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a Dunmore East
Road map D5. Co Waterford.
* 1,600. @
The appeal of Dunmore East,
Waterford’s most charming
fishing village, lies chiefly in its
red sandstone cliffs and bustling
harbour. Paths run along the
foot of the cliffs, but for the best
views take the road that winds
uphill from the beach, past tidy
cottages and the ivy-clad
Azzurro to the Haven Hotel. A
gate nearby leads to delightful Busy fishing harbour at Dunmore East
gardens overlooking the fishing
boats below. Climbing further, Duncannon, with a broad sandy R Dunbrody Abbey
up steps cut into the rock, you beach and a star-shaped fort, Campile. Tel 051 388603. Open May–
are rewarded by views of the which was built in 1588 in Sep: 11am–6pm daily. & 8 = -
cliffs and noisy kittiwake colonies. expectation of an attack by the + Ballyhack Castle
Spanish Armada. Ballyhack. Tel 051 389468. Open end-
The coast road continues Jun–Aug: 10:30am–5pm Sat–Wed.
s Hook Peninsula south to Hook Head. Here is
the world’s oldest working light- R Tintern Abbey
Road map D5. Co Wexford. @ to Tel 051 562 650. Open 10am–5pm
Duncannon. g from Passage East to house, dating from 1172 and daily. 8 mid-May–Sep: daily. & -
Ballyhack (051 382480). n Fethard- now with its own visitor centre.
on-Sea (051 397502). Paths skirt the coast famous for
∑ hooktourism.com its fossils, seals and a variety of
sea birds.
This tapering headland of gentle Just 2 km (1.5 miles) east is
landscapes scattered with the village of Slade. A ruined
ancient ruins and quiet villages 15th-century tower house,
is perfect for a circular tour. Slade Castle, presides over the
The “Ring of Hook” route begins harbour where fishing boats
south of New Ross at Dunbrody cluster around the slipways.
Abbey, the ruins of a 12th- The road proceeds along the
century Cistercian church, but rugged coastline, past the resort
Ballyhack is another good place of Fethard-on-Sea and Saltmills
to start. Once a fortified crossing to the dramatic ruin of Tintern
point into County Waterford, Abbey. This 13th-century Norman lighthouse at Hook Head, on the
the town still has a ferry service Cistercian foundation was built tip of the Hook Peninsula
to neighbouring Passage East by William Marshall, Earl of
(see p151). Ballyhack Castle, Pembroke. Fields lead to an old
built by the Knights Templar in stone bridge and views over d New Ross
about 1450, contains a small Bannow Bay, where it is thought Road map D5. Co Wexford. * 6,000.
museum. About 4 km (2.5 miles) the Normans made their first @ n South Quay (051 421857).
beyond is the small resort of landing in 1169.
( Tue. ∑ experiencenewross.com
Galley Cruising Restaurants: The Quay
(051 421723). Open Apr–Oct.
Lying on the banks of the River
Barrow, New Ross is one of the
oldest towns in the county. Its
importance, now as in the past,
stems from its status as a port. In
summer there is much activity
on the river, with cruises plying
the Barrow, Nore and Suir rivers.
Docked at South Quay is The
Dunbrody Famine Ship, a full-
scale reconstruction of a cargo
ship that carried emigrants to
the US and Canada during the
Castle ruins and harbour at Slade on the Hook Peninsula famine. Traditional shopfronts line
For hotels and restaurants in this region see pp297–8 and pp311–13

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