During
Heritage Week, Waterford County Museum partnered with the Local Authority
Waters and Communities Office to run some events celebrating the heritage of
Dungarvan Harbour. First up was a mini
exhibition in Grattan Square about the Heritage of Dungarvan Harbour. Unfortunately, the weather left us down, wind and rain forced us to beat a
retreat before our scheduled closing time.
Over the 90 minutes we endured, feedback was very good and we will
certainly be trying these open-air exhibitions again. They are a great way of bringing history out
to people. Our thanks to Dennis and John
Tynan for the tea, coffee and shelter.
On Sunday we had a very well attended, leisurely walk along part of Dungarvan
Harbour. William Fraher of Waterford County
Museum was the tour guide. In a wide
ranging and informative talk William explored the history of the fishing
industry, shipping and the development of Dungarvan as a port.
The museum would like to thank Alan Walsh of the Waters and Communities Office
for his support with these events. The
Waters and Communities Office was set up in February 2016 to promote better
management of our streams, rivers, lakes, estuaries, coastal waters and
groundwater for the benefit of present and future generations.
John Tynan supporting the museum exhibition at Grattan
Square last week in the best possible way.
The happy recipient of the tea is museum curator William Fraher.
A group of over 30 participants got to learn about the
heritage of Dungarvan Harbour from museum curator William Fraher last Sunday. Photo by Pedro Teixeira.
