Tramore

Tramore is a beach motel town in County Waterford, on the southeast coast of Ireland. With humble origins as a small fishing village, the vicinity noticed speedy improvement upon the arrival of the railway from Waterford City in 1853. Initially the city flourished as a traveler vacation spot, attracting traffic from as a ways away as Dublin in summer and from in the direction of home all yr-spherical. As the populace grew step by step in the latter part of the twentieth century, Tramore became a satellite tv for pc and dormitory city of Waterford City, located some 13 km to the north.

Today the city is a popular destination for surfing and different water sports due to its big, sheltered bay and provision of accommodation and services. On 30 January 1816, the shipping ship Sea Horse foundered in Tramore Bay with the 2nd battalion of the 59th Regiment of Foot on board. 292 men and seventy one ladies and children perished. A monument to the incident is placed on Doneraile Walk and an obelisk marks a burial plot at Christ Church on Church Road.