Dungarvan, County Waterford
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County Waterford · Munster

Dungarvan

Dún Garbháin

'Garbhán's fort' — a seventh-century saint

The story

A harbour town between the Comeraghs and the sea, with an Anglo-Norman castle on the quay and the Gaeltacht of An Rinn just across the bay — one of the few Irish-speaking districts left in the province of Munster.

Worth seeing nearby
  • St Declan's Well, Ardmore · Declan brought Christianity to the Déisi before Patrick came; his cliff-top well, oratory and 'stone that floated from Wales' are still visited on 24 July.
  • The Comeraghs — Crotty’s rock · William Crotty the highwayman kept to these mountains, and a lake and a crag still carry his name. He was hanged in Waterford in 1742.

All of these are pinned on the Hidden Ireland map.

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