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Tramore City Info & Local Attractions

Beach View in Tramore

Above : Beach View In Tramore

Tramore

Brief Description

Hillside resort with fine pier and 3 miles of sandy beach. Nearby Guillameen Cove and Newtown Cove. Lookout for the “Metal Man” on Great Newtown Head. Legend has it the girl who manages to hop around the base three times without touching the ground with the other foot will be married in a year. E-mail askpaddy if you can prove this correct.

Local Area attractions

Golf Courses, Racecourse, surfing, bathing, amusement park all washed by the warm Gulf Stream air. Walks along the Doneralie Cliffs.

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Posted on January 25th, 2008 under Waterford. Tags: , , , , , , , , , , . Comments: 1

Lismore City Info & Local Attractions

Picture of Lismore Castle

Above : Picture of Lismore Castle

Lismore

Brief Description

Standing on the River Blackwater at one time it boosted 20 Churches. St Carthach found a monastery here in 7th century. It suffered Viking assaults and burnings.

Lismore Castle was built by King John in1185 probably on the site of St Carthach’s monastry. Its was passed to Sir Walter Raleigh who sold it in 1602 to Richard Boyle, “Great Earl of Cork”. Robert Boyle the chemist, who gave us Boyle’s Law was born here. In1753 it passé to the Devonshires one of whom rebuilt it from ruin in 1812.

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Posted on January 25th, 2008 under Waterford. Tags: , , , , , , , , . Comments: 1