by andrew | Aug 22, 2020 | Guest Posts, River Lore, Waterford History
Jerry McCarthy (RIP) I got my first glimpse of Carrick Beg in Nov 1974 when my then girlfriend invited me up for the weekend. It didn’t take me long to get to know the neighbours as I began to spend more and more time up here after that. Straight away it became...
by andrew | Aug 21, 2020 | Built Heritage, Guest Posts
John Flynn When I was in my early teens my friends and I would cycle miles to pick strawberries. In the evenings if we were passing an old graveyard on our way home we would go in and look for the oldest dated headstone or an unusual inscription. One evening one of...
by andrew | Aug 21, 2020 | Guest Posts, River Lore
Cian Manning Edmund Spenser, the 16th century English poet penned the words ‘the gentle Shure that making way. By sweet Clonmel, adorns rich Waterford’. As we follow the river Suir we reach Ireland’s oldest city founded by the Vikings and are presented with a majestic...
by andrew | Aug 20, 2020 | Fishing Heritage, River Lore, Waterford History
Breda Murphy. Due to Covid 19 I’ve had a couple of new experiences recently, firstly I haven’t used an alarm clock since the middle of March! I thought I would have to wait until I retired to enjoy that treat, but not so, due to working from home. Secondly, for...
by andrew | Aug 19, 2020 | Guest Posts, River Lore
Astrid Hurley There was always a conflicting tale growing up as to where the source of the River Suir actually starts. The Devil’s Bit mountain is the most favoured but Borrisnoe is also mentioned. Thanks to Tipperary Tourism for the image I grew up in the...
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