Dunmore East
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| Basic data Dunmore East (An Dún Mór Thoir) | |
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Republic of Ireland 
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| County: | Waterford |
| Province: | Muenster |
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| Area : | 29.6 km² |
| Residents : | 1,547 (2006) |
| Area code : | + 353- (0) 51 |
| Website : | Dunmore East City Tourist Site |
Dunmore East ( Irish An Dún Mór Thoir ) is a small fishing village in the southeast of the Republic of Ireland . It is located near Waterford on the Atlantic Ocean and, in contrast to Tramore , which is a little further west on the coast, is much more original and attractive. In addition, it is in the so-called Barony of Gaultier, which comes from the Irish Gáll Tír and can be translated as the land of foreigners . The name refers to Norman settlers from France who settled in the area.
The village lies in a valley and stretches over the cliffs surrounding a small bay with a pebble beach. The fishing port was built in a neighboring bay. Located at the entrance to the much larger port of Waterford , weather permitting, you have a view of the opposite Hook Head peninsula and Ireland's oldest lighthouse of the same name.
Fishing in the city is currently severely restricted by restrictions on the protection of stocks . To compensate for this, it was decided in 2005 to expand the tourism division .
history
The Passage Tomb 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 founding of the city of Dunmore East is unclear. In 1640 Lord Power of Curraghmore, who owned many properties in the area, had a castle built on the cliffs above the small beach of the village. In the middle of the following century, however, the castle fell into disrepair, so that today only a tower remains from the ruins.
In 1824 Dunmore East was already described as a romantic fishing village with thatched huts. Even today these structures have not completely disappeared.
In 1814 the cityscape changed a little when the Scottish engineer Alexander Nimmo was commissioned to build a new port to facilitate mail traffic between England and Ireland. Before that, the ships had to follow the winding river to Waterford . With the advent of steamships , the port lost its importance again in favor of Waterford, as the ships could maneuver more easily with the help of the new technology and became independent of the tides. The port of Dunmore then developed into a major fishing port.
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Coordinates: 52 ° 9 ′ N , 7 ° 0 ′ W