Lewis’s Topographical Dictionary – Waterford County

Abbeyside

Abbeyside, a village and suburb of the borough of  Dungarvan, in the barony of Decies-without-Drum, county of  Waterford, and province of Munster, containing 1859 inhabitants. This place derives its name from the remains of an ancient abbey, which is described in the article on Dungarvan; it is situated on an inlet of the bay, and is included within the electoral boundary of the borough of Dungarvan. The R.C. chapel for the district of East Dungarvan is situated here.

Author: Samuel Lewis