Bringing some summer brightness back to O’Connell Street – we look back to the amazing activities that took place in the Cultural Quarter as part of Africa Day 2024 through these images and video. Thanks to the organisers, the helpers, musicians, food providers, dancers and most of all the communities who get involved each year […]
Category Archives: Heritage
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Nov
Nov
Arnold & Hilda A celebration of the life and works of Arnold Marsh and Hilda Roberts (HRHA) and their lasting influence within the arts and education in Waterford. This exhibition coincides with the release of Marsh’s memoirs, ‘The Happy Belfast Man’ (Lilliput Press) and features over fifty works of art as well as archival material, […]
Community, Creativity, Culture, Heritage
Waterford City and County Council to host day long festival of events to celebrate Africa Day 2022
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May
May
Waterford City and County Council will host Africa Day 2022, which will include the best of African music, dance, crafts, culture, food and much more to celebrate the occasion. On Saturday, 28th May from 12pm onwards, Waterford City and County Council will host a festival of events to celebrate Africa’s strong rich and […]
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Sep
Sep
Tenements and Poverty in Waterford “All of the 18th and 19th century visitors marvelled at the Quay of Waterford. Its beauty, its elegance and expanse, comparing it to the finest quays in Europe. Its river full of masted ships, Its beautiful exchange, where the merchants conducted their business, and the adjacent Mall with its bowling […]
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Sep
Sep
T & H Doolans Pub – CQ Films “How am I supposed to go on after that” – singer Dominic Mulvaney This quote from Mulvaney who was the main act about to perform after he just heard the support act – a 15 year old girl making her debut singing and playing her guitar […]
CQ Films, Creativity, Culture, Heritage, History
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church and its links to Newfoundland – CQ Films
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Sep
Sep
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church and its links to Newfoundland “The first Waterford people of Newfoundland would take their children back from Newfoundland and have them baptised here in St. Patricks. The Registries’ are still in existence ” – Dermot Power (Local Historian) Film Notes Article on the connections between Newfoundland and South East Ireland – View […]
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Sep
Sep
The Jacobs Family “Biscuits, Banking or Building?” was often the question to find out which branch of the same family you were speaking of when it came to the Jacobs of Waterford and their enterprising family. Film Notes More Information on the Jacobs Family – Click to Access PDF Short history piece on growth of the […]
CQ Films, Creativity, Culture, Heritage, History
Royal Oak Tavern and John Moore & Charles Bianconi – CQ Films
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Sep
Sep
Royal Oak Tavern and John Moore & Charles Bianconi John Moore First President of the Republic of Connaught died here in the Royal Oak (Tavern 6th Dec. 1899) it was situated at the entrance to Georges Court where it meets John Roberts Square and over the doorway a plaque high on the wall reads: – […]
CQ Films, Creativity, Culture, Heritage, History
Friends Meeting House and the Quakers in Waterford – CQ Films
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Sep
Sep
Friends Meeting House and the Quakers in Waterford. “Their yay was a yay and their nay was a nay. This would have been obvious in the Courts because people would be asked to swear on the bible and when a Quaker went in he wouldn’t swear on the bible. He said his yay was a […]
CQ Films, Creativity, Culture, Heritage, History
The Toll Bridge, Trains and Shipping – Memories of the 1st World War and it’s impact on Waterford -CQ Films
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Sep
Sep
The Toll Bridge, Trains & Shipping – Memories of the 1st World War and it’s impact on Waterford “My Mothers father was Matthew Young and as far as I know he made his money in the goldfields and I don’t know if it was California or Alaska? But he made his money and came home […]
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