Chrissy Knight-O’Connor
@chrissyknightoc.bsky.social
Works at Adviser/Advocate.
Local Historian, Author, Blogger: History/Folklore/Community Archaeology
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Waterford history chat Wednesdays: WLRFM with Gemma Delaney #livewire
Local Historian, Author, Blogger: History/Folklore/Community Archaeology
Subscribe to my blog: Echoes from the Déise https://echoesfromthedeise.blog/subscribe
Waterford history chat Wednesdays: WLRFM with Gemma Delaney #livewire
St Brigid’s Day sunshine ☀️
According to folklore, this is when the Cailleach goes out gathering firewood… which means winter’s not done with us yet 🪵❄️ #Imbolc
According to folklore, this is when the Cailleach goes out gathering firewood… which means winter’s not done with us yet 🪵❄️ #Imbolc
February 1, 2026 at 7:48 PM
St Brigid’s Day sunshine ☀️
According to folklore, this is when the Cailleach goes out gathering firewood… which means winter’s not done with us yet 🪵❄️ #Imbolc
According to folklore, this is when the Cailleach goes out gathering firewood… which means winter’s not done with us yet 🪵❄️ #Imbolc
Kilgreany Cave, Dungarvan Valley: Artist interpretation of a #Waterford Neolithic (4000BC -2500BC) burial. The female, over 25, suffered a traumatic jaw injury, possibly from a projectile, with chronic infection, rare direct evidence of Neolithic conflict. #IrishArchaeology
Artist: John Murphy
Artist: John Murphy
January 24, 2026 at 7:06 PM
Kilgreany Cave, Dungarvan Valley: Artist interpretation of a #Waterford Neolithic (4000BC -2500BC) burial. The female, over 25, suffered a traumatic jaw injury, possibly from a projectile, with chronic infection, rare direct evidence of Neolithic conflict. #IrishArchaeology
Artist: John Murphy
Artist: John Murphy
Bullaun stone built into a stone wall near the old ruined church at Kilrush, Dungarvan #Waterford
January 11, 2026 at 7:34 PM
Bullaun stone built into a stone wall near the old ruined church at Kilrush, Dungarvan #Waterford
A unique sandstone sarcophagus grave marker at Kilrush Church ruins, Dungarvan, Co. Waterford - hidden in plain sight. #History #Waterford #Archaeology #Ireland
January 8, 2026 at 9:15 PM
A unique sandstone sarcophagus grave marker at Kilrush Church ruins, Dungarvan, Co. Waterford - hidden in plain sight. #History #Waterford #Archaeology #Ireland
Room with a Castle View 😍 #Lismorecastle
January 5, 2026 at 7:56 PM
Room with a Castle View 😍 #Lismorecastle
A glimpse of the 13h century Abbey (Clogaus) ruins from Abbeyside strand ❤️ #Waterford
January 3, 2026 at 8:56 PM
A glimpse of the 13h century Abbey (Clogaus) ruins from Abbeyside strand ❤️ #Waterford
Stunning moon this evening rising near Cruachán 🌕
January 3, 2026 at 8:53 PM
Stunning moon this evening rising near Cruachán 🌕
“The last night of October is ‘amlais’ night. It is also snap-apple night & Halloween.The young men of the district go around gathering alms or ‘amlais’ on that night. This custom has died out now and there weren’t any gathering ‘amlais’ this year.”
— Tomás Breathnach, Kill, Co. Waterford (1930s)
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— Tomás Breathnach, Kill, Co. Waterford (1930s)
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October 31, 2025 at 11:28 AM
“The last night of October is ‘amlais’ night. It is also snap-apple night & Halloween.The young men of the district go around gathering alms or ‘amlais’ on that night. This custom has died out now and there weren’t any gathering ‘amlais’ this year.”
— Tomás Breathnach, Kill, Co. Waterford (1930s)
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— Tomás Breathnach, Kill, Co. Waterford (1930s)
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The Ghost of Glencairn Abbey a 18th century woman who literally lost her heart 🎃 #Halloween #Samhain #WaterfordFolklore #History #Dungarvanleader
October 30, 2025 at 7:37 PM
The Ghost of Glencairn Abbey a 18th century woman who literally lost her heart 🎃 #Halloween #Samhain #WaterfordFolklore #History #Dungarvanleader
Reposted by Chrissy Knight-O’Connor
I have a spooky article in this week’s #Dungarvan Leader about the White Lady or Ghost of Glencairn Abbey 🎃such a great tale! 👀
I also caught up with Gemma on @wlrfm.bsky.social to chat about the fabled Petticoat Loose a Waterford which eventually banished to Bay Lough.
I also caught up with Gemma on @wlrfm.bsky.social to chat about the fabled Petticoat Loose a Waterford which eventually banished to Bay Lough.
October 29, 2025 at 8:45 PM
I have a spooky article in this week’s #Dungarvan Leader about the White Lady or Ghost of Glencairn Abbey 🎃such a great tale! 👀
I also caught up with Gemma on @wlrfm.bsky.social to chat about the fabled Petticoat Loose a Waterford which eventually banished to Bay Lough.
I also caught up with Gemma on @wlrfm.bsky.social to chat about the fabled Petticoat Loose a Waterford which eventually banished to Bay Lough.
Reposted by Chrissy Knight-O’Connor
Listen back: Absolutely loved being part of this live recorded podcast. Digging Into Waterford: Episode 7 – Live at @House of Waterford. Now available to listen back.
Thanks for Claire & all the team at Visit Waterford. Such a lovely evening ❤️
Recorded live: Listen back:👇🏻
tinyurl.com/2hcyz23c
Thanks for Claire & all the team at Visit Waterford. Such a lovely evening ❤️
Recorded live: Listen back:👇🏻
tinyurl.com/2hcyz23c
October 29, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Listen back: Absolutely loved being part of this live recorded podcast. Digging Into Waterford: Episode 7 – Live at @House of Waterford. Now available to listen back.
Thanks for Claire & all the team at Visit Waterford. Such a lovely evening ❤️
Recorded live: Listen back:👇🏻
tinyurl.com/2hcyz23c
Thanks for Claire & all the team at Visit Waterford. Such a lovely evening ❤️
Recorded live: Listen back:👇🏻
tinyurl.com/2hcyz23c
Listen back: Absolutely loved being part of this live recorded podcast. Digging Into Waterford: Episode 7 – Live at @House of Waterford. Now available to listen back.
Thanks for Claire & all the team at Visit Waterford. Such a lovely evening ❤️
Recorded live: Listen back:👇🏻
tinyurl.com/2hcyz23c
Thanks for Claire & all the team at Visit Waterford. Such a lovely evening ❤️
Recorded live: Listen back:👇🏻
tinyurl.com/2hcyz23c
October 29, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Listen back: Absolutely loved being part of this live recorded podcast. Digging Into Waterford: Episode 7 – Live at @House of Waterford. Now available to listen back.
Thanks for Claire & all the team at Visit Waterford. Such a lovely evening ❤️
Recorded live: Listen back:👇🏻
tinyurl.com/2hcyz23c
Thanks for Claire & all the team at Visit Waterford. Such a lovely evening ❤️
Recorded live: Listen back:👇🏻
tinyurl.com/2hcyz23c
I have a spooky article in this week’s #Dungarvan Leader about the White Lady or Ghost of Glencairn Abbey 🎃such a great tale! 👀
I also caught up with Gemma on @wlrfm.bsky.social to chat about the fabled Petticoat Loose a Waterford which eventually banished to Bay Lough.
I also caught up with Gemma on @wlrfm.bsky.social to chat about the fabled Petticoat Loose a Waterford which eventually banished to Bay Lough.
October 29, 2025 at 8:45 PM
I have a spooky article in this week’s #Dungarvan Leader about the White Lady or Ghost of Glencairn Abbey 🎃such a great tale! 👀
I also caught up with Gemma on @wlrfm.bsky.social to chat about the fabled Petticoat Loose a Waterford which eventually banished to Bay Lough.
I also caught up with Gemma on @wlrfm.bsky.social to chat about the fabled Petticoat Loose a Waterford which eventually banished to Bay Lough.
Lily Mernin –Intelligence Agent and proud Waterford woman🇮🇪
Some of the amazing women are now up on the new Waterford County Museum website – including Lily Mernin who worked inside Dublin Castle during the War of Independence. www.waterfordmuseum.ie/waterfords-r...
Some of the amazing women are now up on the new Waterford County Museum website – including Lily Mernin who worked inside Dublin Castle during the War of Independence. www.waterfordmuseum.ie/waterfords-r...
July 12, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Lily Mernin –Intelligence Agent and proud Waterford woman🇮🇪
Some of the amazing women are now up on the new Waterford County Museum website – including Lily Mernin who worked inside Dublin Castle during the War of Independence. www.waterfordmuseum.ie/waterfords-r...
Some of the amazing women are now up on the new Waterford County Museum website – including Lily Mernin who worked inside Dublin Castle during the War of Independence. www.waterfordmuseum.ie/waterfords-r...
Ardmore Ogham Stone:
LUGUDECCAS MAQỊ/ ̣ ̣? ̣ ̣MU]/COI NETA-SEGAMONAS/ DOLATI BIGAISGOB..Translation of Luguid son of ...? descent of Nad-Segamon' (Ogham 3D) NETA-SEGAMONAS a local dynasty likely active in w Waterford 5th–7th c. The name appears on stones also at Kilgrovan Island & possibly Knockboy
LUGUDECCAS MAQỊ/ ̣ ̣? ̣ ̣MU]/COI NETA-SEGAMONAS/ DOLATI BIGAISGOB..Translation of Luguid son of ...? descent of Nad-Segamon' (Ogham 3D) NETA-SEGAMONAS a local dynasty likely active in w Waterford 5th–7th c. The name appears on stones also at Kilgrovan Island & possibly Knockboy
July 10, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Ardmore Ogham Stone:
LUGUDECCAS MAQỊ/ ̣ ̣? ̣ ̣MU]/COI NETA-SEGAMONAS/ DOLATI BIGAISGOB..Translation of Luguid son of ...? descent of Nad-Segamon' (Ogham 3D) NETA-SEGAMONAS a local dynasty likely active in w Waterford 5th–7th c. The name appears on stones also at Kilgrovan Island & possibly Knockboy
LUGUDECCAS MAQỊ/ ̣ ̣? ̣ ̣MU]/COI NETA-SEGAMONAS/ DOLATI BIGAISGOB..Translation of Luguid son of ...? descent of Nad-Segamon' (Ogham 3D) NETA-SEGAMONAS a local dynasty likely active in w Waterford 5th–7th c. The name appears on stones also at Kilgrovan Island & possibly Knockboy
Reposted by Chrissy Knight-O’Connor
Waterford - #CustersLastStand
June 25th the anniversary of the Battle of Little Big Horn.
Four of the privates that fought alongside Custer at the last stand were born in Waterford. Their remains are buried on the Last Stand Hill. abbeysideheritagearchive.blogspot.com/2011/07/custer…
June 25th the anniversary of the Battle of Little Big Horn.
Four of the privates that fought alongside Custer at the last stand were born in Waterford. Their remains are buried on the Last Stand Hill. abbeysideheritagearchive.blogspot.com/2011/07/custer…
June 26, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Waterford - #CustersLastStand
June 25th the anniversary of the Battle of Little Big Horn.
Four of the privates that fought alongside Custer at the last stand were born in Waterford. Their remains are buried on the Last Stand Hill. abbeysideheritagearchive.blogspot.com/2011/07/custer…
June 25th the anniversary of the Battle of Little Big Horn.
Four of the privates that fought alongside Custer at the last stand were born in Waterford. Their remains are buried on the Last Stand Hill. abbeysideheritagearchive.blogspot.com/2011/07/custer…
Waterford - #CustersLastStand
June 25th the anniversary of the Battle of Little Big Horn.
Four of the privates that fought alongside Custer at the last stand were born in Waterford. Their remains are buried on the Last Stand Hill. abbeysideheritagearchive.blogspot.com/2011/07/custer…
June 25th the anniversary of the Battle of Little Big Horn.
Four of the privates that fought alongside Custer at the last stand were born in Waterford. Their remains are buried on the Last Stand Hill. abbeysideheritagearchive.blogspot.com/2011/07/custer…
June 26, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Waterford - #CustersLastStand
June 25th the anniversary of the Battle of Little Big Horn.
Four of the privates that fought alongside Custer at the last stand were born in Waterford. Their remains are buried on the Last Stand Hill. abbeysideheritagearchive.blogspot.com/2011/07/custer…
June 25th the anniversary of the Battle of Little Big Horn.
Four of the privates that fought alongside Custer at the last stand were born in Waterford. Their remains are buried on the Last Stand Hill. abbeysideheritagearchive.blogspot.com/2011/07/custer…
Waterford - #CustersLastStand
June 25th the anniversary of the Battle of Little Big Horn.
Four of the privates that fought alongside Custer at the last stand were born in Waterford. Their remains are buried on the Last Stand Hill. abbeysideheritagearchive.blogspot.com/2011/07/custer…
June 25th the anniversary of the Battle of Little Big Horn.
Four of the privates that fought alongside Custer at the last stand were born in Waterford. Their remains are buried on the Last Stand Hill. abbeysideheritagearchive.blogspot.com/2011/07/custer…
https://abbeysideheritagearchive.blogspot.com/2011/07/custer…
June 26, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Waterford - #CustersLastStand
June 25th the anniversary of the Battle of Little Big Horn.
Four of the privates that fought alongside Custer at the last stand were born in Waterford. Their remains are buried on the Last Stand Hill. abbeysideheritagearchive.blogspot.com/2011/07/custer…
June 25th the anniversary of the Battle of Little Big Horn.
Four of the privates that fought alongside Custer at the last stand were born in Waterford. Their remains are buried on the Last Stand Hill. abbeysideheritagearchive.blogspot.com/2011/07/custer…
🔥 “They lit a big fire on the boreen and drove the cattle through it…” 🔥 St John’s Eve - Solstice customs from @duchas_ie #SchoolsFolklore — Patrick O’Rourke, Glentown #Waterford recalls a world of fire, fields & folk belief. More to come as we count down to #StJohnsEve in #Waterford ☀️
June 19, 2025 at 8:06 PM
🔥 “They lit a big fire on the boreen and drove the cattle through it…” 🔥 St John’s Eve - Solstice customs from @duchas_ie #SchoolsFolklore — Patrick O’Rourke, Glentown #Waterford recalls a world of fire, fields & folk belief. More to come as we count down to #StJohnsEve in #Waterford ☀️
Reposted by Chrissy Knight-O’Connor
The Mórrígan: Irish goddess of war, fate & sovereignty. She shapeshifts from crow, wolf, eel, woman, foretelling doom, guiding battles, haunting heroes like Cú Chulainn. A force of chaos & prophecy in Ireland’s oldest myths. #Morrigan #IrishMythology #Ireland
June 15, 2025 at 8:09 PM
The Mórrígan: Irish goddess of war, fate & sovereignty. She shapeshifts from crow, wolf, eel, woman, foretelling doom, guiding battles, haunting heroes like Cú Chulainn. A force of chaos & prophecy in Ireland’s oldest myths. #Morrigan #IrishMythology #Ireland
Reposted by Chrissy Knight-O’Connor
Delighted that I’ve been accepted to the MA in Gaelic Literature & Culture at UCC starting September! I’ve long loved Irish sagas, mythology & manuscripts & now I get to study them properly. So excited to delve in. Expect lots of posts on myth, folklore & ancient texts over the next two years! 📚✨
June 13, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Delighted that I’ve been accepted to the MA in Gaelic Literature & Culture at UCC starting September! I’ve long loved Irish sagas, mythology & manuscripts & now I get to study them properly. So excited to delve in. Expect lots of posts on myth, folklore & ancient texts over the next two years! 📚✨
The Mórrígan: Irish goddess of war, fate & sovereignty. She shapeshifts from crow, wolf, eel, woman, foretelling doom, guiding battles, haunting heroes like Cú Chulainn. A force of chaos & prophecy in Ireland’s oldest myths. #Morrigan #IrishMythology #Ireland
June 15, 2025 at 8:09 PM
The Mórrígan: Irish goddess of war, fate & sovereignty. She shapeshifts from crow, wolf, eel, woman, foretelling doom, guiding battles, haunting heroes like Cú Chulainn. A force of chaos & prophecy in Ireland’s oldest myths. #Morrigan #IrishMythology #Ireland
Delighted that I’ve been accepted to the MA in Gaelic Literature & Culture at UCC starting September! I’ve long loved Irish sagas, mythology & manuscripts & now I get to study them properly. So excited to delve in. Expect lots of posts on myth, folklore & ancient texts over the next two years! 📚✨
June 13, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Delighted that I’ve been accepted to the MA in Gaelic Literature & Culture at UCC starting September! I’ve long loved Irish sagas, mythology & manuscripts & now I get to study them properly. So excited to delve in. Expect lots of posts on myth, folklore & ancient texts over the next two years! 📚✨
I’ve always been fascinated by keening the ancient vocal lament once heard at funerals in Ireland and Scotland.
This 1950s recording,m, is the first I’ve heard. It’s not what I expected, rhythmic, haunting &unexpectedly beautiful. #Folklore #Keening
youtu.be/vgts7_b1JWY
This 1950s recording,m, is the first I’ve heard. It’s not what I expected, rhythmic, haunting &unexpectedly beautiful. #Folklore #Keening
youtu.be/vgts7_b1JWY
Keening | Six authentic recordings from Ireland and Scotland (1955-1965)
YouTube video by The Folk Revival Project
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June 13, 2025 at 7:13 PM
I’ve always been fascinated by keening the ancient vocal lament once heard at funerals in Ireland and Scotland.
This 1950s recording,m, is the first I’ve heard. It’s not what I expected, rhythmic, haunting &unexpectedly beautiful. #Folklore #Keening
youtu.be/vgts7_b1JWY
This 1950s recording,m, is the first I’ve heard. It’s not what I expected, rhythmic, haunting &unexpectedly beautiful. #Folklore #Keening
youtu.be/vgts7_b1JWY