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Trá Mhór

Tramore
Big strand
Trá Mhór—meaning 'big strand' or 'great beach'—takes its name from the extensive shoreline that defines the town's character. Located in the civil parish of Drumcannon, barony of Middlethird in County Waterford, Tramore has medieval roots stretching to the reign of Henry V, when the Irish sept of the Powers landed here and engaged in armed conflict with Waterford's citizens before being decisiv...

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