The Waterford Trivia Thread

wmpdd3

alinton wrote: »

The proper name of "The Folly" is "Richardson's Folly".

So - here's one I don't know - who was Richardson and what was his folly?

A.

Would that be why there is Richardson meadow beside St Herblain?

giles lynchwood

waterford is the closest irish port to mainland europe

ROCKMAN

UB40 played in St John's Park .

Finnbar01

Ardmore was the first christian monastic settlement in Ireland.

Trick of the Tail

ROCKMAN wrote: »

UB40 played in St John's Park .

As did Howard Jones!

(In a gig promoted by ABC Radio!)


A.

giles lynchwood

1649 Waterford only Irish town to resist Cromwell
1783 George and William Penrose opened glass factory,closed by high tax in 1851.
1794 bridge built across suir,832 feet long.
From Grattan quay to Adelphi quay is one mile
Waterford port was closed by a strike for 13 year's
AFAIK,during the steam ship era O'connell street was the red light district and nicknamed Garter lane hence the theater company name.

BBM77

The Waterford City Archives have a set of plans for an underground railway for the city drawn up in the nineteenth century.

jimbojazz

Ballybrickenman wrote: »

The Waterford City Archives have a set of plans for an underground railway for the city drawn up in the nineteenth century.

Yeah, didnt get very far though - seemingly some fella called Mc Cann(t) objected to it.

Cabaal

alinton wrote: »

The proper name of "The Folly" is "Richardson's Folly".

So - here's one I don't know - who was Richardson and what was his folly?

A.

Maybe he built something costly?

costly undertaking having an absurd or ruinous outcome.

Trick of the Tail

Well a 'folly' in the architectural sense means one of those strange little mini-castles, towers, arches etc that you see occasionally which were built for no useful purpose, but to satisfy someone's whimsy.

Like the Brown-Clayton pillar at Carrickbyrne on the New Ross to Wex road.

(Although that could arguably be termed a 'memorial' and therefore not really a folly).

So I'm wondering if Richardson - whoever he was and whichever land he owned - built something like that on the land. If so, where was/is it and what was/is it?

A.

Trick of the Tail

So no-one got the 5th 'Street'?

A.

Beeker

alinton wrote: »

So no-one got the 5th 'Street'?

A.

Nah! Went with waterside but that was knocked because it is not a "street":(

gscully

ROCKMAN wrote: »

UB40 played in St John's Park .

U2 played in WRTC, though they weren't known as U2 at the time - 1977 I think.

Beeker

Human League played the Bridge Hotel back in the 80's

dayshah

We had Ireland's first commercial garage.
http://www.johnkelly.ie/AboutUs.aspx

losthorizon

Beeker wrote: »

Human League played the Bridge Hotel back in the 80's

They were back about four years ago. Sorry I cant remember the name of the venue - Im not a native but it was a great concert.

Chris P. Bacon

losthorizon wrote: »

They were back about four years ago. Sorry I cant remember the name of the venue - Im not a native but it was a great concert.

They played in 10 on John st a few years ago

jimbojazz

Pete Doherty's (Babyshambles / Libertines) grandfather, Timothy Peter Doherty was born in Cheekpoint / Passage East area.

Not that we'd want to claim him!

losthorizon

During World War 2 the German invasion plans for Ireland were known as "Operation Green". German Troops would have landed on the Waterford coast from Dungarvan to the Port of Waterford and all along Wexford as well. The Irish Army really would have joined up with the British army in NI and tried to fight back. But if the invasion had gone ahead a lot of civilian deaths would have happened in Waterford coastal towns.

dayshah

losthorizon wrote: »

During World War 2 the German invasion plans for Ireland were known as "Operation Green". German Troops would have landed on the Waterford coast from Dungarvan to the Port of Waterford and all along Wexford as well. The Irish Army really would have joined up with the British army in NI and tried to fight back. But if the invasion had gone ahead a lot of civilian deaths would have happened in Waterford coastal towns.

But the Germans were here.

'The McKenzie Break' was filmed in Bonmahon.

dayshah

We have the only village without a pub (Annestown)

dayshah

By population we are the smallest county in Munster, and only the 20th biggest across the 32 counties

losthorizon

By size Waterford has on average the biggest farms in the Rep of Ireland.

deise48

ROCKMAN wrote: »

UB40 played in St John's Park .

i was there a great gig

deise48

we are the second happiest county after tipp today:D

abouttobebanned

Oh FFS. Get out of my thread.

ROCKMAN

alinton wrote: »

So no-one got the 5th 'Street'?

A.

Wadding street ?????


or does the little Luke part make it void ???

savic04

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savic04

is the 5th street begining with W

Wadding St, where the Holy Family church is ? although thats Luke Wadding St
or it could be the Williamstown Road aswell

jmcc

dayshah wrote: »

But the Germans were here.

'The McKenzie Break' was filmed in Bonmahon.

The battle scenes and some other scenes for the Kubrick movie "Barry Lyndon" were filmed in Waterford.

Regards...jmcc