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The Metals Heritage Audio Guide

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.

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  1. [11] Hill

    At Dalkey Quarry, above Ardbrugh Road. A view of the Harbour below, with the Quarry all around you.

  2. [10] Flags

    Just below Ardbrugh Road, walking up from Dalkey Avenue. A walkway to the top, still intact and useful.

  3. [09] Quarry

    At Old Quarry Road, at intersection with Dalkey Avenue. Friction wheels and gravity help bring the granite down.

  4. [08] Atmospheric

    At Atmospheric Road, at intersection with Barnhill Road. So what is an atmospheric railway, and how come Kingstown had one?

  5. [07] Glenageary

    At Glenageary DART station alongside Station Road. Full wagons every two minutes, as the production line intensifies.

  6. [06] Claremont

    At Claremont Villas, where the Metals takes a sharp turn. Landowners versus squatters, hospitals and strikes.

  7. [05] Sandycove

    Magenta Place, just as it meets Eden Road Upper. Track plates and wooden wagons help horses pull huge loads.

  8. [04] Chisels

    Just before Martello Avenue, past Park Road. How they broke up the rock to create level platforms.

  9. [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.

  10. [02] West Pier

    At entrance to West Pier, at Old Dun Leary Road. From glaciers to granite, and a lost Martello Tower.

  11. [01] Welcome

    At the Pavilion Theatre, at the corner of Queen's Road and Marine Road, Dún Laoghaire. Come on an eye-opening excursion through layers of local history.

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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.

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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...

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