- Sandycove
Infobox Irish Place
name = Sandycove
gaeilge = Cuas an Ghainimh | crest
motto =
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pin coords = left: 78px; top: 100px
north coord = 53.286
west coord = 6.116
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province =Leinster
county =Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown
town pop = 3,735
rural pop = n/a
census yr = 2006
web =Sandycove (Irish: "Cuas an Ghainimh") is a small village located on the east coast of the
Republic of Ireland , in SouthCounty Dublin , and more specifically, in the local authority area ofDun Laoghaire-Rathdown . It is located south ofDún Laoghaire andGlasthule , but north ofDalkey .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 aMartello 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.Transport
Sandycove and Glasthule railway station opened on11 October 1855 . [cite web | title=Sandycove station | work=Railscot - Irish Railways | url=http://www.railscot.co.uk/Ireland/Irish_railways.pdf | accessdate=2007-09-03]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.* Captain William Hutchinson (
Dún Laoghaire Harbourmaster )
* Denis Mooney
* Hugh Byrne (Drowned)
* Thomas Byrne
* John Byrne
* John Archbald (Drowned)
* Laurence Murphy
* Thomas Fitzsimons (Drowned)
* Thomas Grimes (Drowned)
* Michael Mooney
* William Rogan
* Philip Cullen
* Laurence Tallant
* John Tallant.
*Charles Archbald.External links
* [http://www.sandycoveglasthule.com/ Official website]
* [http://www.iarnrodeireann.ie/your_journey/your_station.asp?letter=S&action=showdetail&station_id=113 Sandycove & Glasthule railway station]References
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