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Dungarvan Town

DÚN GARBHÁN

My Townland

My name is Meabh and I live in Abbeyside, Dungarvan. Abbeyside in Irish is Dún na Mainistreach, which means Fort of the Abbey. It is called that because Monks used to live there 500 years ago. There are 3 schools in Abbeyside & over 300 red houses in Abbeyside. A train used to run from Dungarvan to Waterford a long ago. I  live in Park Lane and I live beside the railway. It is now a walkway which is now called the track. We have a beach called the White Strand because the sand is very pale.

by Meabh

The information here is taken from a brochure prepared by Waterford County Council. They gave us permission to use it on our website.

The Crystal Clean County

 

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Dungarvan has all the benefits of being situated in an ideal environment and yet within easy reach of Waterford (48km), Cork (80km) and Kilkenny (80 km). The International Airport at Cork is only an hour and ten minutes drive and Rosslare Harbour is just 2 hours away. Waterford Regional Airport is less than 1 hour away. The town is served with an excellent bus service with frequent daily connections to Waterford, Kilkenny, Limerick, Cork and Dublin. The road network around Dungarvan is excellent, with commuting time to Waterford city just 35 minutes along the improved N25.

Major Employers and No. of Employees...

  • Waterford Crystal 457

  • Lakefield e-Technology 35

  • Glaxo Smithkline 400

  • Microchem Labs. 82

  • Stafford Miller 400

  • Century Homes 45

  • Radley Engineering 150

  • Waterford County Co. 388

  • Shanley Electrical 101

  • Dungarvan T.C. 50

  • Waterford Joinery 55

  • Gardai 39

  • Microbrush 50

  • Ardmore Technology 30

  • GlanBia 50

  • S.E.H.B. 100

Population 2002 Figures.
The population of Dungarvan Urban District continues to increase and the most recent census of 2002 puts the population of the Town at 7,220. The Dungarvan Rural District has a population of 8,120. The total population therefore of the Town and its hinterland is 15,340.

Catchment Area.

The population within a twenty minute (20m) commuter catchment is estimated at 36,000. This covers from West of Kilmacthomas to the Cappoquin/Lismore area. Within this area there are a number of attractive small towns and villages, all of which have their own identity based on parish and community activity. The principal centres that provide most of the daily commuters to Dungarvan include; (Location Distance in miles) Ardmore, 13; Ballinroad, 3; Ballyduff, 22; Bunmahon, 14; Cappoquin, 11; Clashmore, 14; Kilmacthomas, 15; Lismore, 15; Ring (Gaeltacht) 6; Stradbally, 10; Tallow, 18; Villierstown 12.