by andrew | Sep 5, 2014 | Cheekpoint memories, Waterford Seafarers
On Saturday night, 12th Nov 1955 my Father, Bob Doherty and two others from Cheekpoint, my Uncle John and Jimmy (O’Dea) Doherty, were departing Liverpool as seamen aboard the MV Ocean Coast in dense fog. They were carrying general cargo and were bound for...
by andrew | Aug 29, 2014 | Guest Posts, Maritime Wexford, Shipwrecks, Waterford History
When I was a child I used to come to the cottage on the Green on Sundays, long weekends and summer holidays. It was my Grandparents, Tommy and May White’s house and it was always full of cousins, aunts and uncles and lots of gatherings and parties were held...
by andrew | Aug 22, 2014 | Maritime Wexford, Shipwrecks, Waterford History, Waterford Ships
SS Pembroke – AH Poole Collection NLI The SS Pembroke was built of steel by Laird Brothers of Birkenhead, in the year 1880 and was originally a paddle steamer. The Pembroke was registered at the Port of Milford. In 1896 the ship was altered by the shipyard...
by andrew | Aug 15, 2014 | Cheekpoint memories, Fishing Heritage
The Cheekpoint Fishing Heritage Project will host a social evening in the Reading Room Cheekpoint on Saturday 23rd Aug 2014 at 7.30 – 10pm. The event has a charge of €5 but senior citizens and children are free. Funds raised will go towards the running costs of...
by andrew | Aug 9, 2014 | Cheekpoint memories
Politicians in Ireland are currently at each others throats on the matter of water charges. Whatever your political views, which probably lie on or between two polar opposites – that water is a human right and should be provided free out of existing taxes, to water...
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