The ardmore tower stood a siege in august, 1642, on which occasion ordnance was actually brought into use against it. The round tower hotel core building was built in the 1920s as accommodation for the irish college adjoining now a private house. Round tower hotel the 3star round tower hotel is located walk from the sand beach. Coastal walk, ardmore village, co waterford the coastal walk around ardmore village has some stunning surprises, including a shipwreck and the last round tower built in ireland. Ardmore, at that time, was an official gaeltacht gaelic speaking area. In september 2014, ardmore was included on a shortlist of irelands top tourist. The entrance to the round tower is located 4 meters above ground level. Purpose edit this section possibly contains original research.
Ardmore round tower st declans church ireland youtube. In the history of round towers the story of the present tower claims a place apart. Its stands at 97 feet tall and contains four stories. See the 1950s black and white photo in our gallery page of the irish college and dormitory accommodation now our hotel. One of irelands earliest christian settlements, the round tower and cathedral sit over the village of ardmore and look out onto the celtic sea. It is believed to be the oldest christian settlement in ireland. Ardmore would have been a very attractive location to raiding vikings, during their infamous lightening raids on ireland. It also served to protect portable wealth such as chalices, relics and books. Ardmore is a seaside resort and fishing village in county waterford, ireland, not far from youghal on the south coast of ireland, with a permanent population of around 430, that increases in the tourist season. The round tower at ardmore, county waterford, believed to be the latest built in ireland c. Please improve it by verifying the claims made and adding inline citations.
The round tower was designed as a place of refuge in times of danger, for the religious community residing in this area. At this venue youll find 24hour reception, dry cleaning service and ironing service. Visit ardmore round tower on your trip to ardmore or ireland. Summerfield lodge is located in youghal in the county of cork. Saint declan lived in the region at some time in the period 350450 ad and christianised the area before the coming of saint patrick.
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