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Includes content from Vanishing Ireland, Easter Dawn, Dublin Docklands, The Irish Pub, Maxol and many more, as well as Waterways Ireland, the Past Tracks project and hundreds of historical articles on Irish families, houses, companies and events.

The Dublin & Kingstown Railway

Steam first rattled across Irish rails in 1834, when the bright‑green Hibernia began shuttling Dubliners to Kingstown’s new harbour. Railway mania, seaside resorts, grand stations and eroding cliff‑edges soon followed.