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Killiney (Irish: Cill Iníon Léinín, meaning 'church of the daughters of Léinín') is an affluent suburb in the southern coastal part of County Dublin, Ireland.It lies south of Dalkey, east and northeast of Ballybrack and Sallynoggin and north of Shankill.
An obelisk on Killiney Hill bears the inscription: "Last year being hard with the poor, walks about these hills and this were erected by John Mapas, June 1742." Killiney Hill (Irish: Cnoc Chill Iníon Léinín) is the southernmost of the two hills which form the southern boundary of Dublin Bay, the other being Dalkey Hill.
Dalkey Hill Dalkey Hill is the northernmost of the two hills which form the southern boundary of Dublin Bay (the other being Killiney Hill). Dalkey Hill is 140 metres high and has views over the surrounding areas: Dublin to the northwest; the Irish Sea and the mountains of Wales (on a clear day) to the east and southeast; and Bray Head and the Wicklow Mountains to the south. Dalkey Hill and ...
North Killiney was a distinct area of South Dublin around the Killiney Hill and Dalkey Quarry area. It includes the old 1970's flats off the Glenageary road, Killiney Towers. This area which has recently been developed includes the places Barnhill Road, Avondale Crescent, South Killiney Road, Springhill Park, Cluny Grove and Ballenclea Heights.
O'Donnell grew up in Dalkey and Killiney in south County Dublin, where she had a daily view of Dalkey Island (which was to provide inspiration for song writing in her teens and early 20s). Ballet and sporting activities were early interests until the age of 11 when music became her abiding passion. [ 2 ]
Killiney DART station (originally Killiney and Ballybrack station, until 1921) is a 12-minute walk from the village and the Luas Green line stops at Cherrywood and Brides Glen are a 20-minute walk and both serve the city and a number of southside suburbs. The N11 primary route and the M50 orbital motorway both have exits close to Ballybrack.
an act to extend the area of the city of dublin by including therein the urban district of pembroke, the urban district of rathmines and rathgar, and certain rural areas, to establish a new borough comprising the urban districts of blackrock, dun laoghaire, dalkey, and killiney and ballybrack, to regulate and amend the local government of the city of dublin as so extended and the local ...
Clifftop views of Dalkey Island and Killiney Bay are afforded as the train emerges from a short tunnel just south of Dalkey Station. Dalkey was also the terminus for the Dublin tramways 8 route until the tram line ceased operations on 9 July 1949. The tram yard is now all that remains.