Tag: Waterford
Viking Age Utensils from Waterford city
This fantastically preserved collection of household utensils was discovered during archaeological excavations in Waterford city. It includes two wooden spoons,…
A 12th century dog collar from Waterford city
This rare 12th century dog collar was found by archaeologists working in Waterford city. Fashioned out of bronze, it originally…
Protected: Prehistoric site uncovered at Waterford beach
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Mercenaries, Trade and Warfare: The New Ross Macehead
This distinctive late medieval civic mace is currently on display in the Waterford Museum of Treasures. However, its origins lie…
The Height of Fashion: King Edward III and the Waterford Charter Roll
When the 14th century city officials of Waterford wanted to petition King Edward III to support their claim to the…
St. Declan’s Monastery, Ardmore, Co. Waterford
One of the earliest monastic sites in Ireland, Ardmore, Co. Waterford was probably founded sometime in the 5th century AD…
Woodstown a key site for understanding Vikings in 9th century Ireland
Fierce and wild is the wind to-night, It tosses the tresses of the sea to white; On such a night…
Relic of the True Cross, Waterford City
This relic of the True Cross is associated with Christchurch Cathedral in Waterford city. It consists of a silver, double-armed…
Split down the middle: parti-coloured clothes in 14th century Ireland
In the imaginative and engaging Charter Roll room of the Medieval Waterford Museum, I discovered something that I’d never seen before:…
Irish Proverbs. Folklore from Co. Waterford
This list of Irish proverbs was collected by the pupils attending Clochar San Eoin Dé school, Waterford in 1938. A…