New Quay, County Clare
New Quay or Newquay (Irish: An Chéibh Nua) is a small coastal settlement in County Clare, Ireland. It takes its name from the quay built at this point on Galway Bay in the 19th century. New Quay is in the civil parish of Abbey and the historical barony of Burren. It is within the ecclesiastical parish of Carron & New Quay in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Galway, Kilmacduagh and Kilfenora. The former holiday home of Lady Gregory, Mount Vernon Lodge, is located in a neighbouring townland, also called New Quay. In the ITA Topographical and General Survey, published by the Irish Tourist Association in 1942, New Quay is described as "scarcely [..] a village as the houses are very scattered. However there is a Guards station, a P.O., and two shops". A pub and restaurant on the quayside, Linnane's Bar, is located in the former post office building.
References
- ^ "An Chéibh Nua / Newquay". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
- ^ "Abbey". A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland. Lewis. 1837.
The small port of New Quay is situated about a quarter of a mile to the north of the village of Burren [..] at the village of New Quay (so called from the construction of this quay, about eight years since), a little to the east of an older one, of which there are still some remains
- ^ "Barony of Burren". Parliamentary Gazetteer of Ireland. 1845 – via clarelibrary.ie.
- ^ "Parishes - Carron & New Quay". galwaydiocese.ie. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
- ^ "Mount Vernon Lodge, Newquay, New Quay, Clare". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
- ^ Henchy, James (1942). New Quay. Irish Tourist Association – via clarelibrary.ie.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help) - ^ "Linnane's Lobster Bar – New Quay, Co. Clare – About Us". linnanesbar.com. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
Further reading
- Cooke, Thomas L. (1842), "Autumnal Rambles about New Quay, County Clare", Galway Vindicator – via clarelibrary.ie