Looking Back, Looking Forward

Looking back to 2014, and the last events of the year, starting with Julian Walton's lecture Walking into War, on Friday 28th November 2014.

The society's annual lunch on Sunday 30th of December 2014 in The Granville Hotel was well attended, with a short lecture afterwards by committee member Bill Walsh on That Amazing  Woman's Flying Machine. 

Waterford City & County Manager Michael Walsh, being presented a copy of Decies
 by Chairperson Erica Fay, and Hon Editor Donnchadh Ó Ceallachain.

Chairperson Erica Fay with a bell donated by PRO Michael Maher,
The bell was originally offered by the late Seamus Reale, cousin of Micheal's,
following a request for a Chairman's Bell by the late Kevin P Hall when he was elected last April,
The bell will be engraved with both their names.
l to r: Michael Maher, Erica Fay, Simon Hall

Sharing memories, Simon Hall and Ann Cusack

Members of the Condon family

The Upton family

Catherine & Tom Pettit, Ann Gunning

Oliver Manning, Cian Manning, Raymond Murphy.

Erica Fay, WAHS  and Pat Nolan from the Kilkenny Archaeological Sociaty

Bill Walsh during his lecture 

We are now looking forward to a whole new year of activities! 

In Pictures - WAHS Annual Lunch 2013

The Annual Lunch was held in Dooley's Hotel on the Quay, and members and friends enjoyed a lovely meal after the mulled wine reception.The guests of honour on the day were deputy County Mayor, Cllr Gerard Barron, and Heritage Officer, Bernadette Guest,who were both presented with the latest copy of Decies by Chairman Sonny Condon. 

Julian Walton who, with Frank O'Donoghue, had recently launched On This Day, spoke after the meal of memories associated with the recordings of the program in the studios of the local radio station  WLRfm over the year, much to everyone's delight. The book was also available for sale and Julian was quite a busy man as people queued to get their copies signed afterwards.

Bernadette Guest, Sonny Condon, Cllr Gerard Barron and his wife Kay.

Bernadette Guest, Sonny Condon, Julian Walton, Cllr Gerard Barron.

George Kavanagh and Fergus Dillon having a chat.

Dr Eugene Broderick and Dr Pat McCarthy.

Old friends meet again: Seamus Upton and Cllr Gerard Barron

Old friends reunited: the Uptons and the Barrons

Julian Walton 

Julian busy signing his book. 

WAHS Annual Lunch - 2011

The Society's Annual Lunch took place in Dooley's Hotel, over 70 members and friends attended the lunch, which was a great success thanks to the efforts of the management and staff of the Hotel. Guests of honour were Deputy Mayor, Cllr Hilary Quinlan, who was presented with the latest edition of Decies, as well as City Manager Michael Walsh, and, representing the county, County Archivist Joanne Rothwell. The guest speaker was Kristin Jameson, who gave an illustrated talk on Tourin House and Gardens, focusing on the rare and old specimen trees one can see in the gardens, and on their origins.
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Just published: Decies 67

Decies ,the Journal of the Society, has just been published and will be available to members at the Annual Lunch on Sunday 27 November.

Decies 66 just published!!!

The latest edition of our journal is out! and will be available in local bookshops as soon as the weather permits... Members will, as usual, get theirs through postal delivery.

WAHS End Of Year Activities: Lectures, Lunch, and Decies

The month of November is usually quite a busy one for us. In the last week of the month we have a lecture, our Annual Lunch, the publication of Decies,( the Society's Journal), and this year we are holding and extra lecture in early December.

The Lecture Season continues on Friday 26th November with local historian Mr Jack Burtchaell on the topic: ‘Waterford and Bristol Connections’.

The Annual Lunch, open to members and friends, will take place on Sunday 28th November at Dooley’s Hotel, The Quay, commencing 12.30 with mulled wine/soft drinks reception, and lunch at 1.30. Our after-lunch entertainment, ‘Hazards of the Local History Lecture’ will be provided by a member of the Society, well-known local historian/broadcaster Julian Walton.

Members will be able to collect their copy of the Society’s journal, Decies 66, on the day. Extra copies of journal will also for sale at the price of €20.00.

The Society has added an extra lecture to its winter schedule, to coincide with an exhibition on Waterford and the ESB, which will run in Waterford City Library from 1st to 22nd December 2010. Mr Brendan Delaney, Manager of Heritage and Archives, ESB, will lecture on ‘Ardnacrusha and Waterford’ on Friday 3rd December, at Waterford Museum of Treasures, Hanover Street, 8 pm. There will be no charge on that night to non-members as the event is kindly sponsored by the ESB.