Christmas crib

by | Dec 26, 2014 | Christmas memories, Folklore

For me, if Christmas is about anything, it’s about family and about family traditions.  I think it’s how a family keeps Christmas that effectively gives it meaning, creates memories and makes it a special time of year. Christmas was a much simpler affair...

“Old Folks” party

by | Dec 12, 2014 | Uncategorised

This weekend marks an renewal of an old tradition, the Senior Citizens party.  I recall many years back the parties going on in the Reading Room and as youngsters we passed by and could hear the voices and the music and do our best to avoid the cars...

Who was Adelaide Blake of Faithlegg

by | Nov 28, 2014 | Uncategorised

Adelaide Blake was the third daughter of Nicholas Mahon Power, landlord of Faithlegg from 1819 to 1873.  His youngest child, she was forty before she married John A Blake MP. Part of her legacy was the establishment of the Reading Rooms, Cheekpoint and the stained...

Views from Cheekpoint Village

by | Nov 14, 2014 | Built Heritage, River Lore

Cheekpoint is a traditional fishing village located 7 miles downstream from Waterford City. It has been an important navigation point for the ports of Waterford and New Ross as it is located at the meeting point of the three sister river network, the Barrow, Nore and...

Snowhill House and Quay

by | Nov 7, 2014 | Built Heritage, River Lore, World War I

Snowhill was, until recently, a mystery to me.  As a child I assumed it had to do with snowdrops, the late winter/early spring blooms that lift your spirits and reassure you that warmer, longer days are on the way.  Later I was told it’s origins related to an...