by andrew | Aug 15, 2021 | Built Heritage, River Lore, Waterford History
Halfway House has one of the most densely populated sites of Lime Kilns that I know of. Its location on the tidal Pill was crucial. Kilns were built to produce quicklime which had a variety of uses in agriculture and rural living in the 18th & 19th...
by andrew | Jul 30, 2021 | Built Heritage, Waterford History, Waterford Seafarers
Halfway House For this year’s Heritage Week event, and specifically Water Heritage Day I wanted to showcase a unique water-related site at the popular bar and restaurant known now as Jack Meades, but previously it was more commonly called Halfway House. ...
by andrew | Oct 24, 2017 | Cheekpoint memories, Project Updates
As my regulars now know, I launched my first book last Friday 20th October. Called Before the Tide Went Out it tells my own story from my earliest memories into my childhood recollections of the village of Cheekpoint and the fisherfolk that made up my world. I bring...
by andrew | May 2, 2017 | Built Heritage, Waterford History
Jack Meades pub and restaurant has got to be one of the more remarkable and intriguing 18th Century agricultural sites in the country. As a young man I hadn’t much time for the older men who drank there, preferring to spend my time having the craic and the beer...
by andrew | Dec 2, 2016 | Built Heritage
A lime kiln is a structure that uses heat to break down limestone rock into limestone powder. The kiln sites that remain in the harbor are based on a similar design and probably date back to the mid-18th century. Most of these kilns are double kilns, meaning they have...
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