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Rowdyism at the Races -Regattas of 1893

Rowdyism at the Races -Regattas of 1893

by andrew | May 29, 2020 | Passage East, Regatta, River Lore

The local regattas of Waterford, New Ross and the harbour have a long tradition, and the season of events in 1893 was as widely attended and as fiercely competed as any other years.  To the victors went the spoils and the bragging rights, to the losers disapointment...

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