Na Clocha Liatha

Na Clocha Liatha, meaning 'the grey stones,' derives its name from the distinctive grey Cambrian rocks visible on the seafront. The place is first documented in 1795 in Topographia Hibernica as a noted fishing settlement. In the early 19th century, Greystones existed as a modest fishing hamlet with scattered families dwelling around the harbour area. By 1837, it comprised only a coastguard stat...