Research

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Research

The Tides and Tales Maritime Community Project currently has about 500 free-to-access blogs or primary research pieces, on the local maritime heritage available. All of this is free and available to the public and we have plans for much more.

The project also receives requests on a weekly basis for further information. Some research queries relate to the blogs already written, and others require further research, including linking with third parties to try and find satisfactory responses.

If you need further or more detailed research, including the references, either on an existing blog or any matter related to the maritime history of the Waterford area or beyond we would be happy to receive such requests.  However, in order to sustain the project we would need to charge a research fee. 

If you have a research question please contact our Coordinator through the contact page on our site.  The Coordinator will assess the query and let you know the query type and cost.  For example: 

€20 – Basic Query – supplying information already to hand, or easy to access.

€50 – Intermediate Query – This could be defined as a question requiring further research and time. 

€90 – Advanced Query – This relates to queries that require reaching out to relevant third parties. 

All funds so raised will go towards sustaining the Tides and Tales Maritime Community Project and making it possible to provide the blogs and this valuable resource material.

Our Blog

Tales of the Estuary

Tales of the Estuary

Our local drama group in East County Waterford has just completed four sold-out shows of a play that highlighted our fishing traditions and heritage of our locality, Tales of the Estuary. Performed to warm and attentive audiences, the play was a one-hour piece that...

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Barrow Railway Bridge Revived

post publication edit:  This was the 2025 April 1st post! An annual tradition on the page A new tourism initiative has just been announced. It will see the Barrow Railway Bridge Revived. It will also be seen as a game-changer for the fortunes of the South West Wexford...

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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...

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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...

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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. ...

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