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County Waterford, Ireland

Villages

Abbeyside

description from Lewis's Topographical Dictionary of Ireland, 1837

ABBEYSIDE, a village and suburb of the borough of DUNGARVAN, in the barony of DECIES-without-DRUM, county of WATERFORD, and province of MUNSTER, containing 1859 inhabitants.

This place derives its name from the remains of an ancient abbey, which is described in the article on Dungarvan; it is situated on an inlet of the bay, and is included within the electoral boundary of the borough of Dungarvan.

The Roman Catholic chapel for the district of East Dungarvan is situated here.

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