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The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland - 1868
[From The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland 1868 Transcribed by Colin Hinson ©2018 ]"RATHMOYLAN, a parish in the barony of Gaultiere, county Waterford, province of Munster, Ireland, 2 miles S.W. of Dunmore. East Passage is its post town. This parish lies along the coast of St. George's Channel, and includes the village of Ballymacaw. The coast is rocky. The inhabitants are chiefly engaged in the fisheries. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Waterford, value with Killea, £331, in the patronage of the crown. There are two schools. Numerous caves occur along the coast, formed by the action of the waves."
"RHINESHARK, a creek on the E. side of Tramore Bay, barony of Middlethird, county Waterford, Ireland, 6 miles S.W. of Waterford. It lies between Brownstown and Great Newtown Heads, and is dangerous for shipping."
"RINESHARK HARBOUR, a creek in the barony of Gaultiere, county Waterford, Ireland. It lies on the E. side of Tramore Bay, and is dangerous for ships."