Port Nua

Port Nua derives from Irish 'port' (port, bank, or fort) and 'nua' (new), referring to a small port developed in the mid-nineteenth century. The name itself held no antiquity according to John O'Donovan's 1849 analysis, which noted the settlement was still under development as a fishing port with quays being constructed by the Board of Works during the Famine era. The Statistical Survey of 1802...