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| VIADUCT, DALKEY, CO. DUBLIN. -The Dublin, Wicklow and Wexford railroad runs along the shore of Dublin bay in the direction of Shankill, and touches the picturesque village of Dalkey, eight miles from the metropolis. The sketch shows one of its viaducts, and reveals the varied features of sylvan landscape that beautify the route. Opposite Sorrento Point-only a short distance from the shore-lies Dalkey Island, which contains the ruins of an ancient oratory dedicated to St. Benedict. From this island a splendid view of Dalkey Village and the mainland can be obtained. The panorama extends from the capital to Bray Head, and is one grand succession of ravishing scenic pictures. It is from this point that many fastidious travellers have compared Dublin Bay favorably with that of Naples. Up to 1797, Dalkey Island elected a "King" of its own, and in that year 20,000 persons participated in the election of the mock monarch, whose reign terminated forever in the year of the great rebellion, 1798. The last "King" of Dalkey Island was one Stephen Armytage, a popular book seller of Dublin, who reigned over his 25 acres of land with satisfaction to his subjects, and whos titles ran thus: "His Facetious Majesty, Stephen I., King of Dalkey, Emperor of the Muglins, Prince of Lamb Island, Duke of Lambay, Elector of Ireland's Eye, Protector of the Maiden Rock, Stadtholder of the Hen and Chickens, Respecter of All Men's Faith and Defender of his Own." |
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