roundstone harbour

This town was created in the early 19th century when Alexander Nimmo, a Scotsman, settled here to do some maritime engineering work. He encouraged some Scottish fishermen to settle here also, and so a small English speaking communtiy was set up in the midst of this Gaeltacht (Irish speaking) area.

The original name was cloch na Ron, loch meaning stone; but ron means seal, not round, therefore it should have been Seal's Stone and not Roundstone.