Dunmore East, Waterford and Ardmore

Pictures taken in Dunmore East, Waterford and Ardmore on our Summer holiday 2015 in Ireland.
Tipperary No, it's not such a long way after all. : 2015, Ireland, Irlanti, LG G3, Tipperary, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, travel Dunmore East Lighthouse An elegant lighthouse built to designs prepared by Alexander Nimmo (1783 - 1832), forming a prominent landmark in the harbour area of Dunmore East. Taking the distinctive form of a Doric column, the fluted detailing considerably enhances the architectural value of the composition, while attesting to very high quality stone masonry. Well maintained, the lighthouse presents an early aspect with important salient features and materials intact. The survival of a range of original mechanisms to the interior is also of significance, and identifies the technical engineering importance of the site. Freestanding single-bay three-stage granite ashlar lighthouse, built 1824, on a polygonal plan comprising tapered fluted shaft with moulded cornice having single-bay single-stage lantern over with ogee-domed capping. Ogee-domed sheet metal-lined capping to lantern with iron weathervane to apex. Granite ashlar walls with fluted motif, moulded cornice, and wrought iron lattice panel railings over. Square-headed window openings with no sills, and fixed-pane iron windows. Square-headed openings to lantern with fixed-pane lights. Set at end of harbour pier. : Dunmore East, Ireland, Irlanti, harbour, kesäloma, matka, satama, summer holiday, travel Seal head A rock that looks like seal head, used by birds for nesting. : Dunmore East, Ireland, Irlanti, harbour, kesäloma, matka, satama, summer holiday, travel Reginald's Tower It is located at the eastern end of the city quay. The tower has been in usage for different purposes for many centuries and is an important landmark in Waterford and an important remnant of its medieval urban defence system. It is the oldest civic building in Ireland and it is the only urban monument in Ireland to retain its Norse or Viking name. Reginald’s Tower was built in 1003, as part of the city wall, by Reginald (or Ragnall), son of Ivar, the Norse king of Waterford. It was originally built of wood, but was later replaced by the stone structure that exists today. The Norsemen of that period did not commonly use stone as a building material. However, excavations made in the 1990s have revealed that part of Waterford's defences were built in stone prior to the Norman invasion of Ireland in 1170. The present tower is likely to have been built in the 13th or 14th century; it may have been constructed between 1253 and 1280. In 1185 Prince John of England landed in Waterford and organised the rebuilding of the city's defences, including the tower. : Ireland, Irlanti, Reginald's Tower, Waterford, historia, history, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, town, travel
William Vincent Wallace Plaza William Vincent Wallace Plaza was built as the city’s millennium project in 2000 and was officially opened in 2001. It functions as both an amenity area where the goings and comings of the river can be savoured and performances can be enjoyed. A continuous walkway along the edge of the river connects the plaza to Rice Bridge and provides a pleasant stroll. The plaza is the perfect place to sit, relax and watch the world pass you by. The plaza is dedicated to William Vincent Wallace (1812-1865), born in Colbeck Street, who was one of Waterford’s most colourful sons and was famous for his operas Maritana, Lurline and Amber Witch. He is regarded as one of the greatest nineteenth-century composers. : Ireland, Irlanti, Waterford, historia, history, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, town, travel Tall Ship Sculpture At the roundabout to the quay parking lot, is this sculpture of a tall ship by Cork artist Denis O'Connor. The ship is on stilts so is raised above the roundabout and can be easily seen by traffic and pedestrians alike. : Ireland, Irlanti, Waterford, historia, history, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, town, travel Waterford City Post Office An imposing civic and commercial building in a striking Venetian Gothic style, which is an unusual feature in the streetscape of Custom House Quay. Designed by James Ryan (fl. 1876), the building is of interest for its original intended use as a custom house, representing a component of the activities along the quays, which historically supported the economy of the locality. Finely detailed, the stone work throughout attests to high quality local stone masonry. Well maintained, the building retains its original form and character, including important salient features and materials to the exterior and possibly to the interior. : Ireland, Irlanti, Waterford, historia, history, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, town, travel Waterford City Post Office An imposing civic and commercial building in a striking Venetian Gothic style, which is an unusual feature in the streetscape of Custom House Quay. Designed by James Ryan (fl. 1876), the building is of interest for its original intended use as a custom house, representing a component of the activities along the quays, which historically supported the economy of the locality. Finely detailed, the stone work throughout attests to high quality local stone masonry. Well maintained, the building retains its original form and character, including important salient features and materials to the exterior and possibly to the interior. : Ireland, Irlanti, Waterford, historia, history, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, town, travel
Clock Tower During the Victorian era, Waterford was Ireland’s busiest industrial port. It had the largest ship building yards in the country (before being surpassed by Belfast) and traded to 400 international ports all over the World. During this period there was a number of large scale public works projects built including this Clock Tower which is one of the best known landmarks in the City. It was built between 1860 – 1863 in an ornate Gothic style which used high quality granite stone masonry. It was was originally known as the Fountain Clock (as it had troughs for working horses to drink from) and the mechanisms for the clock and fountain are still of technical and engineering interest. : Ireland, Irlanti, Waterford, historia, history, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, town, travel Christ Church Cathedral Cathedral of The Holy Trinity, Christ Church. In the 18th century, the city corporation recommended that the bishop erect a new building. The architect was John Roberts, who was responsible for much of Georgian Waterford. During the demolition of the old cathedral, a series of medieval vestments were discovered in 1773. They were presented by the then Anglican bishop, the Rt Revd Richard Chenevix, to his Roman Catholic counterpart, the Most Revd Peter Creagh, and are now kept in the Museum of Treasures in Waterford and the National Museum in Dublin. The present building has been described by architectural historian Mark Girouard as the finest 18th century ecclesiastical building in Ireland. Sculptures of vikings Strongbow and Aoife in front. The sculpture is designed by Eithne Ring and Liam Lavery and cast in France by the same foundry that cast the bells for Notre Dame in Paris. : Ireland, Irlanti, Waterford, historia, history, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, town, travel Cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity The cathedral was designed by John Roberts (Waterford architect) in 1793 and has the distinction of being the oldest cathedral of the Roman Catholic Church in Ireland. A chapel had previously stood on the same ground, having been constructed there at the height of the Penal Laws on the request of the Roman Catholic community of Waterford. In the early part of the twentieth century, railings separated the church from the street. These have since been removed : Ireland, Irlanti, Waterford, historia, history, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, town, travel 3-1 One got away : Ireland, Irlanti, Waterford, historia, history, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, town, travel
Pegging money A money-collecting former mine painted colourfully : Ireland, Irlanti, Waterford, historia, history, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, town, travel Vikings Colourfull and humouristic viking painting : Ireland, Irlanti, Waterford, historia, history, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, town, travel City Hall Dating from 1783 and desgined by John Roberts, the building features a fine display of an early Waterford Crystal chandelier. : Ireland, Irlanti, Waterford, historia, history, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, town, travel The Bishop's Palace Anglo-German architect Richard Castles designed the wonderful Bishop’s Palace in 1741. Castles built the Palace with its front overlooking the town wall which he had reduced in height so that it formed part of the palace’s terraced garden. : Ireland, Irlanti, Waterford, historia, history, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, town, travel
Waterford Viking Triangle : Ireland, Irlanti, Waterford, historia, history, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, town, travel Ardmore Round Tower St. Declan founded the monastery at Ardmore (Aird Mhór in Irish, meaning "Great Height") prior to the arrival of St. Patrick in Ireland, although there is dispute of the dates usually given for Declan's life (between 350 and 450 A.D.). Nevertheless, Ardmore is believed to be one of the oldest monasteries in Ireland. Declan converted the people of the Decies, an ancient principality of southern Ireland, to Christianity. The round tower at Ardmore was built in the 12th Century and raises its tapering form to a height of 97 feet. It is divided into four stories. The entrance doorway is a little over 13 feet from the ground, making the tower a refuge for the monks and a safe place for their books, chalices, and relics. : 2015, Ardmore, Ireland, Irlanti, LG G3, church, historia, history, kesäloma, kirkko, matka, pyöreä torni, round tower, summer holiday, travel Celtic Cross Foley family grave, the round tower in the back. : 2015, Ardmore, Ireland, Irlanti, LG G3, church, historia, history, kesäloma, kirkko, matka, pyöreä torni, round tower, summer holiday, travel St. Declan's Oratory St. Declan's oratory - traditionally the burial place of St. Declan. It is a small building with a stone-lined vault in the floor, now empty, but the site still attracts pilgrims on Declan's Feast Day, July 24th. It is possible that most of this small church dates from the 8th century, though it's upper walls and gables have been rebuilt and the lintelled doorway added. The building was re-roofed in 1716 by the Bishop of Waterford. : 2015, Ardmore, Ireland, Irlanti, LG G3, church, historia, history, kesäloma, kirkko, matka, pyöreä torni, round tower, summer holiday, travel
Ardmore Monastic Site St. Declan founded the monastery at Ardmore (Aird Mhór in Irish, meaning "Great Height") prior to the arrival of St. Patrick in Ireland, although there is dispute of the dates usually given for Declan's life (between 350 and 450 A.D.). Nevertheless, Ardmore is believed to be one of the oldest monasteries in Ireland. Declan converted the people of the Decies, an ancient principality of southern Ireland, to Christianity. The cathedral (really a church in the modern sense) at Ardmore, built over the site of the original monastery, has features dating from as early as the 9th Century. The round tower at Ardmore was built in the 12th Century and raises its tapering form to a height of 97 feet. It is divided into four stories. The entrance doorway is a little over 13 feet from the ground, making the tower a refuge for the monks and a safe place for their books, chalices, and relics. St. Declan's Oratory is the oldest building in the graveyard near the Cathedral. Tradition has it that the grave of St. Declan is located within the building. : 2015, Ardmore, Ireland, Irlanti, LG G3, church, historia, history, kesäloma, kirkko, matka, pyöreä torni, round tower, summer holiday, travel Ardmore Monastic Site St. Declan founded the monastery at Ardmore (Aird Mhór in Irish, meaning "Great Height") prior to the arrival of St. Patrick in Ireland, although there is dispute of the dates usually given for Declan's life (between 350 and 450 A.D.). Nevertheless, Ardmore is believed to be one of the oldest monasteries in Ireland. Declan converted the people of the Decies, an ancient principality of southern Ireland, to Christianity. The cathedral (really a church in the modern sense) at Ardmore, built over the site of the original monastery, has features dating from as early as the 9th Century. The round tower at Ardmore was built in the 12th Century and raises its tapering form to a height of 97 feet. It is divided into four stories. The entrance doorway is a little over 13 feet from the ground, making the tower a refuge for the monks and a safe place for their books, chalices, and relics. St. Declan's Oratory is the oldest building in the graveyard near the Cathedral. Tradition has it that the grave of St. Declan is located within the building. : 2015, Ardmore, Ireland, Irlanti, LG G3, church, historia, history, kesäloma, kirkko, matka, pyöreä torni, round tower, summer holiday, travel Ardmore Monastic Site St. Declan founded the monastery at Ardmore (Aird Mhór in Irish, meaning "Great Height") prior to the arrival of St. Patrick in Ireland, although there is dispute of the dates usually given for Declan's life (between 350 and 450 A.D.). Nevertheless, Ardmore is believed to be one of the oldest monasteries in Ireland. Declan converted the people of the Decies, an ancient principality of southern Ireland, to Christianity. The cathedral (really a church in the modern sense) at Ardmore, built over the site of the original monastery, has features dating from as early as the 9th Century. The round tower at Ardmore was built in the 12th Century and raises its tapering form to a height of 97 feet. It is divided into four stories. The entrance doorway is a little over 13 feet from the ground, making the tower a refuge for the monks and a safe place for their books, chalices, and relics. St. Declan's Oratory is the oldest building in the graveyard near the Cathedral. Tradition has it that the grave of St. Declan is located within the building. : 2015, Ardmore, Ireland, Irlanti, LG G3, church, historia, history, kesäloma, kirkko, matka, pyöreä torni, round tower, summer holiday, travel Ogham stone Ogham is an Early Medieval alphabet used primarily to write the early Irish language (in the so-called "orthodox" inscriptions, 4th to 6th centuries), and later the Old Irish language (so-called scholastic ogham, 6th to 9th centuries). There are roughly 400 surviving orthodox inscriptions on stone monuments throughout Ireland and western Britain; the bulk of them are in the south of Ireland, in Counties Kerry, Cork and Waterford. : 2015, Ardmore, Ireland, Irlanti, LG G3, church, historia, history, kesäloma, kirkko, matka, pyöreä torni, round tower, summer holiday, travel
Ardmore Monastic Site St. Declan founded the monastery at Ardmore (Aird Mhór in Irish, meaning "Great Height") prior to the arrival of St. Patrick in Ireland, although there is dispute of the dates usually given for Declan's life (between 350 and 450 A.D.). Nevertheless, Ardmore is believed to be one of the oldest monasteries in Ireland. Declan converted the people of the Decies, an ancient principality of southern Ireland, to Christianity. The cathedral (really a church in the modern sense) at Ardmore, built over the site of the original monastery, has features dating from as early as the 9th Century. The round tower at Ardmore was built in the 12th Century and raises its tapering form to a height of 97 feet. It is divided into four stories. The entrance doorway is a little over 13 feet from the ground, making the tower a refuge for the monks and a safe place for their books, chalices, and relics. St. Declan's Oratory is the oldest building in the graveyard near the Cathedral. Tradition has it that the grave of St. Declan is located within the building. : 2015, Ardmore, Ireland, Irlanti, LG G3, church, historia, history, kesäloma, kirkko, matka, pyöreä torni, round tower, summer holiday, travel Ardmore Monastic Site St. Declan founded the monastery at Ardmore (Aird Mhór in Irish, meaning "Great Height") prior to the arrival of St. Patrick in Ireland, although there is dispute of the dates usually given for Declan's life (between 350 and 450 A.D.). Nevertheless, Ardmore is believed to be one of the oldest monasteries in Ireland. Declan converted the people of the Decies, an ancient principality of southern Ireland, to Christianity. The cathedral (really a church in the modern sense) at Ardmore, built over the site of the original monastery, has features dating from as early as the 9th Century. The round tower at Ardmore was built in the 12th Century and raises its tapering form to a height of 97 feet. It is divided into four stories. The entrance doorway is a little over 13 feet from the ground, making the tower a refuge for the monks and a safe place for their books, chalices, and relics. St. Declan's Oratory is the oldest building in the graveyard near the Cathedral. Tradition has it that the grave of St. Declan is located within the building. : 2015, Ardmore, Ireland, Irlanti, LG G3, church, historia, history, kesäloma, kirkko, matka, pyöreä torni, round tower, summer holiday, travel Adam & Eve and The Wisdom of Solomon St. Declan founded the monastery at Ardmore (Aird Mhór in Irish, meaning "Great Height") prior to the arrival of St. Patrick in Ireland, although there is dispute of the dates usually given for Declan's life (between 350 and 450 A.D.). Nevertheless, Ardmore is believed to be one of the oldest monasteries in Ireland. Declan converted the people of the Decies, an ancient principality of southern Ireland, to Christianity. The cathedral (really a church in the modern sense) at Ardmore, built over the site of the original monastery, has features dating from as early as the 9th Century. The round tower at Ardmore was built in the 12th Century and raises its tapering form to a height of 97 feet. It is divided into four stories. The entrance doorway is a little over 13 feet from the ground, making the tower a refuge for the monks and a safe place for their books, chalices, and relics. St. Declan's Oratory is the oldest building in the graveyard near the Cathedral. Tradition has it that the grave of St. Declan is located within the building. : 2015, Ardmore, Ireland, Irlanti, LG G3, church, historia, history, kesäloma, kirkko, matka, pyöreä torni, round tower, summer holiday, travel Angels Impressive burial monument on Ardmore cemetery. : 2015, Ardmore, Ireland, Irlanti, LG G3, church, historia, history, kesäloma, kirkko, matka, pyöreä torni, round tower, summer holiday, travel
SS Ary memorial On the morning of Saturday 8th February, the steamer Ary left Port Talbot in Glamorganshire, South Wales, with a 600 ton of Coal bound for the port of Waterford. The ship failed to arrive at Waterford on Sunday as scheduled, and, as there was no news over the next few days, Lloyd's reported her missing. The heavy weather caused the cargo to shift, and a list to port developed that evening. The captain ordered water to be pumped into the starboard side of the ship. Efforts to right the ship were unsuccessful however, and at midnight they took to the boats shortly before the ship foundered. Jan Dorucki was the sole survivor of this disaster. Twelve of his companions, including Captain Kolk, were washed ashore and buried at Ardmore, leaving two members of the all male crew of 15 unaccounted for. Jan Dorucki spent several months in Dungarvan Hospital. Born in Poland in 1927 : 2015, Ardmore, Ireland, Irlanti, LG G3, church, historia, history, kesäloma, kirkko, matka, pyöreä torni, round tower, summer holiday, travel