Saturday 3rd June 2017 - The Big Dig, A Fun Day Out for All the Family at Gallowshill in Dungarvan

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On Saturday 3rd June 2017 from 11am to 4pm there will be an archaeological dig which children can participate in at Gallowshill in Dungarvan...

Object of the Week - Dried Milk Tin Inscribed 'The Food of Royal Babies', Cow & Gate Milk Powder c.1940's

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The company was founded in Guildford in 1771.  In 1900 they started to produce dried milk.  In 1903 dried milk was recommended for babies.  ...

Busy Week in the Museum!

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Greenway Visitor, Kieran Lineen, Josephine McCarthy This has been a very busy week in the Museum with a visit from the Deise Day Care Ce...

Object of the Week - Cigarette Vending Machine, Wills Gold Flake, 1924

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The wooden vending machine is stamped with the maker's mark: Clement Garrett & Co., Jessop Street, Sheffield. In order to obtain t...

Thursday 18th May 2017 - Free Event in the Museum 'Dungarvan in the Rain', John Betjeman & County Waterford

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To mark International Museum Day on 18th May 2017 Waterford County Museum will commemorate the poet John Betjeman who died on that date in 1...

Object of the Week - Late 19th Century Embossing Screw Press

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This press dates to the 1890's. There is no manufacturer's stamp but it was probably manufactured in England. The press is painted...

Friday 26th May 2017, Lecture by Julian Walton - 'Squinting George': the Curraghmore of George, first Marquess of Waterford (1736-1800)

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This lecture by Julian Walton, under the auspices of the Waterford Archaeological and Historical Society, looks well worth attending. The ...