Waterford Harbour: Tides and Tales

by Andrew Doherty

Overview

Waterford harbour has centuries of tradition based on its extensive fishery and maritime trade. Steeped in history, customs and an enviable spirit, it was there that Andrew Doherty was born and raised amongst a treasure chest of stories spun by the fishermen, sailors and their families. As an adult he began to research these accounts and, to his surprise, found many were based on fact. In this book, Doherty will take you on a fascinating journey along the harbour, introduce you to some of its most important sites and people, the area's history, and some of its most fantastic tales. Dreaded press gangs who raided whole communities for crew, the search for buried gold and a ship seized by pirates, the horror of a German bombing of the rural idyll during the Second World War – on every page of this incredible account you will learn something of the maritime community of Waterford Harbour.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780750995948
Publisher:	The History Press
Publication date:	09/01/2020
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	160
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

ANDREW DOHERTY'S family have lived and operated from Waterford Harbour since 1815 as fishermen, boatmen and sailors. He fished commercially for 15 years before going to college and retraining. He has written for regional and national publications and appeared on local and national radio and TV and runs a blog on maritime heritage.He is involved in several local history groups and regularly leads guided walks and has speaking engagements for a wide variety of historical societies around the SE of Ireland.

Table of Contents

About the Author 7

Acknowledgements 8

Introduction 10

1 The Press Gang Menace 14

2 Mysterious Buttermilk Castle 20

3 Cheekpoint Mail Packet Station 24

4 River Paddle Steamer Service 29

5 Dollar Bay Pirates 40

6 Weir Wars 44

7 Loss of the Alfred D Snow 49

8 Quarantine Station 56

9 Sails Ahoy Hobblers 62

10 Ever Watchful Coast Guard 66

11 Long-Legged Spider Light 71

12 Captain Burns and the Schooner BI 75

13 Coolbunnia Banshee Attack 81

14 Incredible Salvage of UC-44 86

15 Remembering the Formby and Coningbeg 95

16 The Night the Devil came for the Captain's Corpse 103

17 Escaping the 'Hell Ship' 107

18 Barrow Railway Viaduct: A Century of Mishaps and Incidents 112

19 Campile Bombing 120

20 The Great Western 125

21 Ocean Coast Rescue 134

22 Remembering the 'Mud Boat' SS Portiairge 138

23 Rambling Over the Minaun 147

Notes 152

Bibliography 158