The first talk of the Waterford Archaeological and Historical Society's 2025 - 2026 season will be given by historian Quincey Dougan who will deliver a lecture titled
'Loyal Waterford - The Orangemen, Unionists and Loyalists of the Crystal County' at 8 pm, Friday 26th of September, in St Patrick's Gateway Centre, Waterford.
This presentation will look at the inception and activities of Orange Lodges and related organisations of 'Loyal Ireland' in County Waterford, the personalities that drove them, pivotal events, and the reception given by Nationalist and Catholic Waterford.
Quincey Dougan hails from a rural area not far from the town of Markethill on the fringes of South Armagh. An Orangeman, Unionist and self-proclaimed Ulster Loyalist, his keen interest in history and a maternal family lineage from the Republic of Ireland, has seen him take a deep interest in the Orange, Unionist and Irish Loyalist heritage of Ireland outside Ulster. He produced the first published work on the Great War in County Leitrim, and has authored over 80 booklets and pamphlets on subject matter pertaining to Loyal Ireland. His work has featured in several issues of History Ireland, numerous regional newspapers, and he is a former columnist in the Belfast Newsletter. Quincey's motivation is to take the interest in and the complexities of Irish history beyond the academic stage, and focuses on speaking directly to groups.
