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Towns
Arthur's town or King's Bay
descriptions from Lewis's Topographical Dictionary of Ireland, 1837
ARTHURSTOWN or KING’S-BAY, a post-town in the parish of ST. JAMES, barony of SHELBURNE, county of WEXFORD, and province of LEINSTER, 9½ miles (S.E. by S.) from New Ross, and 80 (S. by W.) from Dublin city; containing 170 inhabitants.
This place is situated on Waterford harbour, three miles below the junction of the rivers Barrow, Nore and Suir, and derives its origin and name from its proprietor, Arthur, first and present Lord Templemore, whose seat is here, and by whom it has mostly been built within the last few years.
The trade consists
principally in the importation of coal and culm from South Wales, and slates
from Bangor; and the exportation to Waterford of corn, pigs, butter, eggs,
honey and poultry. It has a commodious quay, with a gravely strand open to
Waterford harbour; and a pier of millstone grit found in the quarries here,
306 feet in length, and originally intended for the accommodation of the boats
employed in the fishery, has been constructed at an expense of £3000,
of which £700 was granted by the late Fishery Board, and the remainder
was defrayed by Lord Templemore. Vessels of 100 tons’ burden can
come up close to the pier, but the entrance has lately become partially choked
with an accumulation of mud, which requires speedy removal, and the adoption
of some plan to prevent a recurrence of the obstruction. This place is a chief
constabulary police station and a station of the coast guard. There is a dispensary,
and a fever hospital was also built, but the Grand-Jury on application being
made for its support, deemed it unnecessary.
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