The picturesque little town of Dalkey is a short DART or bus ride from Dublin city center.  It’ s one of my favorite little towns in Ireland… the architecture is beautiful and the harbor is full of life.  Watching the seals play is always a treat.

Dalkey makes a nice day trip from Dublin… especially when paired with a visit to Dun Laoghaire.  (On Sunday afternoons People’s  Park there is teeming with vendors and activity, and the waterfront is a pleasant place to walk.)

Dalkey’s main street…

…with a typially Irish sort of street pattern.

Dalky has a cool nooks and crannies everywhere… here’s a place with one-person offices to let.

And Dalkey also has two little harbors. The seals like to play in Dalkey Harbor.