Object description

Dalkey Island is an island for which the nearby village of Dalkey is named . It is an uninhabited island located c. 16 km south of Dublin and 3 km south of Dún Laoghaire harbour. An important site of pilgrimage for centuries, it has been known as "St Begnet's Isle" since records began. The earliest reference to 'Dalkey Island' is from c. 1782. The island had a population of 8 in 1841.