Twice sunk schooner Cintra

Those who have looked on the photos depicting the bustling trade on Waterford and New Ross quays in the 19th Century must wonder at the safety aspect of so many ships in close proximity.  Indeed the risks associated with this golden age of sea travel have made for...

Launching the punts (and book)

This day next week Friday 20th October I will launch my first book titled Before the Tide Went Out.  It takes place at Jack Meades on the Cheekpoint road at 7.30pm and everyone is welcome.  Of course launches are something I am very familiar with.  Launching punts...

The Cheekpoint Disco

Few could imagine in this day and age, the joy of attending a disco in an old hall, with broken windows and a sagging floor with dodgy electrics and no toilet or running water.  But in rural Cheekpoint in the 1970’s every teenager from the village and for miles...
Cheekpoint Castle

Cheekpoint Castle

I recently confirmed something, that I had previously only suspected.  That there were two Motte and Bailey castles in the area of Cheekpoint dating to the Norman conquest.  One we know for certain was on the land of Phil Gough in Faithlegg.  The other however is a...