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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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Tides & Tales Heritage Week 2025 report
Yet again, Heritage Week continues to be one of the busiest times of the year for the project and 2025 was no different. What follows is a brief overview of the Tides & Tales Heritage Week 2025 report One significant challenge was my work schedule with the OPW as...
Shipwrecks Tramore Bay
Ivan Fitzgerald's Tramore of Yore site has some terrific articles on our local maritime past. His latest endevour is a listing of all the Shipwrecks Tramore Bay and its environs, from the 18th C onwards. I can't reblog the page (my lack of technical know how on show...
Tom Barton Bovril man
Waterford’s Spraoi International Street Arts Festival transforms Ireland’s Oldest City into a giant stage where artists from around the world perform for free. Returning this weekend the events culminate with the legendary parade. The title for this years event – the...
Veale’s Brigantine Melina
Veale’s Brigantine Melina An email query about the Veale seafarers of Waterford brought me to the Waterford Museum of Time this week in search of a painting of a Waterford vessel, the Melina. In the company of Cliona Purcell and Donnchadh Ó'Ceallacháin of the Museum,...
Tides & Tales Heritage Week 2025
Tides & Tales Heritage Week 2025 will be a busy time for the project. We have had multiple offers to provide inputs at various sites, but due to work commitments, we can only deliver three events this year. Heritage Week is one of our longest-running annual...
Daytripper to East Waterford 1888
Daytripper to East Waterford in 1888 is an extract of a visitors guide to Dunmore East, Woodstown and Passage East, taken from the book: A Trip to the South of Ireland by John Otteran Downey DUNMORE EAST CO WATERFORD {9 miles mail car week days 6 am 4 pm returning to...
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