November, 2024

On Friday, 29 November at 8 p.m. in the Mullinavat Parish Hall (opposite St. Beacon’s Church) Andrew Doherty will present his lecture entitled “Freighting the River Blackwater, Co. Kilkenny.” We were furnished with a zoom link (below) thus it appears that the event will be also available online.

‘Freighting the River Blackwater’

For centuries the rivers were the highways by which we travelled, fed ourselves and traded. Most of Europe’s major cities and towns developed along rivers and the Vikings, realising the strategic and trading importance of the three rivers Nore, Suir and Barrow, founded the city of Waterford in 914 AD at the estuary of these rivers.

This talk will explore the freight that once graced the River Blackwater, the cargo, the boats and the people, drawing on the fading memories of those times which remain. It will look at the knowledge of locals, maps, what remains and by the waterways themselves. It will also look at the use of the word Pill which has a long association with the rivers of the South East of Ireland and on the Three Sisters river network in particular.

Andrew Doherty was reared on the river at Cheekpoint, fished commercially for 15 years and spends much of his time exploring it.  He has an interest in local history and regularly delivers talks, articles and features on radio and TV, highlighting the maritime and fishing heritage of Waterford Harbour and the Three Sister Rivers; Barrow, Nore and Suir.  He blogs at www.tidesandtales.ie

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