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Tides and Tales – showcased on a video of Heritage Week 2022

Tides and Tales – showcased on a video of Heritage Week 2022

by andrew | Sep 26, 2022 | Project Updates, River Lore

For this year’s Heritage Week Deena and I organised a weir building workshop based on my personal life experiences of working on the repair and the fishing of the traditional Waterford Harbour Head Weir.  I decided to build a life-size model of the...
Recalling Heritage Week 2022 and looking ahead

Recalling Heritage Week 2022 and looking ahead

by andrew | Aug 26, 2022 | Project Updates, River Lore, Waterford History

Some might say that one event as a volunteer organiser for Heritage Week is noble, but two may be over the top.  The truth is, I was thinking the same myself last week as the time clipped along and the workload seemed daunting.  Having committed to do a...
Water Heritage Day 2022 – Building a Traditional Fishing Weir

Water Heritage Day 2022 – Building a Traditional Fishing Weir

by andrew | Jul 8, 2022 | Project Updates, Waterford History

For Heritage Week 2022, I am running an interactive course for 12 people on how to “sink” a typical local fishing weir based on my experiences as a child and young adult. We will also have a trip courtesy of Tomás Sullivan to an existing weir to appreciate...

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