Waterford
Standard 15 September 1888
Helvick
Regatta
Mr. Villiers-Stuart, Dromana, gave a regatta at
Helvick, on Wednesday last, his birthday. All the tenantry attended. Mr. Stuart’s sons arranged the programme for
the several events. An address of
welcome written in Irish was read by one of the pupils of the Mweelahorna
National School and replied to by Mr. Stuart. The children were entertained most hospitably.
Mr Stuart subscribed
£2.2.0
to the Cunnigar Races, which came off on the same day. The drive to Helvick from Dungarvan was a most
enjoyable one, and to those who came in Mr. Greene’s yacht Vesper, by sea, a
delightful trip was afforded. Mr. Stuart
deserves the best thanks of all, not only for the kindness and consideration
which prompted him to promote such amusements, but also for the friendly
relations which exist between himself and the tenantry on the Dromana estate.