Showing posts with label Waterford History Network. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Waterford History Network. Show all posts

New Museum Committee/Trustees 2023

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The following were elected at our recent Annual General Meeting:   Chairperson:               Thomas Phelan Vice Chair Person: ...

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  October Museum Talk ‘A Most Magnificent Place’ The Garden & Demesne at Curraghmore, Portlaw, Co Waterford. By William Fraher T...

Stories from Old Newspapers

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  Clonmel Herald , 7 August 1839 Loss of the Sloop Lady Curraghmore, and Six Lives On Saturday last the sloop Curraghmore, of 47 tons, s...

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  CULTURE NIGHT - 23 SEPTEMBER 2022 Waterford County Museum is delighted to present an event to mark Culture Night 2022. Join us to mark...

Culture Night 2022- Friday 23rd September

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Waterford County Museum is delighted to present an event to mark Culture Night 2022. Join us to mark our 40th birthday and see our newly ren...

Stories from Old Newspapers

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  Dublin Evening Telegraph 24 th July 1920 Raids in Dungarvan and Ballina Hotel Visitors Searched The Commercial Hotel and the Devons...

New Book - The Irish Civil War in Colour

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  This new hardback book created by Michael B. Barry and John O’ Byrne, is an amazing book that is richly illustrated and is an engrossing r...

Western Terrace Houses

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  Western terrace was originally called ‘OLD CHAPEL LANE’:   This led to the 18 th   Century Catholic Chapel on the site of the C.B.S. schoo...

Historic Town Atlas

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The launch of the  Historic Town Atlas took place on Wednesday 17th of August  in Dungarvan Library for Heritage week. The  Historic Towns A...

Illuminated Address Donation

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  We were delighted to receive a recent donation of an impressive hand illuminated address in Irish which was drawn by Liam Ua Míodhachain (...

Stories from Old Newspapers

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  Co. Tipperary Independent & Tipperary Free Press,  28 August 1886 St Augustine’s Seminary Dungarvan ‘This establishment was opened...

Michael Collins, Cathal Brugha and Dan Fraher -- Dáil Loan Fund Cheque

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This is a cheque for £ 99 written by Dan Fraher, Dungarvan to Cathal Brugha and dated 4 January 1920. It is singed on the reverse by Cathal ...

Out Door Gallery Murals

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  If you are taking a stroll along the sea wall walk (in front of Boreenatra towards the Lookout Park, in either direction) you may have not...

Stories from Old Newspapers

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Waterford Standard, 5 September & 3 October 1936 Gossip of the Week by ‘Entre Nous’, Strand Hotel Clonea 5 September At Clonea…I ran int...

Historic Town Atlas

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The launch of the  Historic Town Atlas took place on Wednesday 17th of August  in Dungarvan Library for Heritage week. The Historic Towns A...

New Lighting System and New Panels

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The museum has a new lighting system which illuminates the complete internal area of the museum and its many interesting exhibits and antiqu...

Stories from Old Newspapers

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Waterford News 30 March 1900 The New Waterworks at Lismore The construction of the new reservoir for these works is now rapidly approach...

National Heritage Week – A Heritage Council Programme

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  The National Heritage week is running from 13 th  -21 st  August 2022.                                         Waterford County Museum’s p...

Irish Prisoner of War Art

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This box was made by an Irishman who was captured fighting on the side of the Boers during the Second South African War which took place bet...

National Heritage Week – A Heritage Council Programme

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  The National Heritage week is running from 13 th -21 st August 2022.                                             Waterford County Museum...