Waterford Towns & Villages

Waterford is the epicentre of a thriving tourist region which takes in Dunmore East, Tramore, Carrick on Suir, The Comeragh Mountains, The Ring of Hook to name but a few. Below is a list of the main towns and villages to explore during your visit to the region.

	Annestown & Boatstrand Boatstrand’s tiny harbour has provided a living for generations of Copper Coast fishermen, from early times, right up to the present day. More details +
	An Rinn In County Waterford there is a small Gaeltacht region known as An Rinn. It is a world apart with its welcoming people, its scenery, its seascape and above all its cultural vitality. More details +
	Ardmore Ardmore is renowned for its fine Round Tower, 12th century beautifully proportioned monument to Irish monastic life and is one of the finest, if late, examples of this type of structure in Ireland. More details +
	Ballymacarbry Tipperary and its exploration pivots round the lovely village of Ballymacarbry on the main route from Dungarvan to Clonmel. More details +
	Bunmahon West of Tramore lies one of the most spectacular coastal stretches known as the "Copper Coast", due to the tradition of copper mining in the area. More details +
	Cappoquin In West Waterford, this quiet market town lies beneath the southern slopes of the Knockmealdown Mountains and at the head of the tidal River Blackwater estuary. More details +
	Dungarvan Town Dungarvan is a thriving commercial and tourist town and is an ideal centre for touring the Comeragh Mountains and the Ring Peninsula. More details +
	Dunmore East Dunmore East is a charming little fishing port and seaside resort on the southern coast of Ireland, near the mouth of Waterford Harbour. More details +
	Fenor The bog of Fenor is a natural storehouse of fenland flora and fauna and a sanctuary for nature lovers with its information/picnic area and raised boardwalk. More details +
	Lismore Almost the definitive example in these Islands of an Estate town, Lismore is a place linked with a deep sense of history. More details +
	Portlaw Built by the Malcolmsons as a model village for the workers of their cotton-spinning mills, Portlaw suffered when the Irish industry was squeezed by protective tax barriers. More details +
	Rathgormack Rathgormack is the ideal location for exploring the many attractions of North Waterford including Crotty's Lake, Coumshingaun Lake, the Mahon Falls, the Nire Valley in the Comeragh Mountains. More details +
	Stradbally Stradbally on the "Copper Coast" road, is a picturesque village of neat thatched and slated cottages and has been awarded the tidy towns competition title on numerous ocassions. More details +
	Tramore Meaning “Big Strand”, Tramore is one of the most aptly named towns in the region, with its famous 5 km golden, sandy beach surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, and one of the regions most popular resorts. More details +
	Waterford City Waterford not only boasts some of the most beautiful countryside in Ireland, particularly the splendid scenery of West Waterford's mountain passes, but it also has a spectacular coastline of safe sandy beaches. More details +