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Brunel’s Folly
Greystones gained a tangible link with Dublin when the railway arrived in 1855. Building this stretch of railway was so challenging that authorities consulted with famous engineer, Isambard Kingdom Brunel, on the project.

The result was an impressive feat, a single rail line with several tunnels, although the cost of building and upkeep was so expensive that it was nicknamed ‘Brunel’s Folly.’

Ballykissangel
Greystones was the backdrop for some scenes in the popular BBC series Ballykissangel, which ran for six series from 1996 to 2001. The Ormonde Cinema was used as a setting for the Father Ted episode ‘The Passion of St. Tibulus,’ where Ted and Dougal mount a protest at the screening of an obscene film.

Coat of Arms
On the coat of arms for Greystones is the motto ‘Gníomhac idir Carraig is Crúacha’ which means ‘active between rock and mountain peaks’ referring to Bray Head in the north and the Wicklow Mountains in the West.

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