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terminus of the Waterford & Tramore railway. The situation is pleasant, and the neighbouring coastexhibits bold cliff scenery. The bay is open to the See also:

south, and is dangerous to navigators, as in foggy See also:

WEATHER (O. Eng. weder; the word is common to Teutonic languages; cf. Du. weder, Dan. veir, Icel. ve8r, and Ger. Wetter and Gewitter, storm; the root is wa- to blow, from which is derived " wind ")

weather it has been frequently mistaken for the entrance to Waterford See also:

HARBOUR (from M.E. hereberge, here, an army; cf. Ger. Heer and -beorg, protection or shelter. Other early forms in English were herberwe and haiborow, as seen in various place names, such as Market Harborough.. The French auberge, an inn, derived through

Harbour. On the cliffs to the See also:

west are three towers, one having a curious See also:

IRON [symbol Fe, atomic weight 55.85 (0=16)]

iron figure known as the " See also:

metal See also:

man," erected as a warning to sailors. The bay is divided into an See also:

OUTER

outer See also:

PART

part and an inner See also:

LAGOON (Fr. lagune, Lat. lacuna, a pool)

lagoon (the Back Strand) by a See also:

SPIT

spit of See also:

sand, with a strait, crossed by a See also:

ferry at its eastern extremity. A See also:

MONUMENT (Lat. monumentum or monumentum; from monere, to advise, bring to mind, remind; the German equivalent is Denkmal)

monument commemorates the See also:

WRECK

wreck of the troopship " Seahorse " in 1816. Four See also:

MILES, NELSON APPLETON (1839— )

miles west is Dunhill See also:

Castle, well situated on a precipitous See also:

rock.

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