Population centre

Dalkey

Deilginis

Dalkey is a population centre in Dublin. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.

Recorded locationDalkey53.26938° N · 6.11119° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.

Approximate recorded location · Logainm.ieOpen in OpenStreetMap ↗

The name

inisisland; river meadow

These Irish name elements are associated with this record in the Logainm glossary.

An element’s translation is a clue, rather than a complete explanation of the name. Its form and meaning depend on local history and the full Irish name.

Recorded forms

Deilginis · Irish · main form · validated name
Dalkey · English · main form

Geographic information

Place type: Population centre
County: Dublin
Barony: Rathdown
Civil parish: Dalkey
Coordinates: 53.26938, -6.11119 (approximate)
Logainm ID: 17503 ↗

Sources & further reading

Logainm.ie — Dalkey. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2022-02-18. How this page was prepared.