The Tramyard Cafe

We stumbled across the Tramyard Cafe in Dalkey, just south of Dublin. We were looking for a place for coffee and tea before heading back after a day of touring the countryside. The Tramyard Cafe is a very large cafe with many rooms inside and outside, and many, many tables alongside the pedestrian only walkway.

We ordered four desserts from the dessert case, as well as coffees and teas. Our waiter was very friendly and everything was brought out promptly. All of the desserts were delicious and a good size to share.

Dalkey Castle & Heritage Centre

The Dalkey Castle & Heritage Centre was surprisingly one of the more fun activities we did during our stay in Ireland. To start your tour, you watch a short video giving the history of the castle and region, which is very informative.

After that, you will be entertained by the different actors who portray characters who would have lived in this style castle several hundreds of years ago. The actors, varying from a hunter to the lady of the house, bring the history to life and do a good job of getting the guests involved, from showing us how to use a bow to putting us in the stocks.

The tour lasted for about an hour, and all of us enjoyed it thoroughly. If you're in Dalkey (which is right outside the main part of Dublin), it is definitely worth a visit.