Road to the Passage Ferry

Road to the Passage Ferry

William Whittaker Barry completed a walking tour of Ireland. His journey was later published in book form as A Walking Tour Round Ireland in 1865, by R. Bentley in 1867. I am transcribing a short excerpt here of his trip from Waterford to the Passage East Ferry, to...
Passage East Mission 1912

Passage East Mission 1912

This month’s blog travels back to Passage East to the middle of June 1912. The origins of the story were a photo which photographer Andy Kelly shared with me some years back that he had received from Sean Furlong, who generously allowed me to use it for this...
Ballyhack Castle

Ballyhack Castle

Introduction Ballyhack Castle is a 15th century tower house with some amazing defensive features and an interesting story to tell. Strategically located on the historic Waterford harbour, the castle has witnessed almost 600 years of Irish history, its village and hill...