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Recent News
- Recruitment: Craft Gardener May 29, 2020
- Water Customers in Ballylaneen, Kill and Bonmahon areas to conserve water May 29, 2020
- Online Book of Condolences open to honor the late Brendan Bowyer RIP May 29, 2020
- Provision of Lifeguard services May 29, 2020
- Water Safety Ireland: Know How To Stay Safe This Weekend May 29, 2020
- Customers in the Ballylaneen, Kill and Bonmahon areas asked to conserve water May 25, 2020
- Minister Humphreys announces details of €250m Restart Grant May 22, 2020
- Waterford launches Shop Waterford Support Local campaign May 19, 2020
- Life on the roads after Covid-19 May 18, 2020
- Stay Local, Stay Apart & Stay Safe in the Outdoors May 18, 2020
- Advanced Notice: Traffic Flow changes in Waterford City Centre May 18, 2020
- Williamstown Golf Course re-open to members on 18th May 2020 May 13, 2020
- Survey: Waterford is looking to the future – Will you help? May 8, 2020
- Bring Nature Back to your Garden May 7, 2020
- Imagine Arts Festival 2020: Open Call 2020 May 7, 2020
Category Archives: Built Heritage
Online resource launched for owners of Historic and Protected Structures
Old House New Home is an important new online resource for the owners of existing properties, including protected structures. The guide can be downloaded here. The Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Josepha Madigan, TD, has welcomed the Royal … Continue reading
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May Day in Ireland
‘folk beliefs…spring from our common heritage of human fears and human hopes…the fate of the house and of those who dwelt in it was affected, if not determined, by the good or bad luck which followed on casual actions or … Continue reading
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Ogham Stones in Ardmore
There are roughly 400 surviving Ogham inscriptions on stone monuments throughout Ireland and western Britain, the bulk of them are in the south of Ireland, in Counties Kerry, Cork and Waterford. The vast majority of the inscriptions consist of personal … Continue reading
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Ardmore Cathedral
On the exterior of the west gable of Ardmore Cathedral, there are a number of carved tone panels, which according to historians, depict events from the psalms. In the past one of functions of these carvings was to illustrate stories … Continue reading
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The Beauty of Maps … Archaeology
Continuing with how we can view our archaeology and built heritage through the maps using the Historic Environment Viewer link on The National Monuments website, it is possible to find archaeological features via town-land or by feature. For instance, a search … Continue reading
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The Beauty of Maps … What’s in your 2km zone (Part 1)
If you are finding yourself with some spare time, and bored of cat videos, why not try some detective work about the built heritage in your own locality? The National Monuments website has a link to a “Historic Environment Viewer” … Continue reading
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Fanlights of Waterford
The history of fanlights available on the Buildings of Ireland Facebook page posted a photograph of the lovely double fanlight at 31 The Mall Waterford city recently. Here are a few more examples from around the City and County. … Continue reading
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Fantastic Irish Fanlights
During the Covid crisis, The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage (NIAH) Facebook site is highlighting some of our wonderful historic buildings and features with Built Heritage puzzles. This week they are starting a “Fantastic Irish Fanlights: An Armchair Tour of … Continue reading
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The WW2 Look-Out Posts of Waterford (LOPs)
A network of 83 Look Out Posts (LOPs) was constructed at approximately 10 to 20 mile intervals around the coast of Ireland during “The Emergency”. These single bay, single story, flat roofed mass concrete structures were built to the standardised … Continue reading
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