Last Outing of the Season: 28th August 2014

To coincide with Heritage Week 2014, we will be visiting two former Quaker Burial Grounds at Johns Lane and Wyse Park with guide Mrs. Joan Johnson.

Meet at Johns Lane (Parnell Street end) at 7.00pm on Thursday 28th August .

The official opening of the recently completed City Council memorial at the site of the first Quaker Burial Ground in Waterford at Johns Lane will take place on Saturday 30th August at 11am.

The memorial will be officially opened by Mayor Lola O’Sullivan and all society members are invited to attend.

Upcoming event: 'Our Mining Heritage', Outing to the Copper Coast Geopark

On Sunday 13th at 3 pm, at the Copper Coast European Geopark Visitor Centre, Bonmahon (located in the old Church of Ireland Church)

 Our visit will start with a tour of the centre including a short film, and following that, a guided tour of the Tankardstown site.

   

Coach Trip 2014: Spike Island & Camden Fort Meagher

Despite leaving Waterford under torrential rain,  members and friends remained confident, and by the time we arrived in Cobh the omen was good. We met Dr Pat McCarthy and after a quick crossing to Spike Island, we followed him back in time from the island's early dwellers to the current transformation.

After a light lunch in Cobh, we proceeded to Camden Fort Meagher. Over and under ground...

The day ended with a very nice dinner in  Youghal's Old Imperial Hotel. 

An Archaeological Guided Tour with Orla Scully

On Thursday 5th June members and friends gathered in Cathedral Square to meet Ms Orla Scully, who had led the excavations in the Viking Triangle, and this was an opportunity to put in context some of the artefacts mentioned by James Eogan the previous week, and by Orla in a lecture to WAHS in 2011. 

Upcoming Event: Recent Excavations in Cathedral Square, with Ms Orla Scully

Linking nicely with the last lecture by Mr James Eogan of the NRA, we will have a guided tour of recent excavation sites in Cathedral Square with city archaeologist Ms Orla Scully.

Meet in Cathedral Square (near Christchurch Cathedral)

Date: Thursday 5th June 2014
Time:  7.00pm.

Fee: Non-members: €5.00

Lecture by Mr James Eogan: 100 years A Diggin'

On Friday 23rd May, Mr James Eogan from the National Roads Authority gave us an insight on a whole century of archaeology in Waterford county and city, indeed starting in 1914 when what can be 

called the first scientifically recorded excavation took place.

Among other familiar names in the field were those of the Forsayeth family, Canon P. Power, Laurence Mongey, findings in caves and fields of west Waterford, of bones and ogham stones...

to contemporary excavations in Waterford and Dungarvan centres, or along the river Suir. From chance findings, to purpose-led diggings.

Questions and recollections shared by many after the lecture, once again a great attendance. 

Vice-chair person, Ms Erica Fay, with lecturer Mr James Eogan. 

And from the lecture to the 'field-trip' we can consider it an introduction to the the first outing of this summer, by Ms Orla Scully in early June. 

Upcoming Lecture: Mr James Eogan - 100 years a diggin'

Our next lecture will be on archaeological matters.

On Friday 23rd May 2014                   

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

Venue: Edmund Rice Heritage and Conference Centre, Barrack Street, Waterford

Time: 8 pm

Admission: € 5.00 non-members (members free)