by andrew | Apr 29, 2016 | Built Heritage
Jack Meade’s is one of Waterford’s, if not the country’s, most popular pubs/restaurants. Like all businesses it has had to adapt and diversify to remain viable, and given that it’s over 300 years old, its seen more than a bit of change down...
by andrew | Jun 5, 2015 | Built Heritage, Fishing Heritage
A few years back a group of scientists were gathered and asked what was the 20th Century’s greatest invention. Out of an eventual list of 100, refrigeration topped the bill. You might think the kitchen fridge is a relatively modern development, and I guess...
by andrew | May 29, 2015 | Waterford History
About forty years ago I went with Michael Duffin and his mother Catherine to have our hair cut by Mandy over in Woodlands Avenue. We got the hair cut first and then we went off for a stroll while Catherine received the full attention. Wandering along the avenue we...
by andrew | Apr 3, 2015 | Built Heritage
For some reason, I have had, for as long as I can remember, this idyllic notion of the workings of a watermill. It includes a gushing stream of water, the clanking of gears turning in a fine stone building, the dust escaping from corn sacks as they are spilled into a...
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