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Willie Whelan
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Local historian, author, editor of history books, St. Pat's LGFC, eater of Italian food, taker of Italian holidays, fan of Italian crime fiction. 🍷 Dungarvan, Waterford, Ireland.
DUNGARVAN
The town of Dungarvan was founded in 1185 by King John (when he was a prince). Things didn't go to plan.

#waterford #dungarvan #irishhistory
January 29, 2025 at 8:09 PM
ABBEYSIDE BEACH
During the Famine in April 1847 a crowd of labourers called to Fr. Halley's house in Bridge Street, Dungarvan appealing for work. He asked them not to resort to violence. The next day he arranged for 400 men to be employed picking stones at Abbeyside beach at one shilling a day.
January 28, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Storms in Dunmore East c1950, Tramore c1905, Bunmahon 1978, and the wreck of the Peri, Helvick Head 1907. #StormÉowyn

Storm info: @meteireann.bsky.social or @carlowweather.bsky.social
January 23, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Dunhill Winter Lecture Series
LECTURE - WATERFORD COUNTY MUSEUM

🗣️ by Curator William Fraher
📅 Thursday 23rd of January
🕕 7.30pm
🏛️ Dunhill Multi-Education Centre , X91FVF9
🎟️ Admission €5 All Welcome

Find out about the work of the museum in Dungarvan.
January 21, 2025 at 7:59 PM
THE AFTERMATH - FILM
A short clip from "The Aftermath" on the difficulty of securing Irish War of Independence pensions. I was interviewed about my grandfather.

🎭 Gealach Gorm Theatre
🏛️ Kill Community Centre
📅 Sat 18th January
🕗 8.00pm 🎫 €15
Book Online: ie.powertik.com/en/events/af...
January 17, 2025 at 10:23 AM
LECTURE BY JULIAN WALTON
⛪ The 200 year history of Ballylaneen, Faithlegg, & Carbally Churches ⛪

🗣️ Speaker: Julian Walton
📅 Thursday 16th January 2025
⌚Time: 7.30pm
🏛️ Dunhill Ecopark, Dunhill, Co. Waterford. X91 FVF9
🎫 Admission: €5 All Welcome

#waterford #history
January 13, 2025 at 5:55 PM
🗣️ LECTURE - GALLOWS HILL
by Archaeologist Dave Pollock
Gallows Hill - there's something strange about it.
🏛️ Waterford County Museum, Friary Street
📅 Thursday, January 23rd 7.30.
🎫 Admission: €5 - All Welcome
January 10, 2025 at 6:22 PM
THE AFTERMATH
📅 8pm Saturday 18th of January
🏛️ The Gealach Gorm Theatre,
📌 Kill, Co. Waterford
A film by John Foley about the aftermath of the War of Independence and the Civil War in Waterford.

Tickets: €15 from
ie.powertik.com/en/events/af...
January 8, 2025 at 8:12 PM
⛄ ❄️ THE BIG SNOW ❄️⛄
Waterford Oral History Project
Lots of great Waterford & Irish history on the Diverse Waterford website. Particularly topical are the interviews about the "Big Snow" of 1963.

📻 Listen: www.diversewaterford.ie/waterford-we...

A project by:
@waterfordlibraries.bsky.social
January 4, 2025 at 10:39 AM
THE MORESBY
On Christmas Eve 1895 a tale of tragedy and heroism played out in Dungarvan Harbour, Waterford. On the anniversary of the sinking we remember the victims, survivors, and heroes.

Read More: www.facebook.com/share/p/1DNW...
December 24, 2024 at 10:57 AM
A STORY ABOUT CHRISTMAS, COMPUTERS, LOCAL HISTORY (& PARENTS)
Over 25 years our website company volunteered our time for heritage projects, web sites, social media, signage, publications etc. And it all began one Christmas, back in 1983…

Read More: www.facebook.com/share/p/19WL...

#waterford
December 16, 2024 at 6:09 PM
🧵 2/2
Here's the text about Abbeyside street names for anyone who doesn't have Facebook. 😉
December 15, 2024 at 12:00 PM
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ABBEYSIDE STREETS – PART 1
A short series about the street names of Abbeyside, Dungarvan, Co. #Waterford, #Ireland.

T. J. Murphy Place
Kyne Park
The Burgery
The New Line
Stucco Lane

Read More: www.facebook.com/share/p/1Dbr...

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December 15, 2024 at 12:00 PM
ABBEYSIDE BORN ARTIST SARAH PURSER
Once the foremost portraitist in Ireland. She was very successful in obtaining commissions, famously commenting "I went through the British aristocracy like the measles."
Read More: www.facebook.com/share/p/19ef...
December 12, 2024 at 11:23 AM
CAPTAIN TOM DONOHUE – AN ABBEYSIDE HERO
During World War II, Ireland relied on a small fleet of just over sixty small unarmed ships to import essential supplies. Sixteen of these ships were sunk, resulting in the deaths of 149 men from a fleet complement of 800 sailors.
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December 6, 2024 at 2:35 PM
THE EARLIEST FILM FOOTAGE OF DUNGARVAN & ABBEYSIDE
(and a mystery solved)

🎥 Watch The Film: bit.ly/Dungarvan1920

📖 Read the story:
www.facebook.com/share/p/15iY...

#waterford #ireland
December 2, 2024 at 6:56 PM
ELECTION
Fianna Fail supporter Norrie Ahearne from Cappoquin, Waterford (and her donkey) standing up to cowardly intimidators, freemasons, and ex unionists during the 1937 election. #GE24
December 1, 2024 at 9:46 AM
🗣️ History Lecture🗣️
THE FARMING HERITAGE OF THE COMERAGHS
with local historian & guest speaker Síle Murphy.

Free Admission - All Welcome

🏫 St Brigid's Hall, Kilrossanty,
Co #Waterford X42 K206
📅 Date: Tuesday 3rd December
⌚ Time: 7.30pm
Queries to (085) 8011466
November 30, 2024 at 12:23 PM
FISHING IN WATERFORD DURING THE FAMINE
One of the the most common questions asked by people about the Famine period is "Why did people near the coast not eat fish?"

Read about the precarious life of the local fishermen of Abbeyside & Dungarvan during the Famine.

www.facebook.com/share/p/15CT...
November 29, 2024 at 9:42 AM
BOOK LAUNCH OF BLOODSHED IN THE COMERAGHS AT DUNGARVAN LIBRARY

Buy Online: mybook.to/thomaskeating

The story of Thomas Keating, Commandant of the 2nd Waterford Battalion IRA, who was shot and captured on April 11, 1923 during the Irish Civil War.
November 25, 2024 at 8:00 PM
🎅🚨BACK IN STOCK🚨 🎅
David Walsh Office Supplies
Eason Dungarvan
Waterford County Museum

A PHOTOGRAPHIC HISTORY OF DUNGARVAN
by William Whelan
📖 389 pages - Hardback - A4
📷 512 photos - 35+ photographers
💶 €30

Buy Online: mybook.to/dungarvanphotos
November 24, 2024 at 3:58 PM
LIFE AFTER THE ABBEY
One of the most important developments in the history of Abbeyside, #Waterford occurred when King Henry VIII dissolved the monasteries. After 250 years the very reason for Abbeyside's existence ceased to be. Read more.
www.facebook.com/share/p/18aU...

📷 Eddie Dee
November 23, 2024 at 1:44 PM
A brief history of the Augustinian Order in Abbeyside.
🔗 www.facebook.com/share/p/17gP...

One of a series of short articles I've written to help promote the conservation of Abbeyside's ancient bell tower c1450 & abbey c1290. abgparish.ie/save-our-abbey/

#waterford #ireland #history
November 19, 2024 at 8:52 PM
ABBEYSIDE CALENDAR
"Celebrate the Year, Support Our Heritage."
𝗡𝗢𝗪 𝗧𝗔𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗢𝗡𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗘 𝗢𝗥𝗗𝗘𝗥𝗦

abgparish.ie/calendar
Calendars €15 to any Ireland, UK or Europe address (includes p&p). Other locations on application. Proceeds fund the preservation of Abbeyside's historic bell tower and abbey. #waterford
November 16, 2024 at 7:11 PM
WHEN THE CAMERA LIES
Baile na nGall, An Rinn c 1890 (NLI)
Ian Hannigan colourised this image too well 😀.
Here's what life was like inside the homes: www.waterfordmuseum.ie/exhibit/web/...

from DESPERATE HAVEN
The story of the famine in Dungarvan & West Waterford. mybook.to/desperatehav...
November 14, 2024 at 7:28 AM