HeritageEasy1-1.5 hours
Dalkey Castle & Heritage Centre
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About
The heart of the heritage town, set in the 14th-century Goat Castle on Castle Street, one of the two fortified merchant houses still standing. The guided living-history tour runs from the 10th-century churchyard of St Begnet through the castle and up to the battlements, with costumed actors from the Deilg Inis Theatre Company playing the parts. Inside there is a Writers' Gallery covering 45 figures with Dalkey associations, from Shaw and Beckett to Maeve Binchy and Bono. Closed Tuesdays.
Highlights
- ✓Living-history tour with costumed actors
- ✓10th-century St Begnet's church and graveyard
- ✓Writers' Gallery of 45 Dalkey-linked writers
- ✓Views from the castle battlements out to the island
Tips
- →Closed Tuesdays; open six days a week year-round
- →Admission about €8.50 adult, €6.50 child, €25 family (two adults, two children)
- →Tours run to a timetable; check the day's times before arriving
- →Two minutes from the DART station and the village restaurants
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