Ormonde Castle, Carrick-on-Suir.

Ormonde Castle, Carrick-on-Suir.

Patsy Travers Mullins. The year is 1566 and a man named Tom Butler is standing in the courtyard of Ormonde Castle in Carrick-on-Suir. He is waiting for a ship coming upriver from Waterford. His focus is on a large semi-circular docking area for ships and barges built...
Placenames of the Three Sister Rivers

Placenames of the Three Sister Rivers

For Irelands Heritage Week 2020, Deena and I will host a series of guest blog posts each day on the Placenames of the Three Sister Rivers, the Barrow Nore and Suir.  Starting on Saturday 15thAugust,  we will post each day culminating in publishing a new...