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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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The Waterford Proposal – Establishing the present day system of ships navigational lights
For centuries navigation at sea was conducted with care, and attention but a certain degree of providence. Until the coming of steam power, this approach had a certain veracity – ships under sail tended to follow the winds and prevailing weather systems and thus...
Waterford to Dublin by the Ouida motorboat- 1911
I'm delighted to introduce this guest blog, written by Avril Harris based on the diary entries of her father-in-law Ernie Harris of Waterford city. It gives a fascinating glimpse into the country of Ireland at the start of the 20th Century and a form of river traffic...
Passing of the PS Ida
On Saturday 1st July 1902 the Paddle Steamer Ida ceased operation on the New Ross to Waterford run. The paddle steamers had commenced from the town in 1836 when the newly formed Waterford Steamship Company saw a means of getting agricultural produce to the city...
Bristol to Waterford by steamer 1837 – a ladies view
In June of 1837 Charlotte Elizabeth arrived at Bristol from London with her two sons, freshly released from their boarding school. They were to journey to Wexford via Waterford city and New Ross. To get there they needed to board a paddle steamer. They had already...
Cheekpoint – A Community of the Tides. Heritage Week ’24
This year's Heritage Week event which runs from 17 – 25 August 2024 is titled Connections, Routes and Networks. The theme invites us to explore how we are connected through physical or cultural connections. Tides and Tales Maritime Community Project will mark this...
Lifeboats that have served at Dunmore East 1884-present
As part of the 2024 Mayday Mile fundraising efforts for the RNLI Team Dunmore East has been working away to raise donations towards this vital cause in a coastal community. This year my wife Deena and I have contributed by walking at least a mile a day for the month...
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