Waterford Port in 1770 (Artist Unknown)
Waterford Port in 1770, artist unknown.
© Waterford City Library.Waterford Port in 1770 (Artist Unknown)
© Waterford City Library.
© Waterford City Library.
Waterford Port in 1770 (Artist Unknown)
Waterford Port in 1770, artist unknown.
© Waterford City Library.As a trading centre, Waterford Port can be dated back over 1,200 years to the arrival of the Vikings, who decided to make a permanent settlement in the city. In 1170 the Normans, lead by Strongbow, captured Waterford. King Henry II took control of the city the following year and many Vikings were expelled. As a result, trade in Waterford Port increased.
Over the following centuries, imports and exports were shipped from Waterford Port to and from England and the Continent to Spain, France and Italy.
View of Sion Row, Ferrybank, from Coal Quay, c. 1900
Here is a picture of an "old sea dog" taking a break at Sion Row, Ferrybank, from Coal Quay about 1900.
© Waterford City ArchiveView of Sion Row, Ferrybank, from Coal Quay, c. 1900
© Waterford City Archive
© Waterford City Archive
View of Sion Row, Ferrybank, from Coal Quay, c. 1900
Here is a picture of an "old sea dog" taking a break at Sion Row, Ferrybank, from Coal Quay about 1900.
© Waterford City ArchiveExports consisted mainly of leather, wheat, flour, butter and other agricultural produce from the area around Waterford.
By johnkeojon | 2014-11-01 21:16:40
The Port of Waterford
I was born in Glasshouse, Slieverue, Co. Kilkenny, where the Port of Waterford now stands. I wrote a parody of The Rose of Mooncoin about this. The Port of Waterford Lyrics Oh, how sweet ‘tis to roam by the sunny Suir stream, Through the container terminal they built at Gorteens. Where my Dad used to fish with his small boat & line, On the banks of the Suir, a few miles from Mooncoin. Sure, they’ve knocked down the cottage in which I was born, Where I first saw the light on that bright Sunday morn. ‘Tis altered completely, sure everything’s new, Since my Dad used to labour for Powers of Belview. My Dad & John Lonergan used to stretch out their net, In the hope that a couple of salmon they’d get. And up on Snow Hill, a few rabbits would catch, And praties he’d grow in the vegetable patch. In all kinds of weather, rain, sunshine or snow, My five sisters, all barefoot, to school they would go, And the ould Billy goat would often them join, On the banks of the Suir, a few miles from Mooncoin. The new Port of Waterford is what is there now, Just a short distance away, sure, from ould Kilmacow. They are loading the ships now, by sun & moonshine, On the banks of the Suir, a few miles from Mooncoin.