Friday, Feb 5 The Coast, The Copper, The Ancient East: County Waterford's Archaeology. A Talk by Dave Pollock

A Talk on County Waterford's Archaeology by leading Waterford Archaeologist, Dave Pollock

"The Coast, The Copper, The Ancient East: County Waterford's Archaeology" is a talk by Dave Pollock, leading Waterford archaeologist on what would be of interest in County Waterford to tourists when visiting 'Ireland's Ancient East'. Ireland's Ancient East is the new marketing initiative for the South East and the East of Ireland which will follow up on the 'Wild Atlantic Way'.

Venue: The Copper Coast UNESCO Global Geopark Visitor Centre in Bunmahon, Co. Waterford

Date: Friday, February 5

Time: 7.30 pm

Ticket Price €5. This includes tea and coffee. (Group discount available on request). For further information visit www.coppercoastgeopark.com or Telephone: 051 292828 or 087 6283211

County Waterford has an abundance to offer. It promises to be a very interesting and informative talk on the rich heritage of County Waterford as the County is steeped in the most fascinating history and evidence of this lies all around us today in the form of our megalithic tombs, standing stones, ogham stones, ancient forts, harbours and coastal defences.
Dave Pollock, leading Waterford archaeologist will be looking at some of the archaeological remains on the coastal strip, from the megalithic tombs of the earliest farmers to the coastal defences of two thousand years ago, before the days of the Vikings and wondering just how different was the coastal strip from inland Ireland.

Look forward to seeing you there

Wednesday, Feb 3 Gallows Hill Community Archaeology Project/Exhibition Opening

Waterford County Museum are delighted to announce that we are having the opening of the Gallows Hill Community Archaeology Project/Exhibition. We are very pleased that Bernadette Guest, County Heritage Officer will be with us to perform the opening.

Venue: Waterford County Museum, Friary Street

Date: Wednesday, February 3

Time: 7 pm

Bernadette Guest

We are looking forward to a great night and all are very welcome to attend.

Gallows Hill is one of the earliest upstanding monuments in Dungarvan. The earthen mound is believed to be part of a structure known as a Motte & Bailey. It was probably built by the Anglo Normans in the immediate aftermath of the invasion and conquest of Ireland. They had a distinct style of castle building called a Motte & Bailey. These Motte & Bailey castles were later replaced by more substantial stone castles as was the case in Dungarvan. At a much later date, the mound at Gallows Hill was used as the site of the public gallows, hence the present name. The earliest written reference to this is in an 18th century document.
Community Archaeology is a relatively new concept in Ireland allowing local people an opportunity to get hands on experience exploring local heritage sites.


If this has whet your appetite and you would like to find out more, please come along on the night. We look forward to seeing you.

Wednesday, Jan 20th Waterford Links to Newfoundland

Continuing our talk and lecture series, Waterford County Museum are proud to present Jack Burtchaell, Waterford Historian and Waterford City Tour Guide.

Jack Burtchaell

He will be giving an illustrated talk on Waterford links to Newfoundland.

Venue: Town Hall Theatre Green Room (upstairs), Friary Street

Date: Wednesday, January 20th

Time: 8pm

Entry Fee €5. All are very welcome.

Jack is a wonderful speaker and really captures the imagination of the listener. He is a man - it is true to say - that is now known all over the world. He is well known for his Waterford City Medieval walking tours. He has a number of historic publications to his credit. He was awarded several 'Best Tour Feature' by CIE International Awards of Excellence and he also won a Bord Fáilte Irish Welcome Award as well as collecting awards from various parts of the world.

Looking forward to seeing you all here.

Dunhill History Lectures, Series X, 2016

The series will run for ten weeks, every Thursday (except St. Patrick's Day) from 14 January to 24 March, starting at 8pm.

14 January     Julian Walton: "Cardinal Wiseman (1802-1865) and his family's Waterford origins"

21 January   Julian Walton: "Wars, woes and weddings: The turbulent life of Richard Power, Earl of Tyrone (1630-1690)"

28 January     John Arnold: "Meeting and match-making" & Jeremiah Buckley: "Great Hopes for the Future"

(At the request of the speakers, a collection will be made on behalf of the Marymount Hospice, Cork at this lecture)

4 February      Norman Graham: "Survivors of the Titanic"  

11 February    Julian Walton: "Powers and Beresfords: Curraghmore lives on, 1690-1790"

18 February    Jimmy Fitzgibbon: "From Waterford to the South Pole with Cavanagh's Magic Lantern"

25 February    Eugene Broderick: "Waterford and the Blueshirts"

3 March          Pat McCarthy: "Waterford men and the Gallipoli campaign, 1915-1916"

10 March        William Fraher: "The Valley is too lush: West Waterford as seen in the memoirs of Frida Keane (1908-1989)

17 March        NO LECTURE (St. Patrick's Day)

24 March        Julian Walton: "Easter 1916: Two MacDermotts, Sean and Frank - and two visions of Ireland"

Lectures are held at Dunhill Multi-Education Centre (opposite the GAA grounds). 

Starting at 8pm, each lecture lasts about an hour and is followed by a question and answer session and light refreshments.

Admission charge of €5 per lecture (reduced price of €45 for the full series of 10 lectures, payable on the first night). All are welcome.

For details, contact us by phone (051 396934) or see our website www.dunhilleducation.com