by andrew | Jun 15, 2018 | Cheekpoint memories, Maritime Wexford
Last week I visited Ballyhack Castle in Co Wexford with my wife Deena. It was a bit of a day out, and most enjoyable as the sun shone, entry to the castle was free and neither of us had a care in the world on a welcome day off for us both. Later I posted about it on...
by andrew | Apr 21, 2017 | Coastguard, Smuggling, Waterford History
The HM Coastguard service was created in 1822 when the Revenue Cruisers, Riding officers, and the Preventative Waterguard were amalgamated into a single force to try tackle incidents of smuggling and to enforce the collection of taxes. Waterford was in the top three...
by andrew | Jan 13, 2017 | Irelands Maritime Heritage, Maritime Wexford, Passage East, Shipwrecks, Waterford History
On the evening of Thursday 2nd November 1899, the barque Hansa entered Waterford harbour in gale force winds. Having endured the early winter storms crossing the Atlantic, and finally arriving at her port of destination, the crew were probably beginning to relax....
by andrew | Nov 18, 2016 | Fishing Heritage
I’d imagine that for as long as humans have lived in the harbour of Waterford, men and women have gone to fish. Perhaps one of the most common and dependable species was the Herring. My first experience of the fishery was as a boy washing fish boxes and...
by andrew | Aug 12, 2016 | Irelands Maritime Heritage, Maritime Wexford, Royal Navy, Waterford History, World War I, World War II
Floating mines were a feature of both World Wars. Deployed at sea or around the coast, the target was primarily the shipping that sustained the Allied side or thwarted naval incursions. Although the sailors who suffered on merchant ships were non-combatants, the...
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