New Quay, County Clare Explained
New Quay or Newquay [1] 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.[2] New Quay is in the civil parish of Abbey and the historical barony of Burren.[1] [3] It is within the ecclesiastical parish of Carron & New Quay in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Galway, Kilmacduagh and Kilfenora.[4] The former holiday home of Lady Gregory, Mount Vernon Lodge, is located in a neighbouring townland, also called New Quay.[5] 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".[6] A pub and restaurant on the quayside, Linnane's Bar, is located in the former post office building.[7]
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Notes and References
- Web site: An Chéibh Nua / Newquay . logainm.ie . Placenames Database of Ireland . 3 April 2023 .
- Book: https://www.libraryireland.com/topog/A/Abbey-Burren-Clare.php . Abbey . . 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 .
- Book: http://www.clarelibrary.ie/eolas/coclare/places/burren_barony.htm . Parliamentary Gazetteer of Ireland . 1845. Barony of Burren. clarelibrary.ie .
- Web site: Parishes - Carron & New Quay . galwaydiocese.ie . 3 April 2023 .
- Web site: Mount Vernon Lodge, Newquay, New Quay, Clare . National Inventory of Architectural Heritage . buildingsofireland.ie . 3 April 2023 .
- Book: Henchy, James . New Quay . clarelibrary.ie . Irish Tourist Association . I.T.A. Topographical and General Survey . 1942 .
- Web site: Linnane's Lobster Bar – New Quay, Co. Clare – About Us . linnanesbar.com . 3 April 2023 .
