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The harbour was further enhanced by completion of Traders Wharf in 1855 and Carlisle Pier in 1856. The mid-1850s also saw the completion of the West Pier lighthouse. The railway was connected to Bray in 1856. [8] Kingstown reverted to the name Dún Laoghaire in 1920 and in 1924 the harbour was officially renamed "Dun Laoghaire Harbour". [8]
The Kingstown lifeboat disaster [1] occurred on Christmas Eve 1895 off Kingstown (now Dún Laoghaire), Ireland, when the Kingstown lifeboat was capsized while attempting to rescue the crew of the stricken SS Palme. The crew of fifteen were lost. The event is commemorated annually at Dún Laoghaire Harbour. [2]
Dún Laoghaire [1] (/ d ʌ n ˈ l ɪər i / dun LEER-ee, Irish: [ˌd̪ˠuːn̪ˠ ˈl̪ˠeːɾʲə,-ˈl̪ˠiːɾʲə]) is a suburban coastal town in County Dublin in Ireland. It is the administrative centre of the county of Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown.
The National Maritime Museum of Ireland (Irish: Músaem Mhuirí Náisiúnta na hÉireann) opened in 1978 in the former Mariners' Church in Moran Park, located between the seafront and the centre of Dún Laoghaire town, southeast of Dublin city. President Michael D. Higgins officially re-opened the museum in 2012.
In 1815, eight Harbour Commissioners were appointed to supervise the building of a new harbour at Dún Laoghaire. George IV visited in 1821, arriving at Howth and departing from Dún Laoghaire. He renamed the town "Kingstown". [18] The name reverted to Dún Laoghaire in 1921. [19]
The Construction of Dun Laoghaire Harbour (PDF) (Report). Dun Laoghaire Harbour Company. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 February 2019; Murray, Kevin (March 1938a). "Dublin's First Railway". Dublin Historical Record. 1 (1). Old Dublin Society: 19– 26. JSTOR 30080030. Part 1 – From the inception to the opening.
Dún Laoghaire Lifeboat Station is located at Queen's Road, in Dún Laoghaire , a seaside and harbour town in the administrative region of Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, historically County Dublin, approximately 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) south east of Dublin, on the east coast of Ireland.
The Kish Bank (Irish: Banc na Cise) [2] is a shallow sand bank approximately 11 kilometres (7 mi) off the coast of Dublin, in Ireland.It is marked by the Kish Lighthouse, [3] a landmark visible to sailors and ferry passengers passing through Dublin Bay and Dún Laoghaire harbour.
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