A brief history of Dungarvan Fire Brigade with photos of related artifacts in the museum collection donated by the late Jack English.
On the 24th December 1895 the schooner ‘The Moresby’ ran aground in Dungarvan Harbour with the loss of 20 lives.
Captain William Gibbons of Church Street died on 14 December 1894 age 67. In his will he left a bequest of £1,750 to the townspeople for the creation of a park, improvements at the lookout and for a park at Ringnasilloge.
The present church was rebuilt to a design by James Pain, about 1828, incorporating part of an earlier church of C. 1700.
The 1760 Map of Dungarvan is the earliest map of Dungarvan known to exist. The area was surveyed in 1760 and the map was completed by 1762 The first map is a detail of the town. The second shows the surrounding countryside and townlands.
This is one of Dungarvan ‘s most historic buildings. Its distinctive black & white facade terminates the view at the end of Main Street. The building was originally designed as a Market House, (an open arcade on the ground floor) with the Corporation Chambers overhead.
King John’s Castle was always the focus of English administration in the town of Dungarvan, it has had many occupants over the years notably it’s military garrison and in more recent times it has acted as the headquarters of the Royal Irish Constabulary.
Some general information on the geology of Waterford County, The Stone Age, The Shandon Caves, The Kilgreany Caves and Megalithic Tombs.
The old Town Hall is presently home to Waterford County Museum. From the time of its construction in the early 19th century it has been a grain store, town hall, theatre, dance hall, library and museum.
In 1855 Dungarvan adopted the Towns Improvement Act and in 1863 the Town Commissioners obtained the Dungarvan Harbour, Markets and Improvements Acts.
The most comprehensive history of the Poor Law, Famine and its aftermath in the Dungarvan Union (An area covering all of West Co. Waterford). The full 415 page book is now free online.
The first creamery using a mechanical separator in Ireland was set up in 1886. Ireland’s earliest creameries were all privately-owned. The first co-operative creamery, owned and run by the farmers which supplied it, was established in Drumcolliher in County Limerick in 1889.
Here you will find listed the street names of Dungarvan and Abbeyside in alphabetical order, the modern name is to the left. As can be seen many of the names have changed over the years.
Ogham is not a language. It is an alphabet based on the Latin alphabet. It was thought to have been invented in Ireland and derived from the Latin which had been introduced here by the early converts to Christianity. No examples of Ogham stones have been discovered on the Continent.
