Dalkey

For other uses, see Dalkey (disambiguation).

Dalkey Deilginis (Irish)
Suburb (village core)
Clockwise from top: Castle Street looking towards Convent Road; a home near Vico Road; Finnegan's pub
Dalkey Location in Ireland Dalkey Dalkey (Ireland)
Coordinates: 53.276°N 6.104°W / 53.276; -6.104
Country	Ireland
Province	Leinster
County	County Dublin
Local government area	Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown
Elevation	26 m (85 ft)
Population  (2006)
• Urban	8,083
Eircode (Routing Key)	A96
Area code	01 (+3531)
Irish Grid Reference	O264267

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Dalkey (/ˈdɔːki/ DAW-kee; Irish: Deilginis, meaning 'thorn island') is a suburban town in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown county southeast of Dublin, Ireland. It was founded as a Viking settlement and became a port in the Middle Ages. According to chronicler John Clyn (c.1286–c.1349), it was one of the ports through which the plague entered Ireland in the mid-14th century. Dalkey lies within a townland and civil parish of the same name, in the barony of Rathdown.

One of Dublin's wealthiest districts, it has been home to writers, artists, and celebrities, including George Bernard Shaw, Jane Emily Herbert, Julius Olsson, Maeve Binchy, Robert Fisk, and Hugh Leonard.