by andrew | Apr 4, 2024 | Shipwrecks, Waterford seafarers, Waterford ships
I’m delighted to say that I will be appearing on RTE 1 TV’s very popular walking series Tracks and Trails this coming Friday night, 5th April 2024 at 7.30pm. I will be guiding Crime journalist, Nicola Tallant who follows the cliff top trail starting out...
by andrew | Sep 28, 2023 | River lore, Waterford history
Recently I chanced upon the 1790 sailing directions into Waterford and although it’s for a different era, it offers some fascinating insights into the practicalities, the difficulties, and the practices of navigation at a time when all sailors had was their wits...
by andrew | Jul 21, 2021 | Uncategorized, Waterford history
Although in this day and age, multi millionaires look to the sky for their thrills, there was a time when they looked to the sea. One such example was an American millionaire named Howard Gould, who dropped anchor aboard his magnificent yacht Niagra at Passage East in...
by andrew | Dec 19, 2020 | Book Reviews, Lifeboats, Rescues at sea, Shipwrecks, Waterford history, Waterford seafarers
The arrival of Dauntless Courage, Celebrating the History of the RNLI Lifeboats, their crews and the Maritime Heritage of the Dunmore East Community was greeted with a wave of conflicting emotions this week. Joy at seeing the book finally in print, tears of relief...
by andrew | Nov 27, 2020 | Dunmore East, Pilots, River lore, smuggling, Waterford history
One of the most intriguing and enduring mysteries we have anywhere in Waterford harbour is the Forty Steps at Creaden Head. Carved into the cliff of this inhospitable headland the purpose and the creators of the stone steps have intrigued and perplexed...
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