Dungarvan in County Waterford, Munster, Ireland — Irish South-West ((Éire) North Atlantic Ocean)
Cuan Dhún Garbhán
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Dungarvan Harbour
Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, May 16, 2026
1. Cuan Dhún Garbhán / Dungarvan Harbour Marker
Cuan Dhún Garbhán
Dungarvan Harbour
Ionad tábhachtach é Cuan Dhún Garbhán do na mílte lapaírí a phóraíonn gar don Artach agus a eitlíonn ó dheas d’fhonn éalú ó gheimhreadh crua an tuaiscirt. Bíonn tuairim is 15 speiceas lapaírí le feiceáil go coitianta sa chuan i rith an gheimhridh.
Dungarvan Harbour is an important area for wintering birdlife that breed near the Arctic and fly south to escape the northern winter. About 15 species of wading birds are common in the bay during the winter.
An Coinigéar — The Cunnigar
Gob gainimh is ea An Coinigéar (ar a dtugaí “An Cóir” go háitiúil), a shíneann 2.5km trasna Chuan Dhún Garbhán. Tagann an t-ainm ón bhfocal Gaeilge ‘coinicéar’ — is furast do choiníní poill a thochailt sa chré thog, ghainmheach.
The Cunnigar is a sandspit stretching for 2.5km across Dungarvan Harbour and named after the Irish word for rabbit — ‘coinicéar’ (coinicéar = rabbit warren). The soft sandy soil
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Eaglais Agaistín Naofa — St. Augustine’s Church
Tá eaglais ar an suíomh seo ón 13ú aois i leith. Bhí Mainistir Ord na nAgaistíneach, a bunaíodh c.1290, ar an dara Mhainistir Agaistíneach a bunaíodh in Éirinn. Ar na foirgnimh atá fós ann, tá saingeal ó 13ú aois agus túr ón 15ú aois. Togadh an séipéal reatha idir 1832–4.
A church has stood on this site since the thirteenth century. The Abbey of the Augustinian Order, founded c.1290, was the second of the Augustinian Monasteries established in Ireland. The surviving buildings, from the period, consist of the 13th century chancel and the 15th century tower. The present church was built in 1832–4.
Teach Solais Bhaile na Cúirte — Ballinacourty Lighthouse
Tá Teach Solais Bhaile na Cúirte ar cheann de thrí theach solais i gCo. Phort Láirge; tá an dá cheann eile i Mionn Ard sa Sean-Phobal agus sa Dún Mór. Togadh Teach Solais Bhaile na Cúirte sa bhliain 1858, mar a dhear George Halpin Junior é agus is é a dhear Teach Solais an Toir i gCo. Mhaigh Eo, atá an-chosúil leis an gceanseo.
Ballinacourty Lighthouse is one of three lighthouses in Co. Waterford; Mine Head and Dunmore East are the locations of the other two. Ballinacourty
Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, May 16, 2026
2. Cuan Dhún Garbhán / Dungarvan Harbour Marker
The marker is located near a scenic view of Dungarvan Harbour.
Heilbhic — Helvick
Ceann tíre ar an dtaobh ó dheas de Chua Dhún Garbhán agus ar bhinn thoir Leithinis na Ríne is ea Ceann Heilbhic. Tá sé i gceantair an t-aon Ghaeltacht amháin i gContae Phort Láirge. Tá an logainm Heilbhic ar cheann de bheagán logainmneacha sa tír seo a thagann ó Shean-Lochlainnis na mairnéalach Lochlannach, a bhí ag foghlaíocht feadh chósta na nDéise sna Meánaoiseanna.
Ceann Heilbhic (Helvick Head) is the headland on the southern end of Dungarvan Harbour and the eastern tip of the Ring Peninsula. It is situated in the only Gaeltacht area in Co. Waterford. Heilbhic is one of very few Irish place names derived from the Old Norse of Viking sailors who patrolled these coasts in the Middle Ages.
Go minic bíonn madraí uisce le feiceáil timpeall Cuan Dhún Garbhán ag snámh agus ag ithe éisc.
Otters can often be spotted around Dungarvan Harbour playfully swimming and feeding on fish.
Bíonn ealtaí ollmhóra roilleach ag faoileáil os cionn na réiléise láibe. Huge flocks of tiny dunlin wheel about over the mudflats.
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Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, May 16, 2026
3. Dungarvan Harbour
Is í an Roinn Forbartha Tuaithe agus Pobail agus Comhairle Cathrach & Contae Phort Láirge amháirigh an tionscadal seo faoin Scéim Bonneagar Áineasa Allamuigh.
This project was funded by the Department of Rural and Community Development and Waterford City & County Council under the Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Scheme.
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Cadháin — Brent Geese
Dave Pollock — Archaeografix
Dungarvan — from Dún Garbhán (the Fort of Garbhán)
Erected by Waterford City & County Council.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Animals • Anthropology & Archaeology • Religion & Religious Structures • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1834.
Location. 52° 5.292′ N, 7° 36.936′ W. Marker is in Dungarvan, Munster, in County Waterford. It is at the intersection of Harbour Bay and Quay Street, on the left when traveling south on Harbour Bay. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5 Harbour Bay, Dungarvan, Munster, Ireland. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Ancient East. Globally, it is in the Atlantic Ocean, in the North Atlantic Region, in Europe, on the Island of Ireland, on the Celtic Fringe, in the European Union, in Atlantic Europe, on one of the British Isles, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: A.T.G.W.U. (within shouting distance of this marker); Dungarvan Town (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); St. Garvan’s Church (about 90 meters away); Remember 98 (about 150 meters away); James FX O’Brien (about 150 meters away); St. Mary's Church of Ireland (about 150 meters away); Peter Crotty (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); John and James Mulcahy (approx. 0.3 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Dungarvan.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 18, 2026. It was originally submitted on June 18, 2026, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York. This page has been viewed 6 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 18, 2026, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
