page_title: Dalkey
section_title: Transport
hierarchical_section_title: Dalkey / Transport
caption_attribution_description: Main Street, Dalkey, Co. Dublin The lad with the basket on the left, looks very like the lad with the basket in the photograph from Gorey&#160;:) The leafy suburb of Dalkey beckons and requires your attention. Your comments as always will be as welcome as the lovely weather we are experiencing at the moment. With thanks to today's contributors, including some interesting insight from [/photos/23885771@N03/ RETRO STU] on the tram pictured, we feel confident in refining the date range on this to the first decade of the 20th century (knocking the 5 decade span down to just a 5 year span)..... Photographer: Robert French Collection: Lawrence Photograph Collection Date: Catalogue range c.1865-1914. Likely c. 1905-1911 NLI Ref: L_CAB_03980 You can also view this image, and many thousands of others, on the NLI’s catalogue at catalogue.nli.ie
context_page_description: Dalkey is an affluent suburb of Dublin, and a seaside resort southeast of the city, and the town of Dún Laoghaire, in the historic County Dublin, Ireland. It was founded as a Viking settlement and became an active port during the Middle Ages. According to chronicler John Clyn, it was one of the ports through which the plague entered Ireland in the mid-14th century. In modern times, Dalkey has become a seaside suburb that attracts some tourist visitors.
  One of Dublin's wealthiest districts, it has been home to writers and celebrities including Jane Emily Herbert, Maeve Binchy, Hugh Leonard, Bono, the Edge, Van Morrison and Enya. Dalkey lies within the jurisdiction of Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown County Council.
context_section_description: The Dalkey Atmospheric station at Atmospheric Road (29 March 1844 to 12 April 1854) was the terminus for the first commercial application of the atmospheric system of train propulsion.
  The current Dalkey railway station was opened on 10 July 1854. The station is served by the DART electric rail system which affords quick access to and from Dublin City Centre.  Clifftop views of Dalkey Island and Killiney Bay are afforded as the train emerges from a short tunnel just south of Dalkey Station.
  An Aircoach service with a stop at Hyde Road links the area with Dublin Airport. Go-Ahead Ireland and Dublin Bus services 7D, 59 and 111 link the area with the nearby seaside town of Dún Laoghaire and the city centre.
caption: A tram in Dalkey in the early 20th century
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