| Sandycove Cuas an Ghainimh |
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| County: | Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown | |
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Sandycove (Irish: Cuas an Ghainimh) is a small village located on the east coast of Ireland, in South County Dublin, and more specifically, in the local authority area of Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown. It is located south of Dún Laoghaire and Glasthule, but north of Dalkey.
Sandycove is well-known for its (formerly) gentlemen's bathing place, the Forty Foot, which in the past afforded a quiet swimming haven for males only. This remains a popular bathing place but is now mixed.
James Joyce lived for a time in a Martello Tower situated beside the Forty Foot bathing place at Sandycove. The opening scene of Joyce's Ulysses is set in this tower, which now hosts a small Joycean museum, open in summer time. Bloomsday is celebrated in Sandycove in Joyce's honour on the 16th of June every year.
Near to the tower, on the seafront, is the unique landmark house designed in the Avant Garde style by Michael Scott, eminent 20th century Architect who made it his residence.
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Transport
Sandycove and Glasthule railway station opened on 11 October 1855.[1]
On 20 December 1940, the Luftwaffe bombed the railway station. There were three injuries.[2]
The village is also serviced by CIE buses numbers 59 and 8.
Lifeboat
The first lifeboat station in Ireland was established at Sandycove in 1803.
On 28 December 1821 The lifeboat rescued the crew of the brig Ellen of Liverpool. Four volunteer lifeboatmen drowned.[3]
See also
External links
References
- ^ "Sandycove station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. http://www.railscot.co.uk/Ireland/Irish_railways.pdf. Retrieved 2007-09-03.
- ^ The storm passed by: Ireland and the battle of the Atlantic, 1940-41, By Trevor Allen; page 63
- ^ Gilligan, Henry (1988). Gill and Macmillan. pp. 67. ISBN 9780717115785.
- This article is partially based on the article with the same name on http://www.irelandinformationguide.com, licensed under GFDL.
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