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Dalkey Castle & Heritage Centre is
comprised of a fifteenth century fortified Town House,
called Goat Castle after the Cheevers' family who lived there
in
the 1600s; a tenth century Church & Graveyard dedicated
to St Begnet, a Modern Exhibition
Area, an Art Gallery, a
Gift Shop & Dalkey
Town Hall.
Modern Exhibition Area
The Modern Exhibition Area is bright and spacious and
looks out on the St Begnet’s Church & Graveyard.
It houses the Rathdown Slab, a pre-Christian burial marker
which was found in St Begnet’s Graveyard.
There are Information Panels on Dalkey’s origins
which began in 4500BC on Dalkey Island. The stories and
legends of Dalkey such
as the Dalkey Gold Rush with Etty Scott and
the Crowning of the King of Dalkey are also chronicled.
Marvel at the artistic talent of Dalkey's writers:
Nobel prize winner: George Bernard Shaw.
Tony Award winner: (Da) Hugh Leonard
International best-selling author Maeve Binchy, and many
more of national and international repute.
Review the new Writers' Gallery (courtesy of Heritage
Office of Dún
Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council)
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