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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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A decade aboard the Geraldine – Cox Brothers, Waterford
On St Patrick's Day 1880 the Waterford-owned sailing vessel Geraldine lay in New York. Under British registry, the ship was supposed to fly its national flag, a requirement of any ship in a foreign port. However as it was St Patrick's Day, the crew in an expression...
Waterford’s Elusive Maritime Heritage Centre
I'm regularly asked three questions - One: Is the origin of the phrase By Hook or by Crooke local. Two: How did the Portlairge end up in Wexford? And finally three: When is Waterford getting a maritime museum? The first has been mentioned in several blogs here, the...
Daphne French – Remembering a pioneering yachtswoman
Today, March 8th is International Women’s Day. To celebrate it, we have a guest blog from David Carroll to recall the life and times of Daphne French, a yachtswoman who lived in Dunmore East during David’s childhood in the 1950s and 60s. David was the son of the...
Flanagans Fish Shop Closure -end of an era
Last week Flanagans closed after a remarkable history of almost 116 years. In fact, a week shy of that, for Martin J Flanagan opened on Friday 28th February 1908. Ironically that was a leap year too. Waterford Standard - Wednesday 26 February 1908; page 2The original...
The Millstone Era in Waterford Harbour
Introduction Over the centuries, people have harnessed the power of water via ponds, streams and rivers to drive wheels, which created the power to grind wheat, corn and other grains. The fertile valley and hinterland along the Three Sisters rivers had many...
An Irish record in cargo handling
Earlier this week Dave O'Hallorahan contacted me via Twitter - yes I know it's got a new name, but it's bad enough to use the platform knowing the new owner, without embracing the change- to say that an interesting ship was off Dunmore. A quick search on Vessel Finder...
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