The Metals Heritage Audio Guide
The Metals Heritage Audio Guide
Aileen O'Meara
This is an 11-stop audio guide to the popular walkway from Dún Laoghaire to Dalkey Quarry, known locally as "The Metals", It's not just a journey through fascinating engineering and social history. It's also an eye-opening excursion along a unique living piece of local heritage. Join architectural historian Rob Goodbody, author of "The Metals", and producer Aileen O'Meara back to the days when Dún Laoghaire just a small fishing village surrounded by rocky outcrops, and hear the fascinating story of how engineers designed this unique trackway that shaped the development of this marine town and its fine harbour.
[11] Hill
At Dalkey Quarry, above Ardbrugh Road. A view of the Harbour below, with the Quarry all around you.
Aug 19, 2011
[10] Flags
Just below Ardbrugh Road, walking up from Dalkey Avenue. A walkway to the top, still intact and useful.
Aug 19, 2011
[09] Quarry
At Old Quarry Road, at intersection with Dalkey Avenue. Friction wheels and gravity help bring the granite down.
Aug 19, 2011
[08] Atmospheric
At Atmospheric Road, at intersection with Barnhill Road. So what is an atmospheric railway, and how come Kingstown had one?
Aug 19, 2011
[07] Glenageary
At Glenageary DART station alongside Station Road. Full wagons every two minutes, as the production line intensifies.
Aug 19, 2011
[06] Claremont
At Claremont Villas, where the Metals takes a sharp turn. Landowners versus squatters, hospitals and strikes.
Aug 19, 2011
[05] Sandycove
Magenta Place, just as it meets Eden Road Upper. Track plates and wooden wagons help horses pull huge loads.
Aug 19, 2011
[04] Chisels
Just before Martello Avenue, past Park Road. How they broke up the rock to create level platforms.
Aug 19, 2011
[03] Harbour
Just past entrance to Moran Park, at monument to Christ the King, near Haigh Terrace. The granite hillocks that were named the Three Churls.
Aug 19, 2011
[02] West Pier
At entrance to West Pier, at Old Dun Leary Road. From glaciers to granite, and a lost Martello Tower.
Aug 19, 2011
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