Cheekpoints Textile industry of the late 18th C

by | Aug 21, 2015 | Uncategorised

One of the industries that grew up in Cheekpoint in conjunction with the Mail Packet station was textiles.  Nothing now remains, except some brief mentions of the trade and local lore.  It appears that the Cheekpoint venture was part of an initiative in the...

August 15th, last day of the salmon season

by | Aug 14, 2015 | Uncategorised

The salmon driftnet season traditionally closed on August 15th, and it was always brought mixed feelings.  Grateful to have a break after the rigor of 24hr a day fishing, but conscious that within a week you’d be longing to be back into the familiar rhythm...

Owen family Cheekpoint 1787-1836

by | Jul 31, 2015 | Uncategorised

We briefly met with the Owen’s last week, when I introduced the forthcoming walk for Heritage Week; Cheekpoint’s Industrial Age.  This week I wanted to take a closer look at the family. The Owen’s came to Cheekpoint in 1787 to run the Mail...

Cheekpoint’s era as an industrial village

by | Jul 24, 2015 | Uncategorised

In 1785 Cornelius Bolton along with other investors bought out the Mail Packet Station, then based at Passage East and moved it upriver to Cheekpoint, Co Waterford.  Around this business, Bolton built a vibrant industrial village.  The man who came to run...