by andrew | Nov 27, 2020 | Dunmore East, Pilots, River Lore, Smuggling, Waterford History
One of the most intriguing and enduring mysteries we have anywhere in Waterford harbour is the Forty Steps at Creaden Head. Carved into the cliff of this inhospitable headland the purpose and the creators of the stone steps have intrigued and perplexed many. Creaden...
by andrew | Jul 6, 2018 | Irelands Maritime Heritage, River Lore, Waterford History, Waterford Seafarers
Last Saturday I had the good fortune to call over to Waterford Airport to see the materials that were uncovered by Noel McDonagh at Creaden Head, Co Waterford. While there we got into a conversation with Michael Farrell of the Barony of Gaultier Historical Society...
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 | Jan 1, 2016 | Fishing Heritage
We were based in Dunmore in the winter of 1983 for the Herring fishing but we returned home in the Reaper for Christmas, and along with all the other half-decker’s, manoeuvred inside Cheekpoint quay, where they could be moored without any concern for their safety....
by andrew | Nov 6, 2015 | Cheekpoint memories, Fishing Heritage
As the Reaper and the other Cheekpoint boats proceeded downriver, we were joined by the Passage and Ballyhack men, forming a convoy of decked and half decked motor boats of varying size and power and a multitude of colours. Depending on the tides, the Passage...
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