by andrew | Sep 26, 2014 | Cheekpoint memories
I’m not sure when exactly Civil Defence started in the area but I joined in 1978 just as I began first year in De La Salle secondary school. At the time, Peter Power of Faithlegg was the unit leader and each Tuesday night if memory serves we would go up to the...
by andrew | Sep 19, 2014 | Built Heritage, Cheekpoint memories
As a child growing up in Cheekpoint the two most obvious built landmarks, in terms of scale and impact were the Great Island Power Station and the Barrow Bridge. The power station was a noisy, dirty and rambling edifice that we knew we had to endure. The bridge...
by andrew | Sep 12, 2014 | Cheekpoint memories, Waterford History
It must have been at around the start of 4th class that we were first began learning our trade as it were on the altar in Faithlegg. It was a big affair. As youngsters we were up at the front of the Church for Sunday mass and any and all religious services and days...
by andrew | Sep 5, 2014 | Cheekpoint memories, Waterford Seafarers
On Saturday night, 12th Nov 1955 my Father, Bob Doherty and two others from Cheekpoint, my Uncle John and Jimmy (O’Dea) Doherty, were departing Liverpool as seamen aboard the MV Ocean Coast in dense fog. They were carrying general cargo and were bound for...
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