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11. People in Waterford History - 18th Century
In this article you can read about prominent County Waterford people of the 18th century. The article people are placed in is based on the century of their greatest achievement.
12. People in Waterford History - 19th Century
In this article you can read about prominent County Waterford people of the 19th century. The article people are placed in is based on the century of their greatest achievement.
13. The Struggle For Freedom In West Waterford
A lecture on the War Of Independence and Civil War in Waterford delivered by Domnall O'Faoláin in 1966. Domnall was the son of Commandant Pax Whelan C/O of Waterford No. 2 Brigade I.R.A. during the War Of Independence. This article is written from a Republican perspective.
14. Portlaw A Nineteenth Century Industrial Village
A case study of Portlaw, County Waterford by Tina Foran. The history of Portlaw and the story of the Malcolmson family are inextricably linked. The rise of the Malcolmson empire was mirrored in the growth and development of Portlaw, and unfortunately the decline in the fortunes of this great family marked a decline in the fortunes of Portlaw.
15. Cappoquin Railway Station - Station Of Dreams
A wonderfully well written autobiographical article by David Walsh on the old railway station in the small West Waterford town of Cappoquin on any sultry summers evening in the mid-1960s as seen through the eyes of a child.
16. The Fenian Landing At Helvic
This article by Sylvester Murray on the American Fenian landing at Helvic, near Dungarvan in 1867 was first published in Decies No. 9, The Journal Of The Old Waterford Society, September 1978.
17. The Cruise Of The Jacknell
A reproduction of an article published by Fenian sympathisers in 1868. The article deals with the trial of the Fenian crew of the Jacmel (Erins Hope) who landed at Helvic in an abortive attempt to stage a rebellion against British rule.
18. Trauma In Time
Download the complete memoirs of George Lennon, Officer Commanding West Waterford Flying Column during the Irish War of Independence.
19. The Civil War (1641-1653), Contemporary Accounts
Extracts from depositons taken during the Civil Wars by the English settlers. They are published in Fitzpatrick, Thomas, Waterford During The Civil War (1641-1653), Downey and Co. Publishers, (Waterford, 1912). Extracts relate to events concerning Mountain Castle, Millstreet, County Waterford.
20. A Brief History of Mountain Castle
Mountain Castle, or as it is presently know The Castle Country House, was constructed in the first half of the 16th Century by the McGrath family, one of the two Gaelic families that held lands in this county before the arrival of Cromwell
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