by andrew | Oct 3, 2014 | Cheekpoint memories, Waterford History
Where would we have been without the Suirway bus? In the Cheekpoint of the 1960’s to the 80’s when cars were scarce and escape from the village was required the choices were few; shanks mare, boat or the Suirway bus! Suirway Bus has been serving the area...
by andrew | Sep 19, 2014 | Built Heritage, Cheekpoint memories
As a child growing up in Cheekpoint the two most obvious built landmarks, in terms of scale and impact were the Great Island Power Station and the Barrow Bridge. The power station was a noisy, dirty and rambling edifice that we knew we had to endure. The bridge...
by andrew | Sep 5, 2014 | Cheekpoint memories, Waterford Seafarers
On Saturday night, 12th Nov 1955 my Father, Bob Doherty and two others from Cheekpoint, my Uncle John and Jimmy (O’Dea) Doherty, were departing Liverpool as seamen aboard the MV Ocean Coast in dense fog. They were carrying general cargo and were bound for...
by andrew | Aug 29, 2014 | Guest Posts, Maritime Wexford, Shipwrecks, Waterford History
When I was a child I used to come to the cottage on the Green on Sundays, long weekends and summer holidays. It was my Grandparents, Tommy and May White’s house and it was always full of cousins, aunts and uncles and lots of gatherings and parties were held...
by andrew | Aug 22, 2014 | Maritime Wexford, Shipwrecks, Waterford History, Waterford Ships
SS Pembroke – AH Poole Collection NLI The SS Pembroke was built of steel by Laird Brothers of Birkenhead, in the year 1880 and was originally a paddle steamer. The Pembroke was registered at the Port of Milford. In 1896 the ship was altered by the shipyard...
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