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Dunmore East (Irish: Dún Mór, meaning 'big fort') [2] 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 (An Gháilltír – "land of the foreigner" in Irish [3]); a reference to the influx of Viking and Norman settlers in the area.
Dunmore, Pennsylvania. Dunmore is a borough in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States, adjoining Scranton. It is part of Northeastern Pennsylvania and was settled in 1835 and incorporated in 1862. Extensive anthracite coal, brick, stone, and silk interests had led to a rapid increase in the population from 8,315 in 1890 to 23,086 in 1940.
Description. The Waveney-class lifeboat at Dunmore East lifeboat was kept on a mooring. The steel hull is 44 feet 10 inches (13.67 m) long and 12 feet 8 inches (3.86 m) wide, drawing 4 feet 2 inches (1.27 m) of water. The hull is divided into seven watertight compartments including two survivor compartments and a crew space.
Dunmore East Lifeboat Station is located on West Wharf, at the harbour of Dunmore East, County Waterford, on the south coast of Ireland. A lifeboat station was opened here by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) in 1884. [1] Since 2021, it has operated the All-weather Shannon-class lifeboat, 13-41 William and Agnes Wray (ON 1348). [1]
Entrance to Dunmore Cave, pictured in 1996 The "Market cross", one of the large calcite formations. The caves are located to the east of and close to the N78 Kilkenny–Castlecomer road and about 11 km (6.8 mi) north of Kilkenny City. [4] The entrance is in the townland of Mohill, [1] where a tourist centre has been established at the site.
The first female (inshore) crew member was Elizabeth Hostvedt at Porthcawl in 1969, and Frances Glody was the first woman member of an all-weather lifeboat crew at Dunmore East in 1981. [76] Aileen Pritchard at Porthcawl was the first female lifeboat crew member to receive a medal for bravery. [79]
Gaultier GAA Club is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located on the outskirts of Dunmore East, a 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. This name, Gáll Tír meaning "foreigners' land" in Irish, refers to ...
Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) stations are the bases for the RNLI 's fleet of search and rescue lifeboats that cover the coastal waters around the entire British Isles, as well as major inland waterways. The service was established in 1824 and is operated largely by volunteers. Its headquarters are at Poole, Dorset and it is a ...