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Kilgobbin Church
Kilgobbin Church
There is some debate over the date for the church and its associations with Gobbin. Who was Gobbin? Perhaps he was a master builder (Goban Saor) or a Saint from Kerry. The church is located on a steep hillock, perhaps indicating a passage tomb or another site there also. Following quarrying in the eighteenth century the area around the mound was removed, thereby creating the steep hill. A Rathdown Slab was discovered over one of the church doors.
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The Launching - Pad (poem)
The Launching - Pad (poem)
Many people have been inspired over the years by the landscape including a local poet called Criostoir O'Flynn. He published a collection of 52 poems, one for every week of the year. The anthology is entitled 'The Obelisk Year' and centres around the areas of Killiney and Dalkey. The obelisk on Killiney Hill forms the main focus for the book.
Poem by Criostoir O'Flynn
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Rathmichael Cross
Rathmichael Cross
Part of the history of this cross is recorded in a pamphlet published by the Gaelic League (Shankill branch) dating from 1906. The cross was moved from original location in 1837 to Shanganagh Castle and was moved back around 1910.
Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government
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Dalkey Quarry
Dalkey Quarry
Dalkey Hill shows how much landscape changes. Due to building and development in the Dún Laoghaire area there was a need for stone. Dalkey Hill was chosen as an ideal source for the stone and in 1815 a quarry was opened there. A railway line was constructed to transport the stone to Dún Laoghaire and this was known as the ‘Metals’
Image acquired from the Collectors' Shop
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Blackrock Baths (today)
Blackrock Baths (today)
Bathing was a very popular pastime in the eighteenth century. Separate baths were built in Blackrock in 1757 for women. In 1928 the Municipal Council took over and refurbished the Baths in time for Tailteann Games. The 'Sandycove Galas' were held there also and diving champion Eddie Heron gave exhibitions during the galas. Today the Baths are no longer in use.
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Kiltuck Cross
Kiltuck Cross
This cross was actually discovered lying broken beside the one at Rathmichael and was discovered by a priest from Ballybrack called Fr. Sherwin. They are quite similar in style except the Kiltuck one features a Crucifixion on only one side. Fr. Sherwin succeeded in having the Cross repaired and restored. In 1983 to mark the Golden Jubilee of the Church of St. Anne, the cross was placed in the church grounds and dedicated.
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Kilternan Church
Kilternan Church
This church is associated with St. Tiernan, although little is known about his life. The walls of the church were 9 inches thick and measured 48 feet X 24 feet. The building was oblong in shape and there was no chancel. It is recorded that the Monks at St. Mary’s Abbey did use the church but after the dissolution of the Abbey, there is no further record of it being used. There are two interesting remains in the church, namely a bullaun stone and a round-headed window
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Killiney Church (interior)
Killiney Church (interior)
This is a particularly interesting church, not least because it was dedicated to the five Daughters of Lenin who lived in the sixth century. The arch of the original chancel remains in good condition, there is a Greek cross carved on the lintel of the doorway in the West end of the church. Inside there is a font and two crosses attached to the wall.
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Tully High Cross
Tully High Cross
This cross dates from the tenth century and features traces of decoration. The top of the cross is carved into a roof shape similar to the shape used in church roofing in early times.
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Remains of Rathmichael Church
Remains of Rathmichael Church
Rathmichael church was mentioned first as a diocese in Dublin in 1179. It forms part of a wider religious settlement comprising a tower and a graveyard as well as some inscribed stones known as Rathdown slabs.
Courtesy of the National Library of Ireland
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