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Tosaíodh ar na céanna móra seo a thógáil sa bhliain 1817. Mar thoradh ar an gcuan sábháilte agus ar an iarnród forásach, tháinig fás ar shráidbhaile iascaireachta Dhún Laoghaire agus tugadh Baile an Rí air sa ré Victeoiriach. Athainmníodh mar Dhún Laoghaire in 1921 é.
Construction of these great piers began in 1817. A safe harbour and early railway led to growth of the fishing village of Dunleary to become Victorian Kingstown, renamed Dún Laoghaire in 1921.
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Cuir tús le do chuairt ar Dhún Laoghaire mar a dhéanadh bunús na ndaoine sa ré Victeoiriach. Tá cuairteoirí ag tuirlingt ón traein go talamh anseo chun bolgam aer úr na farraige a bhlaiseadh ó 1837 i leith.
Start your journey at the historic entry point to Victorian Dún Laoghaire. Visitors have been stepping off the train to enjoy the sea air since 1837.
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Tá neart le feiceáil ar an scairdeán Victeoiriach athchóirithe seo. Coinnigh súil amach d’ulchabháin, grúis, gríobhaí, sciatha, leoin agus corónacha – agus an capall sciathánach, Pegasus, mar an dlaoi mhullaigh air!
This restored Victorian fountain invites an exploration of its owls, cranes, griffins, shields, lions, and crowns – all topped by the winged horse, Pegasus!
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Bhí Cé Carlisle ina phríomhphointe teachta agus imeachta ar feadh na mblianta fada. Idir phost agus phaisinéirí, d’iompraíodh an Bád Poist go leor lasta as seo go Caergybi agus ar ais arís.
Carlisle Pier was for many years a main point of arrival or departure for Ireland. The Mailboat carried post and passengers from here to Holyhead.
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Bhí Séadchomhartha Rí Seoirse IV mar chomóradh ar chuairt ríoga ar an mbaile sa bhliain 1821 agus athraíodh an t-ainm go Baile an Rí ar feadh tamaill mar thoradh air.
The King George IV Monument commemorated a royal visit to the town in 1821 which resulted in the changing of the name, for a time, to Kingstown.
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Bhí an chanóin Rúiseach ar pháirc an áir i gCogadh na Crimé sna 1850idí. Bí ag faire amach do shuaitheantas an teaghlaigh Romanov, is é sin iolar dúbailte agus coróin.
This Russian cannon saw action in the Crimean War of the 1850s. Look out for the Romanov family crest of a double eagle and crown.
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Faigh amach faoi chuid de nuálaithe, ceannródaithe agus reibiliúnaithe Dhún Laoghaire ag Pointe na gCeannródaithe.
Discover some of Dún Laoghaire’s innovators, trailblazers and rebels at Pioneer Point.
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Déanta sna 1960idí as cré-umha agus mósáic, aimsíonn Súilín Chuan Bhaile Átha Cliath sainchomharthaí ar fud chuan Bhaile Átha Cliath, ó Bhinn Éadair go Deilginis.
The 1960s bronze and mosaic Dublin Bay View Finder points to landmarks all around Dublin Bay from Howth to Dalkey.
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Léiriú atá sa chuan ar cheardaíocht agus scileanna na ndaoine a shaothraigh ar feadh na mblianta anseo chun é a thógáil, agus obair chrua agus chontúirteach a bhí ann go minic.
The harbour is a testament to the craftmanship and skills of those who worked here during its long construction, often hard and dangerous work.
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Tá ardán banna ceoil na cé lán d’aoibhneas Victeoiriach. Éist leis an mbanna ag casadh poirt a dhúisíonn cuimhní cinn i mhuintir na háite, cuimhní ar an mbád poist ag tarraingt ar an bhfarraige sa chlapsholas.
The pier’s bandstand is full of Victorian charm. Hear the band strike up a tune locals remember playing when the evening Mailboat pulled away.
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Tá sé 2,600 méadar go dtí deireadh na Cé Thoir agus ar ais. Ná déan dearmad balla an Bhataire ag deireadh na cé a bhualadh le do chos - traidisiún na háite.
It is 2,600m to the end of the East Pier and back. Don’t forget to tip the Battery wall at the end of the pier with your foot – a local tradition.
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