Dunmore East

Dunmore East ( Dún Mór Irish At Thoir ) is a small fishing village in the southeast of Ireland. It is located near Waterford on the Atlantic and is in contrast to Tramore, which is located just to the west up the coast, much more original and attractive. In addition, it is the so-called Barony Gaultier, which is derived from the Irish Tír Gáll and can be translated as the land of strangers. The name thus refers coming from France Norman settlers who had settled in the area.

The village lies in a valley and extends over a small bay with pebble beach surrounding cliffs. The fishing port was built in a neighboring bay. Located at the entrance to the much larger port of Waterford, one has if the weather view of the opposite peninsula Hook Head and the oldest lighthouse of the same name in Ireland.

Due to restrictions for grandfathered fishing the city is currently very limited. To compensate 2005 expansion of the tourist area, it was decided.

History

The passage tomb of Harristown is located on the east side of a hill, which is known as " Carrick a Dhirra ", about 3.9 km from Dunmore East. The foundation of the town of Dunmore East is not clearly understood. 1640 was Lord Power of Curraghmore, who called many possessions in the area his own, built on the cliffs overlooking the small beach of the village a castle. In the middle of the following century, however, the castle fell into disrepair again, so that today the ruins of only one tower has been preserved.

1824 Dunmore East was described as a romantic fishing village with thatched huts. Today, these buildings are not completely disappeared.

In 1814 the city picture changed a little as the Scottish engineer Alexander Nimmo was commissioned to build a new port to facilitate the mail between England and Ireland. Previously, ships had to follow the meandering course of the river to Waterford. With the advent of steam ships in the harbor again lost in favor of Waterford important as the ships could maneuver more easily with the help of the new technology and were independent of the tides. The Port of Dunmore then developed into an important fishing port.