Advertisement

What was the Dalkey Atmospheric Railway?

Now, there is a street in Dalkey that goes by the unusual name of ‘Atmospheric Road'. This name,...

Share this article

14.48 22 May 2026


What was the Dalkey Atmospheric Railway?


Listen to this episode


Share this article

14.48 22 May 2026


Now, there is a street in Dalkey that goes by the unusual name of ‘Atmospheric Road'.

This name, however, is a nod to a most unusual train, the Dalkey Atmospheric Railway, that carried passengers between Dun Laoghaire and Dalkey in the 19th Century.

Mia Sherwood Scully, Journalist and Historian joins Seán to discuss.


Read more about

Moncrieff

Related Episodes

Paying tribute to Glen Hansard

00:55:26

Paying tribute to Glen Hansard

The Hard Shoulder

00:55:26


How to do Stuff: Saying Sorry

00:12:12

How to do Stuff: Saying Sorry

The Hard Shoulder

00:12:12


Should we have state owned gro...

00:05:20

Should we have state owned grocery stores?

The Hard Shoulder

00:05:20


Djamel White on ‘All Them Dogs...

00:10:08

Djamel White on ‘All Them Dogs’ and the Booker Prize longlist

The Hard Shoulder

00:10:08