by andrew | Jun 18, 2021 | Built Heritage, Waterford History
Anyone walking or driving in Cheekpoint village, or indeed anyone entering the village park via the main gates will pass a very plain and unassuming piece of limestone. Plain as it is, it is a remarkable piece of Irish maritime history, for it is one of the last...
by andrew | Dec 9, 2016 | Built Heritage, Dunmore East
In 1824 Rev Richard Hopkins Ryland published The history, topography and antiquities of the County and City of Waterford. The Dungarvan native and amateur historian had set out to challenge “the incorrect ideas and false representations of flying...
by andrew | Jul 31, 2015 | Uncategorised
We briefly met with the Owen’s last week, when I introduced the forthcoming walk for Heritage Week; Cheekpoint’s Industrial Age. This week I wanted to take a closer look at the family. The Owen’s came to Cheekpoint in 1787 to run the Mail...
by andrew | Jul 24, 2015 | Uncategorised
In 1785 Cornelius Bolton along with other investors bought out the Mail Packet Station, then based at Passage East and moved it upriver to Cheekpoint, Co Waterford. Around this business, Bolton built a vibrant industrial village. The man who came to run...
by andrew | Jul 10, 2015 | Uncategorised
Daisybank house, was a derelict three story Georgian mansion when I was growing up. Its only saving grace to me with its shattered windows and crumbling brickwork was an old orchard at its rear, with some very flavorsome apples. A visit to those apple...
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