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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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Mudboats
Introduction In the late 19th Century, James Otway, harbour engineer, wrote a paper for the Institution of Civil Engineers of Ireland. His topic was the development of the Port and Harbour of Waterford. The entire paper is a fascinating glimpse into Waterford Port...
St John’s Pill
St John's Pill Waterford's St John's Pill or St John's River is a historic landmark in the development of the city. Initially, it was a major factor in Viking settlers choosing the area for their Longphort. The marshes it drained provided a strategic defence for the...
Pilot Boat Master
Like every port in Ireland and beyond - there are rules. Many of these are standard, but others are unique and specific to a given port, primarily due to its geographic location. Waterford had many such specific rules and one category was for the Pilot Boat Master. ...
I was delighted to come across this podcast from Finn Dwyer - AKA Irish History Podcast. Its a question I am often asked. He covers it comprehensively here - although he doesn't touch on the scotch weir phenomenon. During the Great Hunger of the 1840s, one million...
Shipwrecks off the Waterford Coast 1914-1918
There has been a long history of shipwrecks off the Waterford coast. During the First World War and the battle for control of the seas between the German and British navies, many ships were sunk along the coast of Waterford in the period 1914-1918. The addition of the...
Captain Jim Murphy turns 80
Jim Murphy - the Early Years Jim Murphy was born on the 6th of February 1945. Born to a maritime family, in a maritime community, it's perhaps not surprising that he chose the sea for a career. Settling in Liverpool in the mid-1960s he steadily rose through the ranks...
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