February Lecture: The ChristChurch Cathedral Collection by Mr Kieran Cronin

The February lecture will be delivered by Mr. Kieran Cronin of Luke Wadding Library,Waterford Institute of Technology on the 

Topic: The Christ Church Cathedral Collection - A library by the people, for the people of Waterford
Date: Friday 28th February 
Time: 8 pm.

Please note that exceptionally, the venue for this lecture will be the Medieval Museum.
Admission: €5.00 non members (members free)

Upcoming Lecture: The 5 Minute Bell, History of the Tramore Train

The first lecture of 2014 will be delivered by Mr Frank O'Donohue

Topic: The 5-Minute Bell, History of the Tramore Train, 1853 - 1960 

Date: Friday 24 January 2014

Time: 8.00 pm

Place: Edmund Rice Heritage & Conference Centre, Barrack Street

Admission: €5.00 non-members

2013 Winter Solstice

From South Kilkenny Historical Society:

Winter Solstice at Knockroe
Saturday, December 21st
Meeting point and time - Owning Church at 2.30pm.
All welcome

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. 

Calendar of Lectures Spring 2014

EVENTS PROGRAMME 2014

SPRING LECTURES

Friday 24th January              Speaker:  Mr Frank O'Donoghue

                                                Topic: The 5-Minute Bell. History of the Tramore Train 1853 -                                            1960.

Friday 28th February              Speaker:  Mr. Kieran Cronin

                                                Topic: The Christ Church Cathedral Collection - A library by the                                                      people, for the people of Waterford.  

Friday 28th March                 Speaker:  Professor Pádraig Ó Macháin.

                                                Topic:  The Book of Lismore.

Thursday 10th April              AGM. (details beforehand)

Friday 25th April                    Speaker:  Dr. Eugene Broderick

                                                 Topic: Bishop Robert Daly of Waterford and Lismore 1843 - 1872                                                 (The 'Protestant Pope')

Friday 23rd May                    Speaker:  Mr. James Eogan

                                                Topic:  100 years a diggin'. A century or archaeological                                                      excavations in Waterford city and county.

All lectures are held at 8 pm in Edmund Rice Heritage Centre, Barrack Street, Waterford, unless otherwise stated. 

Upcoming Event: Annual Lunch 2013

Details of our Annual Lunch as follows: 

Date:               Sunday 1^st  December 2013

Venue:            Dooley’s Hotel, The Quay, Waterford

Time:              12.30 pm Mulled wine / soft drinks reception followed by lunch, 1.30 pm

Parking:         Ample parking available on the Quays

After-lunch entertainment: Mr Julian Walton will share his memories of

                                                The Adventures of ‘On This Day’, 1994 to 2013.

Price   €25.00 per person                    Choice of main course                        Private Bar

Friends welcome

 For bookings contact: 

Mr Tony Gunning Hon. Treas. WAHS 7 Ballinakill Vale Waterford Tel.: 051 87 34 20

or

Mr Michael Maher PRO WAHS 26 Kenure Park Waterford Tel.: 051 87 84 69

                                               

Your family crest... a Lecture by Mr Julian Walton

Despite the fact that it is a very specialized topic, the audience was kept entertained. Mr Julian Walton's unique approach, made it possible for everyone to grasp a little knowledge of heraldry. We learned about shields, helmets, mantles, supporters and motto, about the code of geometric patterns and colours. We discovered some lesser known creatures used as charges, and the vocabulary associated with their positions. And we were enlightened on canting coats and mottoes. 

The Cavendish coat-of-arms

Head of a man, body of a lion, wings, forked tail,
3 rows of teeth: meet the manticore

Coat of arms of Ireland

Modern heraldry: petroleum sailing on water 

The End!!!