Dunbrody Abbey

Dunbrody Abbey

by | May 17, 2019 | Built Heritage, Pill Placename

As a child growing up in Cheekpoint, Dunbrody Abbey loomed large in our lives.  It might have been in a different county, might have been separated by a fast lowing expanse of water, but it was a landmark that everyone knew, and I think, were proud of.  We learned...
Time and Tide waits for no man

Time and Tide waits for no man

by | May 9, 2019 | Fishing Heritage, River Lore

I started what has emerged into the tides and tales blog four years ago this month.  It began with stories that concentrated on my youth in Cheekpoint, themes of life, occupation and structures or local features such as the quay, church and limekilns. My favourite...
Rochestown roots, an Irish Homestead

Rochestown roots, an Irish Homestead

by | Apr 26, 2019 | Fishing Heritage, Guest Posts

This months guest blog is brought to us by Brian Forristal who remembers his ancestors in a small cottage in Rochestown, Co Kilkenny beside the fast flowing River Barrow. A family of boatmen and farm labourers, Brian’s recollections are set in the context of a...
1495 siege of Waterford

1495 siege of Waterford

by | Apr 19, 2019 | Shipwrecks, Waterford History

During an eleven day siege of Waterford in 1495, a river bombardment by the cities defenders on Reginalds Tower, successfully sunk two and repelled nine other ships in an eleven day siege.  A cannon from one of those sunken ships was discovered in Waterford in 1901,...