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Martello Tower, Dalkey Island
Martello Tower, Dalkey Island
This tower is built in a very good location from a defensive viewpoint. It is located at the south end of the island and entry would have been gained from the top of the tower for added security. The battery is also visible beside the tower. Also on the island is the ruined church of St.Begnet. This tower is in one of the most aesthetically pleasing locations.
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Puck's Castle (location)
Puck's Castle (location)
This castle boasts its own ghost! It is located in a field beside Puck’s Castle Lane, a former medieval highway. This picture indicates the ideal location of the castle from a defensive viewpoint. It is therefore believed that the castle was used as a defensive structure rather than as a dwelling place.
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Puck
Puck
Puck’s Castle is something of a mystery. Nobody knows for certain the date it was constructed, or indeed by whom. The road beside it is known as Puck’s Castle Lane and was a highway during medieval times. It seems there was a courtyard outside at one time and inside the stone stairs leading to the first floor are still intact. Evidence suggests the castle was used as a dwelling place, but only intermittently. No family has ever been associated with the castle for an extended period of time. It was used more as a defensive structure than a dwelling place. One interesting theory is that the castle was inhabited by a ghost, hence the term puca (puck).
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Oldest bridge
Oldest bridge
This bridge is the oldest in the area. It dates from 1829 and is located at the junction of Killiney Hill Road and Commons Road. The bridge is made of stone and is triple arched. It passes over the Shanganagh River.
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Kingstown Harbour
Kingstown Harbour
Kingstown harbour has always been a busy place. Construction started on the harbour in 1815 and was completed 40 years later. An ‘asylum harbour’ was deemed necessary following a number of disasters around the Kingstown area and resulting in many deaths. The two piers nestle around the 250 acres of harbour. A Coal Harbour was built in 1855 and Carlisle Pier in 1859.
Image acquired from the Collectors' Shop
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Puck's Castle interior
Puck's Castle interior
This image illustrates how intact the stone stairs of the castle have remained. It led from the ground to the first floor of the castle.
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Graveyard (general)
Graveyard (general)
Graveyards provide a unique source of information about people. Nowhere else can you find artists, politicians, writers, sports people and ordinary members of the public side by side. It is a poignant reminder that no matter what you do or achieve in life, we all share a common destiny.
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George IV Monument
George IV Monument
The obelisk was erected within two years after King George IV visited Kingstown in 1821. Thackeray described it as 'hideous..an obelisk stuck on four fat balls and surmounted with a crown on a cushion'. The monument has been subjected to vandalism over the years. One of the granite balls was blown off in the 1970s and has never been replaced. In 1981 paint was thrown on the base of the monument but was subsequently removed by the Board of Works. Another attack in 1993 involved a grenade being placed underneath the monument but it was not damaged this time.
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St. Nahi's Dundrum.
St. Nahi's Dundrum.
The earliest headstone in the cemetery dates from 1734. Additional land was added to the graveyard in 1872 and 1877 to the north and east of the nearby church. The sisters of William Butler Yeats, known as Lilly and Lolly, are buried here. The graveyard is under the control of the Church of Ireland Parish of Taney but remains, as it always has, open to all people within the community. There are some 476 headstones remaining today.
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Martello Tower, Dalkey Island
Martello Tower, Dalkey Island
This tower is built in a very good location from a defensive viewpoint. It is located at the south end of the island and entry would have been gained from the top of the tower for added security. The battery is also visible beside the tower. Also on the island is the ruined church of St.Begnet. This tower is in one of the most aesthetically pleasing locations.
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