Special thanks to Dan McCarthy for allowing the use of his premises, to Sean Organ of WLR, to all who donated books, to the sorters, volunteers, and all those who purchased books.
Annual Book Sale
A big thank you to all those who supported our annual fund-raising book sale 28th July to 30th July 2016. It was a great success with many bargains to be had.
Special thanks to Dan McCarthy for allowing the use of his premises, to Sean Organ of WLR, to all who donated books, to the sorters, volunteers, and all those who purchased books.
Special thanks to Dan McCarthy for allowing the use of his premises, to Sean Organ of WLR, to all who donated books, to the sorters, volunteers, and all those who purchased books.
Casement Letters on Display in Museum
Last Wednesday 3rd August 2016 there was a state ceremony at Glasnevin Cemetery to mark the centenary of Roger Casement's death and honour his humanitarian work.
We have just added two letters written by Casement to our 1916 exhibition. One of these is dated 1907 and has the stamp of the Consulate of Great Britain and Ireland at Santos, Brazil.
The letter was written to Dr. Richard Henebery and Casement writes that:
"I am out in Brazil at my old work again after having given it up for two years, but I don't think I shall stay long at it."
Casement was posted to Brazil in 1906 by the British Foreign Office. In 1909 he was asked to compile a report on the treatment of employees working for the Peruvian Amazon Rubber Company.
The other letter on display is signed off with Casement's signature in Irish and English.
Also on display is a bullet from the Aud.
Venue: Waterford County Museum, Friary Street, Dungarvan.
Date: Monday to Friday.
Time: 9am to 5pm
We have just added two letters written by Casement to our 1916 exhibition. One of these is dated 1907 and has the stamp of the Consulate of Great Britain and Ireland at Santos, Brazil.
The letter was written to Dr. Richard Henebery and Casement writes that:
"I am out in Brazil at my old work again after having given it up for two years, but I don't think I shall stay long at it."
Casement was posted to Brazil in 1906 by the British Foreign Office. In 1909 he was asked to compile a report on the treatment of employees working for the Peruvian Amazon Rubber Company.
The other letter on display is signed off with Casement's signature in Irish and English.
Also on display is a bullet from the Aud.
Venue: Waterford County Museum, Friary Street, Dungarvan.
Time: 9am to 5pm
Presentation of Historic Glass Plate Photographs in Waterford County Museum 22 July 2016
Waterford County Museum was delighted to welcome a group of the extended O'Brien family clan of Aglish House.
Museum president Willie Fraher addressed the group and said he wished to thank the extended O'Brien family for donating the images, and also a copy of the excellent family history 'The O'Brien Family Tree Album' compiled by Grainne Moynihan and Jim O'Brien. Willie referred to the notable people in the O'Brien family tree including the Fenian, James F.X. O'Brien, William Williams, designer of Dungarvan's coat of arms, and Bishop James Vincent Cleary. The group enjoyed some refreshments and a chat after the presentation.
After attending a special Mass in Aglish the group visited the museum to make a presentation of a collection of glass plate photographs featuring members of the O'Briens of Aglish from the early 1900's.
Grainne Moynihan spoke on behalf of the family and stated that she was delighted that these precious family mementoes would be held in the museum's extensive image archive. Josef Keith transported the glass plates in conservation folders.
Museum president Willie Fraher addressed the group and said he wished to thank the extended O'Brien family for donating the images, and also a copy of the excellent family history 'The O'Brien Family Tree Album' compiled by Grainne Moynihan and Jim O'Brien. Willie referred to the notable people in the O'Brien family tree including the Fenian, James F.X. O'Brien, William Williams, designer of Dungarvan's coat of arms, and Bishop James Vincent Cleary. The group enjoyed some refreshments and a chat after the presentation.
Thursday, 25th August Ogham Workshop at Waterford County Museum
Ogham Workshop
This workshop will introduce children (accompanied by parent/guardian) to the ogham alphabet and the ogham stones of Co.Waterford in a fun, interactive and creative manner.Venue: Waterford County Museum, Friary Street
Date: Thursday, 25th August
Time: 15:00 to 15:45 pm
Booking required and cost is free
Email: ogham@celt.dias.ie or website @waterfordmuseum.ie
Telephone: Ogham in 3D 01 6140184 or Waterford County Museum 058 45960
Waterford County Museum Book Sale
Book Sale
Venue: Dan McCarthy's Shop, Friary Street
Date: Thursday 28th July, Friday 29th and Saturday 30th July
Time: 9am till 9pm
All are very welcome.
As this is our main fundraiser for the year, your support would be greatly appreciated. There will be a wide variety of books on sale from novels, gardening, cookery, medical to sports and history.
There will be books galore and plenty of special offers.
Please come along and support this very worthy cause.
We look forward to seeing you there.
Recent visitors to Waterford County Museum
Recent visitors to the museum
Mary Maher contacted the museum two years ago; she was searching for her grandfather and grandmother and in particular her father who was named Thomas Francis Maher.
Mary's grandmother ran the Post Office at Abbeyside and it was here that the family lived.
Eddie Cantwell, Waterford County Museum was delighted to meet up with the family and took them to the now oldest untouched pub in the town, if not in the country, Alice O'Connor's Bar at Abbeyside.Alice knew Mary's aunt Monica quite well, having lived across the road from her. Monica was the last in the Maher family to run the Post Office at Abbeyside.
The visitors were thrilled with the visit to the famous pub at Abbeyside. It was their first trip to Ireland and visiting the family grave at Abbeyside was the highlight of their visit.
Gallows Hill, Dungarvan, Community Archaeological Project July 2016
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| Aerial view of Gallows Hill |
For the first time the group used Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR), a very high spatial resolution technique which allows two dimensional time and depth sections or horizontal time and depth slices to be produced, transmitting pulses of electromagnetic energy into the ground and recording their reflection or absorption by sub-surface features. It is a technique that can detect features under surfaces such as tarmac or concrete.
It is hoped that using this technology will add to the information gleaned from previous tests, and help to increase our knowledge about what we believe to be the oldest part of Dungarvan Town.
Community Archaeological Surveys 2016 are funded by the Heritage Council of Ireland.
Gallow's Hill Community Archaeology Project is part of the Heritage Council's Adopt a Monument Pilot Project 2016-2017.
A big thank you to all involved, including Ben from Abbeyside Scouts.
Photos by John Foley, Abarta Heritage and Eddie Cantwell.
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| The gang on top of Gallows Hill! Included in photo along with all the other great volunteers are Kevin Barton (wearing harness), Paul McLoughlin (holding handle), Bernadette Guest (holding cable), Eddie Cantwell, and Willie Whelan. |
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| The team getting started in the morning |
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| Setting up for the day |
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| Kevin Barton setting up the GPS |
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| Scout's dining tent |
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| Surveying on the top of Gallows Hill |
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| Working on the top of Gallows Hill |
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| Finishing off on Wednesday |
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| Finishing off on Wednesday |
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