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The quay at Waterford c. 1890–1900. Waterford city is situated in south eastern Ireland, on the river Suir [pronounced Shure] about seventeen miles (27 km) from where the river enters the sea. Waterford is Ireland's oldest city and is thought to have been founded by Vikings in the 9th century.
Waterford is the main city of Ireland's South-East Region. Historically Waterford was an important trading port which brought much prosperity to the city throughout the city's eventful history. Throughout its history, Waterford Crystal provided employment to thousands in the city and surrounding areas.
Waterford was a major commercial port, estimated as the second biggest settlement in Ireland. It was one of the last major Jacobite strongholds in Leinster after Wexford had been abandoned without a fight. Waterford had a significant Protestant population of around three hundred families, and this possibly influenced William's plans for the ...
Reginald's Tower (Irish: Túr Raghnaill) is a historic tower in Waterford, Munster, Ireland.It is located at the eastern end of the city quay.The tower has been in usage for different purposes for many centuries and is an important landmark in Waterford and an important remnant of its medieval urban defence system.
The workhouse in Waterford City was constructed to serve a ‘Union’ area made up of East Waterford and South Kilkenny. [3] The workhouse was declared fit for the admission of paupers on 15 March 1841, and the first inmates entered the workhouse on 20 April. [1] By November 1846, the capacity at the Waterford Union Workhouse was almost full. [4]
The best-known building in the Viking Triangle is Reginald's Tower, the oldest urban civic building in Ireland, situated on the Quays/The Mall, in Waterford. It has performed various functions over the years and today is a civic museum.
County Waterford has two mountain ranges, the Knockmealdown Mountains and the Comeragh Mountains.The highest point in the county is Knockmealdown, at 794 m (2,605 ft).It also has many rivers, including Ireland's third-longest river, the River Suir (184 km (114 mi)); and Ireland's fourth-longest river, the Munster Blackwater (168 km (104 mi)).
Lismore (Irish: Lios Mór, meaning 'great ringfort') [2] is a historic town in County Waterford, in the province of Munster, Ireland.Originally associated with Saint Mochuda of Lismore, who founded Lismore Abbey in the 7th century, the town developed around the medieval Lismore Castle.