Research
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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.
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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...
From oar to engine – 900 years of the Passage to Ballyhack ferry
Introduction The Passage East Car Ferry is a vital transportation link. Operating at the narrowest point of Waterford estuary, it runs between Passage East in County Waterford and Ballyhack in County Wexford, Ireland. Running since 1982, the current car ferry service...
National Lottery Good Causes Awards
We are thrilled to announce that we have been awarded a County Finalist in the National Lottery Good Causes Awards 2025 in the Heritage category. The judging panel will reconvene over the next few weeks to review all County Finalists and shortlist the...
Port of Waterford 1111 podcast
As Waterford and the Port of Waterford celebrate 1,111 years this year, and to mark the occasion, Ireland’s oldest Port has launched a brand new podcast series ‘Port of Waterford 1111’ which explores the Port’s rich and varied maritime heritage. The new podcast series...
IRELAND’S SEA FISHERIES, 1400–1600
Ireland’s sea fisheries 1400 1600 (2023) looks at the rise and fall of sea fishing around Ireland, starting in the late 1300s and ending in the early 1600s. In the introduction, the author, Hayes, explains that past research focused too much on local stories and...
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