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Tourist Spot Attractions In County Waterford

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County Waterford is a county in Ireland. It is in the South-East Region in the province of Munster. It is named after the city of Waterford, which is derived from the Old Norse name Veðrafjǫrðr or Vedrarfjord. There is an Irish-speaking area, Gaeltacht na nDéise, in the south-west of the county. Waterford City and County Council is the local authority for the county. The population of the county at large, including the city, is 113,795 according to the 2011 census.
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  • 1. Ardmore Round Tower Ardmore
    Declán of Ardmore , also called Déclán, was an early Irish saint of the Déisi Muman, who was remembered for having converted the Déisi in the late 5th century and for having founded the monastery of Ardmore in what is now Co. Waterford. The principal source for his life and cult is a Latin Life of the 12th century. Like Ailbe of Emly, Ciarán of Saigir and Abbán of Moyarney, Declán is presented as a Munster saint who preceded Saint Patrick in bringing Christianity to Ireland. He was regarded as a patron saint of the Déisi of East Munster.
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  • 3. Dungarvan Castle Dungarvan
    Dungarvan is a coastal town and harbour in County Waterford, on the south 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's Irish name means Garbhann's fort, referring to Saint Garbhann who founded a church there in the seventh century. The town lies on the N25 road , which connects Cork, Waterford and Rosslare Europort.
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  • 4. St Declan's Well and Oratory Ardmore
    Declán of Ardmore , also called Déclán, was an early Irish saint of the Déisi Muman, who was remembered for having converted the Déisi in the late 5th century and for having founded the monastery of Ardmore in what is now Co. Waterford. The principal source for his life and cult is a Latin Life of the 12th century. Like Ailbe of Emly, Ciarán of Saigir and Abbán of Moyarney, Declán is presented as a Munster saint who preceded Saint Patrick in bringing Christianity to Ireland. He was regarded as a patron saint of the Déisi of East Munster.
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  • 5. Ardmore Open Farm Ardmore
    The Ardmore Open was a golf tournament on the LPGA Tour, played only in 1954. It was played at the Ardmore Country Club in Ardmore, Oklahoma. Patty Berg won the event.
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  • 7. Ballysaggartmore Towers Lismore
    Ballysaggartmore Towers are two ornate entrance lodges that are situated on the former Ballysaggartmore Demesne approx 2.5 kilometres from the town of Lismore in County Waterford, Ireland. The structures are considered architectural follies.
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  • 8. The Viking Triangle Waterford
    Waterford is a city in Ireland. It is in County Waterford in the south east of Ireland and is part of the province of Munster. The city is situated at the head of Waterford Harbour. It is the oldest and the fifth most populous city in the Republic of Ireland. It is the eighth most populous city on the island of Ireland. Waterford City and County Council is the local government authority for the city. Waterford is known for Waterford Crystal, a legacy of the city's former glass-making industry. According to the 2016 Census, 53,504 people live in the city of Waterford., and a metropolitan population of 82,963.
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  • 9. The Metal Man Tramore
    The following list of disasters in Great Britain and Ireland is a list of major disasters which relate to the United Kingdom since 1801, or the states that preceded it , or involved their citizens, in a definable incident or accident such as a shipwreck, where the loss of life was forty or more.
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  • 11. Christ Church Cathedral Waterford
    Christ Church Cathedral, Waterford, or more formally, the Cathedral of The Holy Trinity, Christ Church, is a cathedral of the Church of Ireland in Waterford City, Ireland. It is in the ecclesiastical province of Dublin. Previously the cathedral of the Diocese of Waterford, it is now one of six cathedrals in the United Dioceses of Cashel and Ossory.
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  • 12. Cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity Waterford
    The Cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity is the cathedral church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Waterford and Lismore located in Barronstrand Street, Waterford City, Ireland.
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  • 13. Edmund Rice Heritage Centre Waterford
    Blessed Edmund Ignatius Rice, CFC , was a Roman Catholic missionary and educationalist. He was the founder of two religious institutes of religious brothers: the Congregation of Christian Brothers and the Presentation Brothers. Rice was born in Ireland at a time when Catholics faced oppression under Penal Laws enforced by the British authorities, though reforms began in 1778 when he was a teenager. He forged a successful career in business and, after a tragic accident which killed his wife and left his daughter disabled and with learning difficulties, thereafter devoted his life to education of the poor. Christian Brothers and Presentation Brothers schools around the world continue to follow the traditions established by Edmund Rice .
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  • 14. St. Saviour's Dominican Priory Waterford
    Canons regular are priests in the Latin Church living in community under a rule , and sharing their property in common.
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  • 15. Mount Melleray Abbey Cappoquin
    Mount Melleray Abbey is a Trappist monastery in Ireland, founded in 1833. It is situated on the slopes of the Knockmealdown Mountains, near Cappoquin, Diocese of Waterford. It is famous in literature due to Seán Ó Ríordáin's poem Cnoc Mellerí in Eireaball Spideoige . Furthermore, renowned Irish author James Joyce mentions Mount Melleray in the final short story of his 1914 collection, Dubliners. In this story, entitled The Dead, the monks of Mount Melleray are noted for their exceptional hospitality and piety.
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