killiney Beach, Co. Dublin.
© Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council Public Library Service.Killiney Strand is an extension of White Rock beach and can be accessed from here at low tide, or from Killiney itself. It has had a long history of swimmers, bathers and day-trippers. Killiney was popular as a bathing place as early as the eighteenth century. The coming of the railway made it much more accessible both to Dublin residents and tourists.
Many old photographs of Killiney Beach show how popular it was. It is still a popular beach for swimming, fishing and water sports. Travellers on the DART have access to a lovely view of Killiney Strand and bay.