Trip to Dalkey Island

Recently I took the chance to visit Dalkey Island, not far from Dublin.
As you can see in this picture done from Sorrento Park in Dalkey (more on that park in a later post), Dalkey Island is pretty small but still offers some interesting landmarks in the form of the ruins of St. Begnet's church, a Martello Tower and an old ruined fort.


For 10€ you can ship over to the Island from Coliemore Harbour with a ferry service some locals provide.
First view after climbing up a little hill after getting out of the boat:


Ruins of St. Begnet's church looking towards Dublin:


Herd of wild goats who are the only permanent residents of Dalkey Island:


Couple of close-ups taken inside the ruined fort on the southeastern part of the Island:






Another view of St. Begnet's church with lots of sailboats:


Some grass with a fuzzy Howth in the background:



Finally here are a bunch of videos showing a further glimpse on Dalkey Island. The seagulls in the 2nd video don't seem too happy about the human visitors, though ;)