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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.
Dalkey granite is known for its hardness when compared to other granites, being "as hard as iron" according to Jim Murphy, a Dublin stonecutter interviewed in 1976. [3]: 37:52 According to engineer John Hussey, Dalkey granite is an "engineering granite", suitable for the construction of harbours, breakwaters, lighthouses and slipways.
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.
In 1994, County Dublin was abolished as a local government area, to be replaced by Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, Fingal and South Dublin. In 2001, the county borough of Dublin was renamed Dublin City, with the Dublin Corporation replaced by Dublin City Council .
Killiney and Ballybrack is a former second-tier local government area within County Dublin. It was created as a township in 1866. It was created as a township in 1866. In 1899, it became an urban district.