Dunmore
East
A
most attractive fishing port and resort with beautifully thatched houses,
an EU Blue Flag Beach, striking red sandstone cliffs which host
a huge colony of kittiwakes, and some superb restaurants which feature
the fresh Atlantic fish brought ashore.
People from the a promontory fort was established in the Iron Age. overlooking the sea where the old pilot station now stands, hence the name Dun Mor, the Great Fort.
B y 1824
the fishing village had become "a delightful and fashionable watering place."
The sheltered harbour is visited each year by ocean going yachts from Britain and the Continent.
Overlooking
the resort is Dunmore Golf & Country Club.
Next
to the harbour is Dunmore East Adventure Centre which caters for
all ages and offers land and water-based activities.
Tel: +353 (0)51 383783,
e-mail: info@dunmoreadventure.com,
web site: www.dunmoreadventure.com
Deep
Sea Angling Boats can be chartered in Dunmore East, which is on the
East Waterford Gaultier Coast Drive.
Local
Site of Interest
waterford-dunmore.com

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