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Local Historian | co-author ‘Waterford Women of the Revolution 1914-23 & Up the Village’| History chats on WLRFM 🎙 |Student MA Gaelic Literature & Culture 🇮🇪

County Waterford Ireland
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When Bridget Morrissey died in 1981 a rifle was found in her thatch roof with a note inscribed 'Thomas Keating, Comeragh, 1923' Thomas had handed it to Bridie CnamB for safe keeping before he was killed in 1923 she stayed true to her word & kept it safe for 60 years...P319
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One of many finds at Gallowhill: in 2019 we uncovered an Ordnance Survey trig stone at the mound’s top centre. Trig points were used to map Ireland’s landscape in the 19th century. Marked on the 1st ed. OS map (c.1840) but gone by the late 1800s, it adds to a story from early
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Segments of the Berlin Wall at Lismore Castle gardens. It was on a visit to Berlin in 2014, Lord and Lady Burlington acquired two Wall segments for their historical gardens a reminder of one of the most significant episodes of European history of recent years. #Lismorecastle
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Segments of the Berlin Wall at Lismore Castle gardens. It was on a visit to Berlin in 2014, Lord and Lady Burlington acquired two Wall segments for their historical gardens a reminder of one of the most significant episodes of European history of recent years. #Lismorecastle
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McGraths Castle, Abbeyside an impressive tower house that stood watch over Abbeyside/Dungarvan bay for centuries. The MacGrath family is said to have built it, and it is called MacCragh’s Castle in the Civil Survey of 1654. The MacGraths were based in the Slieve Gua area of
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#CultureNight2025 in #Waterford looking for forward to chatting with everyone next Friday. Live Audience Podcast 🎙️ #WaterfordCity Book Your Seat:
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Come join us for a wild ride through 1,111 years of history in just 111 years at Culture Night - it's gonna be epic!
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Visit Waterford
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🌟 Visit Waterford Culture Night at the House of Waterford 🌟 Step back in time this Culture Night as we celebrate Waterford’s 1,111th birthday with a whirlwind 111-minute journey through the fascinating stories, traditions, and legends that have shaped Ireland’s oldest city.
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Delighted to be part of Culture Night 2025, organised by @VisitWaterford🎙️ 1,111 Years of Waterford History in 111 Minutes – a live audience podcast at the House of Waterford 📅 Fri 19 Sept 6.30–9pm Free, all welcome! Book: https://t.co/veY3DhecBr #CultureNight #Waterford
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