Andrew Doherty

Meeting of the “Three Sisters”

by andrew | Apr 22, 2016 | River Lore

After 50 years of living with the geographical feature that is the meeting of the Three Sisters, you might think that I would take it for granted at this point. Truth is though, I can’t ever remember a time that the rivers fail to interest me. Ever...

Waterford harbour kidnappers

by andrew | Apr 15, 2016 | Irelands Maritime Heritage, Royal Navy, Waterford History

I first heard about the press gang menace while fishing for salmon in the river as a child. The story was introduced, like so many others by my father, in a dramatic way. We were drifting on the ebb tide at night, off Ryan’s shore, when we heard a boat rowing...

The light that sweeps the harbour

by andrew | Apr 8, 2016 | Irish Lighthouses, River Lore, Shipwrecks

One of my earliest childhood memories was playing with my siblings in the old house on the hill in Coolbunnia one chilly summer morning. The scene was unsettling to us I remember, because our usual/familiar view of the harbour, the three rivers flowing our towards...

Threatened monuments of Waterford harbour

by andrew | Apr 1, 2016 | Fishing Heritage, Waterford History

Some might consider this title a mite provocative. Indeed others might think on the date of publication and ponder a connection. However, although it is intended to be provocative, it is in no way a joke. The monuments I refer to are at least a millennium old and are...

Ice – Waterford’s forgotten trade

by andrew | Mar 25, 2016 | Built Heritage, Fishing Heritage, Irelands Maritime Heritage, River Lore

There’s nothing as fickle as a market I guess. Products that go from boom to bust in a few short years, or less today when we think of technology. In the past Waterford, along with many other ports traded in a commodity that was considered an essential for the...

Meeting of the “Three Sisters”

Waterford harbour kidnappers

The light that sweeps the harbour

Threatened monuments of Waterford harbour

Ice – Waterford’s forgotten trade

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