Last Outing Of The Summer: Dungarvan Museum

Our last outing of the summer will be a guided visit of Dungarvan Museum by Willie Fraher. Meet at the museum at 3.30.

Upcoming Event: Visit to Kilmacthomas Union Workhouse

On Thursday 24th June Mr Sean Murphy will meet us at Kilmacthomas Union Workhouse at 7.15 pm to tell us about the history of the workhouse.

Upcoming Event: Outing to Fethard, Co. Tipperary

Our next summer outing will take place in Fethard, County Tipperary on Sunday 13th June, for a guided tour of the medieval walled town. The meeting point is the Augustinian Abbey, at 3.15 pm. See you there!

Upcoming events: summer outings

The first outing this summer on Thursday 3rd June will take us to Passage East. Our guide, Mr Jim Hegarty , will meet us in Passage at 7.15 pm at Furlong's (New Geneva).

New Committee for 2010-2011

The election of the new committee for 2010 - 2011 took place during the AGM on April 16th.

The following officers were elected:

Chairman: Fergus Dillon
Vice-chairman : Ben Murtagh
Hon. Secretary: Béatrice Payet
Hon. Treasurer: Tony Gunning
Hon. Editor: Donnchadh Ó Ceallacháin
PRO: Michael Maher

Committee:

Dr Niall Byrne ex officio
Sonny Condon
Erica Fay
Kevin Hall
George Kavanagh
Séamus Reale
Eddie Synnott
Jim Walsh

Upcoming events : AGM

Next on our calendar of events is the Society's Annual General Meeting, which will be held in Waterford Museum of Treasures at The Granary, Hanover Street, Waterford.

The AGM will be followed by a short illustrated talk on the topic of La Réunion: France in the Indian Ocean by outgoing Hon. Sec. Béatrice Payet.

Past Lecture: 19 March 2010

Many who attended the lecture by Dr. Niall Byrne The Leper Knights and Waterford Leper Hospital had comments and questions following Dr. Byrne's presentation.

pictured left : Dr Niall Byrne, Chairman, WAHS, Ben Murtagh, Vice-Chairman, WAHS.