Upcoming Outing to St Mullins Sunday 28th August 2022

 The last of our summer outings will take place on Sunday 28th August in St Mullins, County Carlow.

We will be shown the historic sites of St Mullins by Ann Doyle of St Mullins Heritage Centre.

Meet at 2.30 pm at the graveyard gate.

Heritage Week Event - Mini Lectures

Join us for our Heritage Week special,  mini-lectures delivered by members of the society this Friday 19th August at 6 pm in St Patrick's Gateway Centre.

The speakers will be : 

Joe Falvey : The rich heritage of Waterford streets,

Bill Walsh : A Stone Upon A Stone

Monica Cahillane: The development of New Street 

Béatrice Payet : Samuel Barker's Exotic Gardens

Simon Dowling : Reconstructing Waterford's Lost Cathedral

Open to all, free entrance as part of Heritage Week. 

Upcoming Outing Sunday 7th August : Stradbally with Cian Flaherty and Ben Murtagh

Join us this Sunday afternoon for a guided visit of beautiful Stradbally Village.

We will be shown around by archaeologist Ben Murtagh and historian Cian Flaherty. 

Starting in the Square, we will learn about the development of the present village in the late 18th/early 19th century, before heading up Church Lane for a tour of the medieval parish church and adjoining graveyard. This will be followed by a visit to the Woodhouse Museum, after which we will return to the village via Stradbally Cove.

Meet in The Square, Stradbally at 2:30 pm

Upcoming Summer Outing Thursday 14th July : the Siege of Waterford 1922

 

A hundred years ago... 

On the18th of July 1922 the Irish Civil War reached Waterford. The high ground on both sides of the river was dominated by opposing forces. 

Historian James Doherty will lead a guided tour through the Ballybricken area of Waterford city and explore how Waterford became a focal point of the conflict over a balmy July weekend in 1922.

Meet at the Bandstand on Ballybricken at 6.30 pm Thursday 14th July 2022

Upcoming Summer Outing to Tintern Abbey & Colclough Walled Garden

The second outing of this summer - a combined visit to Tintern Abbey and the adjoining garden

Sunday 3rd July at 2.30pm

WAHS outing to Tintern, Co. Wexford, July 3rd

The next outing of the Waterford Archaeological and Historical Society is to Tintern Abbey and the Colclough Walled Gardens where we will be shown around by the very knowledgeable OPW and garden staff. 

Tintern Abbey was founded by the William Marshal, Earl of Pembroke, about 1200. Legends say that when the Earl of Pembroke encountered a life-threatening storm during a sea voyage, he vowed to establish an abbey if he reached land safely. The abbey is often referred to as Tintern de Voto, or Tintern of the Vow as a result.

Following the dissolution of the monasteries the Colclough family acquired Tintern and converted the remains of the abbey into their residence, member of the Colclough family lived at Tintern until the 1950s. The walled garden was built by the Colclough family in the early 19th Century. The picturesque 2.5 acre garden is bisected by a river, crossed by five bridges, providing a centrepiece to the designed landscape. It contains separate ornamental and kitchen gardens.

The combined admission charge is €6, please note only cash is accepted. 

 

Walk & Talk 23 June 2022 at The People's Park with Joe Falvey

 Since it was brought to our attention that  Eugene Broderick's launch of his new book  Thomas Meagher: Forgotten Father of Thomas Francis Meagher was to take place at the same time as our upcoming walk and talk,  we have decided to postpone the talk by one week as many people would wish to go to both events. 

So instead of Thursday June 16th , our own Walk and Talk will now take place on Thursday June 23rd.  


We look forward to seeing many of you on that day.  All arrangements remain the same except for the date.

Meet at the bansdstand at 6.30 pm. 

May 2022 : Lecture cancelled

 The lecture planned for 27 May 2022

‘A century of change – women and Irish diplomacy’ 

by Dr Ann Marie O’Brien has been cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances.

Apologies to all, we're looking forward to seeing you on our summer outings.