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Dunmore East () is a popular tourist and fishing village in County Waterford, Ireland. Situated on the west side of Waterford Harbour on Ireland's southeastern coast, it lies within the barony of Gaultier (''Gáll Tír'' – "foreigners' land" in Irish):〔Canon P. Power, ''Place names of the Decies'', David Nutt, 1907, p.185〕 a reference to the influx of Viking and Norman settlers in the area. ==History== Iron Age people established a promontory fort overlooking the sea at Shanoon (referred to in 1832 as meaning the 'Old Camp' but more likely Canon Power's Sean Uaimh, 'Old Cave')〔Canon P. Power, ''Place names of the Decies'', David Nutt, 1907, p.207〕 at a point known for centuries as Black Nobb, where the old pilot station now stands, and underneath which a cave runs. Henceforth the place was referred to as Dun Mor, the Great Fort.〔Canon P. Power, ''Place names of the Decies'', David Nutt, 1907, p.207〕 Fish was an important part of the people's diet, and for hundreds of years a fishing community lived here. In about 1640, Lord Power of Curraghmore, who owned a large amount of property in the area, built a castle on the cliff overlooking the strand about two hundred metres from St. Andrew's Church. The castle was falling into ruin by the middle of the next century and now just one tower remains. The old church of Killea (Cill Aodha — Aodh's Church, Aodh is Irish for Hugh)〔Canon P. Power, ''Place names of the Decies'', David Nutt, 1907, p.207〕 is thought to have been built in the twelfth century and one wall still stands, opposite the Roman Catholic church of The Holy Cross, at the top of Killea hill. In Smith's history of Waterford, the village was mentioned as being a fishing port about the year 1745.〔Charles Smith,''Smiths History of Waterford'', 1746〕 The fishermen's homes were situated in the Lower Village near the Strand Inn and boats were launched from Counsellors Strand before the harbour was built. There is mention of a fleet of fifty fishing boats working from Dunmore East in 1776.〔J.J.Walsh, ''Waterford Yesterdays and Tomorrows'', Munster Express, 1968. p. 156〕 In about 1812 a decision was made at Westminister to create an entirely new landing point for passengers and mails coming to Ireland from London and southern England. The location selected was Dunmore East and £118,000 was set aside for the erection of a pier there.〔June Fennelly,''Decies Journal'', No. XXVI, 1984, p.17〕 So in 1814 dramatic changes took place when Alexander Nimmo, the Scottish engineer (builder of Limerick's Sarsfield Bridge) commenced work on the new harbour at Dunmore to accommodate the packet station for ships, which carried the Royal Mail between England and Ireland. The work consisted mainly of a massive pier or quay with an elegant lighthouse at the end. Nimmo's original estimate had been £20,000 but at the time of his death in 1832 £93,000 had been spent and the final cost was £108,000. By then (1837) the harbour had started to silt up, and the arrival of steam meant that the winding river could be negotiated easily, so the packet station was transferred to Waterford.〔Patrick C. Power,''History of Waterford,''. Mercier Press, 1990. p.136〕 However the existence of what for that time was a great sheltered harbour meant that Dunmore East was to gradually become an important fishing port. In addition, the village has been a popular holiday resort for many years. The Haven Hotel, formerly the Villa Marina, was a holiday home built by the Malcolmsons, who were involved financially in the American Civil War. The Fisherman's Hall in the village was also built by the family for fishermen to mend their nets. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Dunmore East」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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