Research
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The Tides & Tales Maritime Community Project currently has in excess of 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. Feel free to search the site, use the blog categorisations or contact the project if you require help.
In some cases this is a simple process of sharing details already to hand. We always endevour to respond. 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 may 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:
€0 – Straight forward query with information readily to hand.
€20 – Basic Query – supplying information we have on file or relatively 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 raised will go towards sustaining the Tides & Tales Maritime Community Project and making it possible to provide the blogs and this valuable resource material.
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Heritage Week 2026 report
Heritage Week 2026 was a tremendous success both locally and nationally. Working with the OPW as a seasonal guide at Ballyhack Castle we were very busy with visitors, requests for tours and supporting other events and sites. I also provided an illustrated talk at the...
Cruise of the RYS Eva
On Wednesday, 29th October 1862, the Royal Yacht Squadron vessel Eva was at anchor at Cheekpoint, Co Waterford, awaiting favourable sailing conditions before setting out on a Mediterranean cruise. A storm had cleared, and as the day broke, a watery sun confirmed the...
Map Man by Barry Dalby
Map Man: Irish Maps & Mapping is a new book published by Barry Dalby, the owner/operator of EastWest Mapping. The 184-page book is filled with numerous photos and as Barry states, it helps to "...address the various queries as to how we make maps, about features...
Arklow Cove Incident
On Tuesday evening, 4th August a major incident was averted as Arklow Cove was leaving Port of Waterford. At 9pm approximately the coaster was coming down the river on a flooding tide. It seems the engine failed and to avoid grounding at Morans Poles, Cheekpoint the...
Blockade of Waterford 1642
The following blog is an insight into an English naval blockade of Waterford and New Ross following an Irish uprising in 1641 which started the Confederate Wars 1641-1653. It is drawn from a first person account of Captain Thomas Powell of the armed merchantship...
Heritage Week 2026 preview
This year, as is our norm, the Tides & Tales project will contribute to several events both directly and indirectly, and will also promote other talks connected to our waterways or the harbour on the blog, by social media or in person where possible. Below is a listing of events that we want to promote […]
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