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The original Fishing Village
Lawlors Strand Dunmore East
Dunmore East is situated on the Eastern part of County Waterford. The palm tress and brightly coloured houses give the village an almost sub tropical appearance. Dunmore is a lively village with some good restaurants and an ideal place to perform adventure sports. Canoeing, yatching and water skiing are very popular here. There is a wooded park above the village which offers some lovely walks. In 1926 Lord Waterford presented it to the public. In the centre of the village is an Anglo-Norman castle which was erected in the 12th Century. The Church of Ireland Church, St. Andrew was built in 1815 and the spire and tower were added in 1881.
Built as a mail packet terminal between 1814 and the late 1820's the harbour shifted the focus of the village. Mail for Waterford came to Dunmore from Milford Haven in Wales. The beautiful thatched houses and attractive buildings now in evidence mostly date from this period. Dunmore East was surrounded by big houses, where wealthy merchant families and navy officers made their homes during the British occupation. The Haven Hotel was one such house. Formerly the Villa Marina it was a holiday home for the Malcomsons, who had shipping and cotton interests.
During the 1960's and '70s, Dunmore was a major herring port, but when the stocks declined, the fishing boats were forced further a field to harvest their stocks. Today the harbour attracts ocean going yachts from Britain and Continental Europe and, of course, many sea anglers who enjoy hunting the great variety of fish off the Waterford coast. These visitors, together with the many who come by road, enjoy the hospitality and particular flavour of this lovely port
The Harbour Dunmore East
Dunmore East Lighthouse
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