Dungarvan

Also known as Dún Garbhán

Dungarvan () is a coastal town and harbour in County Waterford, on the south-east coast of Ireland. Prior to the merger of Waterford County Council with Waterford City Council in 2014, Dungarvan was the county town and administrative centre of County Waterford. Waterford City and County Council retains administrative offices in the town. The town is in a townland and civil parish of the same name.

Key facts

Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.name: Dungarvan
Settlement.image_skyline: Dungarvan Harbour2023.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Dungarvan's harbour
Settlement.image_shield: Dungarvan, County Waterford Coat of Arms.png
Settlement.shield_size: 175px
Settlement.motto: Ní Maraidhe Go Stiúrthóir Can't Have a Mariner Without a Steersman
Settlement.pushpin_map: Ireland
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: right
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Ireland
Settlement.blank_name_sec1: Irish Grid Reference
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Ireland
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Munster
Settlement.subdivision_type2: County
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Waterford
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor

via Wikipedia infobox

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Encyclopedic overview

21 sections

Contents

Location and access
History
Irish language
Geography
Religion
Toponymy
Transport
Road
Maritime
Bus
Rail
Local government
Industry
International relations
Twin towns - sister cities
Entente Florale
Literature
People
See also
References
External links

Dungarvan's Irish name means 'Garbhann's fort', referring to Saint Garbhann who founded a church there in the seventh century. The town had a population of 10,081 at the 2022 census, making it the third most populous in the county.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Dungarvan” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.