Dungarvan
Irish: Dún Garbhán | |
|---|---|
Town | |
 Dungarvan's harbour | |
 Coat of arms | |
| Motto(s): Ní Maraidhe Go Stiúrthóir Can't Have a Mariner Without a Steersman | |
  Dungarvan Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 52°05′04″N 7°38′23″W / 52.0845°N 7.6397°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Munster |
| County | Waterford |
| Area | |
• Total | 4.63 km2 (1.79 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1 m (3 ft) |
| Population | 10,081 |
| Time zone | UTC±0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (IST) |
| Eircode routing key | X35 |
| Telephone area code | +353(0)58 |
| Irish Grid Reference | X259930 |
| Website | waterfordcoco.ie |
Dungarvan (Irish: Dún Garbhán, meaning 'Garbhann's Fort') is a coastal town and harbour in County Waterford, on the south-east 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.[2][3] The town is in a townland and civil parish of the same name.[4]
Dungarvan's Irish name means 'Garbhann's fort', referring to Saint Garbhann who founded a church there in the seventh century.[5] The town had a population of 10,081 at the 2022 census, making it the third most populous in the county.[1]
- ^ a b "Interactive Data Visualisations: Towns: Dungarvan". Census 2022. Central Statistics Office. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
- ^ "County Waterford In Context". Waterford City and County Council. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 24 July 2010.
- ^ Local Electoral Area Boundary Committee Report 2013p. 124: The new local electoral area in the west of the county acknowledges the position and status of Dungarvan, which is currently the 'county' town of Waterford County Council and has a town council.
- ^ "Dún Garbhán/Dungarvan". Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ^ "Dungarvan History". dungarvan.ie. Archived from the original on 31 May 2015. Retrieved 2 May 2015.