About Dungarvan

The administrative headquarters for County Waterford, Dungarvan is a strategically located town on the southeast coast of Ireland. Dungarvan is one of the sister cities of Erie as designated by Sister Cities International.

Archaeological excavations can trace the area back nearly 40,000 years ago, when Dungarvan Town provided ideal living conditions for woolly mammoths, horses, and giant ground sloths.

The town grew into an urban center in the shelter of a large Anglo-Norman fortification founded in 1185. In 1215 the town was granted a charter by King John, and ruins of his castle are a prominent sight in the town center.

In the early nineteenth century Dungarvan was re-planned by the fifth and sixth Dukes of Devonshire, when a new square, streets and a bridge were constructed. Today it is a thriving business and residential center, providing an appealing blend of traditional and modern lifestyles.

Student Residence

The Park House Hotel – Self-Catering “Mews” (townhouses)

Located on the grounds of The Park Hotel in Dungarvan, Waterford County—newly constructed, fully furnished and finished to Bord Failte 4* standard.

Each house has three self-contained bedrooms, a fully fitted kitchen and dining room, laundry facilities, a comfortable living room with 20" Plasma TV, DVD player and music system, a shower room on the lower floor and a bath and shower room on the upper floor.

Surrounding the mews are landscaped gardens from which to enjoy the stunning views of the Colligan Estuary and the Comeragh Mountains.

Guests at the Park Hotel Shandon Mews are also entitled to complimentary use of the Aqua and Fitness center.

Located only two minutes from the town center and a mere five minute drive and twenty minute bike ride to the Copper Coast blue flag beaches and three Championship Golf Courses.