Houses found in the Dungarvan Valley Older than Newgrange & Stonehenge Article I wrote in this week’s Dungarvan Leader about our Waterford County Museum visit to the Cappagh Quarry excavation recently. Details about the upcoming talk and exhibition.

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

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

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

Room with a Castle View 😍 #Lismorecastle

A glimpse of the 13h century Abbey (Clogaus) ruins from Abbeyside strand ❤️ #Waterford

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) 🕯️

The Ghost of Glencairn Abbey a 18th century woman who literally lost her heart 🎃 #Halloween #Samhain #WaterfordFolklore #History #Dungarvanleader

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.

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

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

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.

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...

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

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…

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…

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…

🔥 “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 ☀️

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! 📚✨

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! 📚✨

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

Keening | Six authentic recordings from Ireland and Scotland (1955-1965)

YouTube video by The Folk Revival Project

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I will be chatting to Gemma Delaney WLRfm after lunch today about Gallowhsill Community archaeology Project 😄 Which all started 10 years ago this year @WatCoMus and is part of @HeritageHubIRE #Adoptamonument initiatives. Funded and supported @RIAdawson @WaterfordCounci @CreativeIreland

Beautiful old wrought iron gates near Colligan Woods, #Waterford quiet markers of Waterford’s rural past. Standing watch as the landscape changes around them.

I will be chatting to Gemma Delaney WLRfm after lunch today about Gallowhsill Community archaeology Project 😄 Which all started 10 years ago this year @WatCoMus and is part of @HeritageHubIRE #Adoptamonument initiatives. Funded and supported @RIAdawson @WaterfordCounci @CreativeIreland

Beautiful old wrought iron gates near Colligan Woods, #Waterford quiet markers of Waterford’s rural past. Standing watch as the landscape changes around them.