ORIGINAL ANTIQUE MAP NAUTICAL CHART Ireland Eire Wexford Kinsale Harbor

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ANTIQUE ORIGINAL MAPTERRITORY NAUTICAL CHART
[Thismap is not a reproduction or from a scan, and it's printed on a thick papermatting surface. My Map collection, passed down by my grandfather, has beenstored flat and folded]
Ireland
Eire Wexford Kinsale Harbor,
Rosslare Harbour, Waterford Harbor
See Photos for condition.
Waterford Harbour
(
Irish
:
Loch Dá Chaoch / Cuan Phort Láirge
) is a natural
harbour
at the mouth of the
Three Sisters
; the
River Nore
, the
River Suir
and the
River Barrow
in
Ireland
. It is navigable for shipping to both
Waterford
and
New Ross
. The
Port of Waterford
is capable of accommodating vessels up to 32,000 tons
dwt
. It separates
County Waterford
from
County Wexford
on the eastern side of the estuary.
Dunmore East
is a fishing village and popular holiday resort situated on the west side of the harbour and is generally considered to be the western limit. On the west side, there is also a headland called
Creaden Head
The eastern limit is
Hook Head
, marked by the
Hook Lighthouse
, on the Hook peninsula.
Kinsale
(
/
k
ɪ
n
ˈ
s
eɪ
l
/
kin-
SAYL
;
Irish
:
Cionn tSáile
, meaning 'head of the brine'
[2]
) is a historic port and fishing town in
County Cork
,
Ireland
. Located approximately 25 km (16 mi) south of
Cork City
on the southeast coast near the
Old Head of Kinsale
, it sits at the mouth of the
River Bandon
, and has a population of 5,281 (as of the 2016 census)
[1]
which increases in the summer when tourism peaks.
Kinsale is a holiday destination for both Irish and overseas tourists.
[3]
Leisure activities include yachting, sea angling, and golf. The town also has several art galleries, Ireland's only
meadery
,
[
citation needed
]
and a large yachting marina close to the town centre.
[
citation needed
]
The town is known for its restaurants,
[4]
including the Michelin-starred
Bastion restaurant
,
[5]
and holds a number of annual gourmet food festivals.
[6]
As a historically strategic port town, Kinsale's notable buildings include
Desmond Castle
(associated with the
Earls of Desmond
and also known as the French Prison) of
c.
1500
, the 17th-century
pentagonal bastion fort
of
James Fort
on
Castlepark
peninsula, and
Charles Fort
, a partly restored
star fort
of 1677 in nearby Summercove.
[7]
Other historic buildings include the
Church of St Multose
, (
Church of Ireland
) of 1190, St. John the Baptist (
Catholic
) of 1839, and the Market House of
c.
1600
.
[7]
Kinsale is in the
Cork South-West
(
Dáil Éireann
) constituency, which has three seats.
Wexford
(
Irish
:
Loch Garman
)
[2]
is the
county town
of
County Wexford
,
Ireland
. Wexford lies on the south side of
Wexford Harbour
, the estuary of the
River Slaney
near the southeastern corner of the
island of Ireland
. The town is linked to
Dublin
by the
M11/N11
National Primary Route
; and to
Rosslare Europort
,
Cork
and
Waterford
by the
N25
. The
national rail network
connects it to Dublin and Rosslare Europort. It had a population of 20,188 according to the 2016 census.
[1]
The village of
Rosslare Harbour
(
Irish
:
Calafort Ros Láir
),
[2]
also known as
Ballygeary
, grew up to serve the needs of the
harbour
of the same name (now called
Rosslare Europort
), first developed in 1906 by the
Great Western Railway
and the
Great Southern and Western Railway
to accommodate
steamferry
traffic between Great Britain and Ireland. This port also serves France and Spain, traffic is mainly roll-on roll-off (RoRo).
Rosslare Harbour railway station
opened on 30 August 1906.
[3]