Matt & Kat’s village of Dalkey is a seaside suburb, about 30 mins by train, 15 mins by car (off peak) from Dublin city itself. In medieval times, Dalkey was Dublin’s most important port town with 7 castles- only 2 remain today. Was a walled town on 3 sides with a double ditch or rampart on the other side. Dalkey Island has a Martello Tower- one of 26 along the Dublin coast built to defend against a threatened invasion by Napolean. There is also another Martello Tower in Matt and Kat’s backyard, one just up the road that now houses the James Joyce Musuem and another at Bray is owned by Bono.
The old and new houses around Dalkey vary with substantial mansions owned by the rich & famous through a wide range of stand alones, duplexes and multiplexes-most are named and generally have a coloured door. Very cute to see the variations especially in a row of houses.
