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Tides & Tales is a free-to-access site. We profile the best of Waterford and the surrounding areas’ maritime heritage.
Since 2014 we have continued to offer high quality content every month showcasing the richness of our maritime past. The story count is now exceeds 500 tales of ships, trades, people and the communities of the area.
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Two John Colcloughs, Two Violent Deaths
John Colclough of Tintern Abbey, Co. Wexford, was the second son of 'Sir' Vasey Colclough. As his older brother was in France, John took control of the family home and lands after his fathers death in 1794 and was seen as a productive and improving landlord. His...
Heritage Week 2026 report
Heritage Week 2026 was a tremendous success both locally and nationally. Working with the OPW as a seasonal guide at Ballyhack Castle we were very busy with visitors, requests for tours and supporting other events and sites. I also provided an illustrated talk at the...
Cruise of the RYS Eva
On Wednesday, 29th October 1862, the Royal Yacht Squadron vessel Eva was at anchor at Cheekpoint, Co Waterford, awaiting favourable sailing conditions before setting out on a Mediterranean cruise. A storm had cleared, and as the day broke, a watery sun confirmed the...
Map Man by Barry Dalby
Map Man: Irish Maps & Mapping is a new book published by Barry Dalby, the owner/operator of EastWest Mapping. The 184-page book is filled with numerous photos and as Barry states, it helps to "...address the various queries as to how we make maps, about features...
Arklow Cove Incident
On Tuesday evening, 4th August a major incident was averted as Arklow Cove was leaving Port of Waterford. At 9pm approximately the coaster was coming down the river on a flooding tide. It seems the engine failed and to avoid grounding at Morans Poles, Cheekpoint the...
Blockade of Waterford 1642
The following blog is an insight into an English naval blockade of Waterford and New Ross following an Irish uprising in 1641 which started the Confederate Wars 1641-1653. It is drawn from a first person account of Captain Thomas Powell of the armed merchantship...
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