Owen family Cheekpoint 1787-1836

by | Jul 31, 2015 | Uncategorised

We briefly met with the Owen’s last week, when I introduced the forthcoming walk for Heritage Week; Cheekpoint’s Industrial Age.  This week I wanted to take a closer look at the family. The Owen’s came to Cheekpoint in 1787 to run the Mail...

Cheekpoint’s era as an industrial village

by | Jul 24, 2015 | Uncategorised

In 1785 Cornelius Bolton along with other investors bought out the Mail Packet Station, then based at Passage East and moved it upriver to Cheekpoint, Co Waterford.  Around this business, Bolton built a vibrant industrial village.  The man who came to run...

Why is the Russianside, called the Russianside?

by | Jun 26, 2015 | Uncategorised

One of my earliest memories as a child was my mother bringing us off on a Sunday afternoon to visit our Nanny in the Russianside.  It was a smaller place then.  From the cross roads you passed the homes of Martin Nugent, Joanie Hanlon, Andy Lannen and Nellie...

Cheekpoint placename

by | Jun 19, 2015 | Uncategorised

Cheekpoint is both a village and a townland, and for many’s the year there has been two explanations to the origins of the name, a practical, geographical placename and what is probably best described as a romantic version.  The name Cheekpoint derives from...