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County Waterford

Waterford is a county in Munster.

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    County Waterford (Contae Phort Láirge) is a county in the province of Munster on the south coast of Ireland. Administratively, the city of Waterford is a county-level authority. Dungarvan is the administrative centre for the rest of the county.

    Cities, towns and villages in County Waterford include:
  • Ardmore
  • Dungarvan
  • Dunmore East
  • Lismore
  • Tramore
  • Waterford


  • The Déise

    County Waterford is known locally as "The Decies" (An Déise). Sometime between the 4th and 8th centuries, a tribe of native Gaelic people called the Déisi were driven from the southern parts of the country, conquering and settling here. The ancient principality of the Déise is today roughly coterminous with the current Diocese of Waterford and Lismore.

    The Deise region has two mountain ranges, rivers and lakes and over 30 beaches along a volcanic coast line. It is one of the few regions in Ireland with a Gaeltacht, an area with native Irish speaking people. The Deise has a rich history from megalithic tombs and ogham stones, to Vikings, to remnants of English occupancy, including the Gaulstown Dolmen, Reginalds Tower and The Ballysaggartmore Towers respectively.

    The people that live in the Deise today are known to thrive on Irish traditions such as hurling and eating blaas (a type of floury bread roll, unique to the region).

    See also
  • Saint Declan


  • External links
  • County Council website
  • Work in Waterford- Provide assistance for people who wish to work in county Waterford.
  • Invest in Waterford- an initiative by Waterford County Council to encourage industry to invest in County Waterford.
  • Map of Waterford
  • Waterford County Museum - 3500 pages of County Waterford history
  • Waterford County Image Archive - Thousands of photos and images from County Waterford history
  • WaterfordTourism.org - Official Waterford Tourism website
  • The Diocese of Waterford and Lismore




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    Winchester, Stonehenge and Georgian Bath 10 hours

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    Start the day crossing the chalk downs of Hampshire to Winchester, a delightful city that basks in an atmosphere of beauty, antiquity and tranquility! You'll see the mighty 11th Century Winchester Cathedral, the site of the burial of generations of Wessex Kings, their stories lost in the midsts of time and overshadowed by the Norman Conquest of 1066. Winchester was once a major fortification against the Vikings, and King Alfred the Great is commemorated in a magnificent statue in the city center that has become a landmark in itself.

    Going even further back in time through the rolling Wessex landscape you will arrive in Stonehenge, a collection of stones dragged 5,000 years ago to this lonely windy plain near Salisbury. Who built it and why? These questions have haunted the minds of centuries of scholars. You will have the opportunity to walk around these magical stones and contemplate the landscape in which they were built so many centuries ago.

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    Belfast Airport Arrival Private Transfer 45 minutes

    Belfast Airport Arrival Private Transfer Travel from Belfast International Airport to your Belfast City Hotel. Transfer services are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. This is a private transfer so the price is the same for groups of:

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    Buckingham Palace and Afternoon Tea at The Selfridge Hotel Varies

    Buckingham Palace and Afternoon Tea at The Selfridge Hotel

    Skip the general admission queues for Fast Track Entry to Buckingham Palace - London's most famous attraction.

    Buckingham Palace has served as the official London residence of Britain's sovereigns since 1837, and today is the Queen's official residence. Although in use for the many official events and receptions held by the Queen, areas of Buckingham Palace are opened for a limited time only during the summer.

    Lavishly furnished with treasures from the Royal Collection, within the State Rooms you can see paintings by Rembrandt, Rubens, Vermeer, Canaletto and Claude; sculpture by Canova and Chantrey; exquisite examples of Sevres porcelain; and some of the finest English and French furniture in the world.

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