October Lecture : Dr Pat McCarthy on Sedd el Bahr And Suvla Bay

Dr Pat McCarthy depicted with extremely vivid details the dreadful situation of the Waterford men who found themselves fighting in Gallipoli.

After answering many questions it was time for a well-deserved break and a chat, here with chairperson Erica Fay.

Outings of 2015 in Pictures

Juggling between sports fixtures and "organized bands of clouds" - some of our summer events had to be postponed, rescheduled, adapted to the circumstances.
The coach trip this year was first to Castletown House

and then to the Curragh with Dr Pat McCarthy.

Following that the first outing in June took us to Ballymacarbry where we met Michael Desmond who led us through the woods to discover two megalithic sites. Beyond the history, (from Bronze Age to the revolutionary years)  we also learned much about the plants growing wild and their dangers or benefits.

In July we met in St Patrick's Gateway Centre in the city, to be shown by Mr Julian Walton some of the remarkable headstones of the graveyard. Julian gave us a short talk beforehand (date on slide from a different lecture!)  and we went to the graveyard to identify some of the features, however the light was not the best due to the cloud cover and we adjourned to the church for a warming cup of tea!

 

 

 

The August outing to Tintern Abbey was cancelled and the outing to Seskinan Church -originally planned for July 12th - was rescheduled for August 16th.

On that day we met Dr Nora White (from the Ogham in 3D Project) and local historian Mr Brendan Coffey . We learned some of the history of the parish, and Dr Nora White showed us where the Ogham stones had been used in the building of the church, mostly as lintels. 

Upcoming Lecture: Waterford men & the Gallipoli Campaign

Our next lecture will be on Friday 30th October

Lecturer: Dr Pat McCarthy

Topic:  Sedd el Bahr And Suvla Bay, Waterford men and the Gallipoli campaign

Venue: St. Patricks Gateway Centre, Patrick Street, Waterford.

Time: 8pm.

Admission 5 Euro, members no charge

September Lecture : Holy Wells of County Waterford

The first lecture of the winter season proved very popular with Dr Eugene Broderick as speaker.

Not only did Dr Broderick give us a history of the Holy Wells, but also an insight of what it was like to be at patterns and how the events evolved over the centuries.

Upcoming Lecture: Holy Wells Of County Waterford

The winter lecture season will commence on Friday 25th September 

Lecturer : Dr. Eugene Broderick.

Topic: Holy Wells of County Waterford.

Venue: St. Patricks Gateway Centre, Patrick Street, Waterford.

Time: 8pm.

Admission 5 Euro, members no charge

Lecture Programm - Autumn 2015

Autumn 2015

Held in St Patrick's Gateway Centre,

Patrick Street, at 8pm

Friday 25th September

Speaker: Dr Eugene Broderick

Topic: Holy Wells of Co Waterford

Friday 30th October

Speaker: Dr Pat McCarthy

Topic: Sedd el Bahr And Suvla Bay

Waterford men and the Gallipoli campaign

Friday 27th November

Speaker:  Mr Ben Murtagh

Topic:  The Tower of Hook and Waterford

Sunday 29th November

Annual Lunch

Details to be confirmed closer to date

All details of lectures will be available from our website,

Facebook page, local and national papers.

Extra Event for Heritage Week

To coincide with Heritage week 2015, and the 40th anniversary of the publication of the society's journal - Decies, we have arranged an extra event as part of the summer season to take place on Friday 28th August.

Title: Looking back on 40 years of Decies

Presented by committee members, this will be a visual display and readings of extracts from articles published in past editions of Decies.

Copies of past editions of Decies will be on display on the night.

Venue/Time: The Parnell Room, The Granville Hotel, The Quay, Waterford at 8pm.

Free admission, all welcome.