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unusual facts about Waterford, Limerick and Western Railway



1848 in Ireland

7 March - Thomas Francis Meagher flies the Irish Tricolour in Waterford, the first recorded usage of the flag which is now the national flag of the Republic of Ireland.

Bowen Construction

The Group had operations throughout the island of Ireland and the UK with main offices in Cork, Dublin and London (through its subsidiary Bowen PLC) as well as smaller regional offices in Limerick, Belfast and Waterford.

Bus Éireann

Additional services within Ireland include city services in Cork, Galway, Limerick and Waterford and town services in Athlone, Balbriggan, Drogheda, Dundalk, Navan and Sligo.

Charles Kean

Charles John Kean (18 January 1811 - 22 January 1868), was born at Waterford, Ireland, the son of the actor Edmund Kean.

Chorus Communications

NTL also own the remaining MMDS licences (for cells covering counties Dublin, Galway, Mayo, and Waterford).

Equestrian at the 2004 Summer Olympics

The first occurred after Waterford Crystal, the mount of Ireland’s Cian O'Connor, tested positive for Zuclopenthixol (clopixol), Fluphenazine, Guanabenz and Reserpine.

Gary DeBacker

On September 19, 1982 in Waterford, Michigan during an 1982 ABA Leukemia "Race for Life" event that was memorial race dedicated to the memory of Todd Kingsbury (The Todd Kingsbury Memorial Race), a boy who had died of leukemia in 1981, Seven year old Gary DeBacker gave his 1981 Michigan District #1 No.1 trophy he won to Bob Kingbury, the deceased boy's father because if Todd did not stop racing due to his illness, he would have been Michigan District #1 champion and not him.

Gaultier GAA

Situated on the west side of Waterford Harbour on Ireland's southeastern coast, it lies within the barony of Gaultier (Gáll Tír – "foreigners' land" in Irish): a reference to the influx of firstly Viking (Norwegian) and then Norman settlers in the area.

Henry Beresford, 3rd Marquess of Waterford

In 1842, Lord Waterford married Louisa Stuart, daughter of the 1st Baron Stuart de Rothesay, and settled in Curraghmore House in Ireland, and reportedly led an exemplary life, until he died in a horse riding accident in 1859.

Hillbilly's

Today the chain has nine locations throughout Ireland, including three restaurants in Cork, and restaurants in Derry, Dublin, Ennis, Letterkenny, Tralee, and Waterford.

IE 2700 and 2750 Classes

Otherwise the class operated all services from Limerick (save direct Limerick-Heuston Station trains) and services from Limerick Junction to Waterford .

J25

GSR Class J25, An Irish 0-6-0 locomotive class: Great Southern Railways designation of the former Waterford, Limerick and Western Railway locomotives 56, 57, 58, and 2 (see Steam locomotives of Ireland)

James Fintan Lalor

“His spirit, however, was undaunted,” according to O’Sullivan, and in the following year he set about organising a revival of the insurrection” in co-operation with John Savage, Joseph Brennan, John O'Leary and Thomas Clarke Luby in Tipperary and Waterford.

James Margetson

He resigned Waterford and Armagh in 1637, and in that year became rector of Galloon in Monaghan and dean of Derry.

Jessie Barr

Jessie Barr (born 24 July 1989 in Waterford, Republic of Ireland) is an Irish athlete who will compete at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the Women's 4 × 400 metres relay.

John O'Shea

O'Shea was scheduled to face Spain on 11 June 2013, in The Bronx, New York City at Yankee Stadium but was ruled out of the game over the sudden death of his uncle Jimmy O'Leary in Waterford, Ireland.

John Treacy

Treacy overtook Spedding with 150m to go, during which the Irish television commentary of Jimmy Magee listed the previous Irish Olympic medal winners up to that time, before culminating: "And for the 13th time, an Olympic medal goes to John Treacy from Villierstown in Waterford, the little man with the big heart."

Johnny Matthews

Matthews' greatest honour was winning league honours with Waterford but his cherished memory is scoring a penalty against Gordon Banks when the League of Ireland XI played the English League XI in 1971 at Lansdowne Road.

Joseph William Tobin

he obtained a Bachelor's degree in philosophy from the Holy Redeemer College, Waterford, Wisconsin in 1977 and, in 1979, a Master's in Religious Education and the Master of Divinity (Pastoral Theology) at the Mount St. Alphonsus Seminary in Esopus, New York.

Ken McGrath

A 2-15 apiece draw was the result on that occasion, however, Waterford went on to win the replay after an extra-time goal by Dan Shanahan.

Limerick Suburban Rail

As of March 2011, commuting from east of Limerick Junction is hampered by the current arrangement where the train arriving from Cahir, Clonmel and Waterford at 0818 does not proceed onward to Limerick and a shuttle train to Limerick does not depart until 0847.

Liz Reddy

Liz Reddy is an Irish television and radio personality, known for her work as Head of News at WLR FM one of Ireland's most successful local radio stations and her shows on Waterford @ 8 a now defunct local television station run by the staff of WLR FM.

Lough Neagh

In the 19th century, three canals were constructed, using the lough to link various ports and cities: the Lagan Navigation provided a link from the city of Belfast, the Newry Canal linked to the port of Newry, and the Ulster Canal led to the Lough Erne navigations, providing a navigable inland route via the River Shannon to Limerick, Dublin and Waterford.

Malcomson family

The Malcomsons business began with corn milling at Clonmel between 1793 and 1800, stores being subsequently acquired at Clonmel, Carrick-on-Suir and Waterford.

Miro Gavran

There have been first nights of his plays throughout the world, in: Rotterdam, Washington, D.C., Moscow, Rio de Janeiro, Paris, Buenos Aires, Waterford, Mumbai, Bratislava, Prague, Ljubljana, Sarajevo, Krakow, Belgrade, Budapest, Athens, Augsburg, Vienna and Sofia.

MJR Theatres

During the 1990s MJR would begin building more Multiplex cinemas, including one a 11-(now 16-)screen theater in Waterford which replaced the Waterford Twin and Summit Place 3 Cinema (which MJR owned in the late-1990s) in 1998 and a 16-screen theater in Chesterfield Township, Michigan.

In 1990, they would purchase a drive-in in Monroe and a theater in Waterford, Michigan In June 1990 the MJR Adrian Cinema Six opened.

Moore Reservoir

It was created by the completion of the Moore Dam in 1956, which caused the flooding of several villages, including Pattenville, New Hampshire, and old Waterford, Vermont.

Motorways in the Republic of Ireland

Under the government's Transport 21 iniative, Letterkenny will be linked to Waterford and Cork with new high quality roads – collectively known as the "Atlantic Corridor".

Ned Power

Following Waterford's exit from the 1966 championship, Power retired from inter-county hurling.

Pickardstown ambush

An attack was made on the RIC barracks in the town, and the British military garrison in Waterford City quickly dispatched forty troops in four Crossley tenders.

Radiant Baby

Radiant Baby was partially developed at the 1998 O'Neil Music Theater Conference in Waterford, Connecticut.

Séamus Harnedy

Harnedy's mother, Cathy Landers, was an All-Ireland-winning captain with the Cork camogie team, while his father, Seán Harnedy, played with the Waterford team.

Shire of Waterford

The Shire of Waterford is a former local government area in the south-east of Queensland, Australia, centred on the town of Waterford.

Siege of Waterford

However, Waterford still had access to reinforcements from the west and up to 3000 Irish soldiers (from the Confederate's Ulster Army) under Richard Farrell were fed into the city in the course of a week.

State and Main

After the leading man's penchant for underage girls gets them banished from their New Hampshire location, the crew relocates to the small town of Waterford, Vermont, to finish shooting "The Old Mill".

Waterford and Tramore Railway

The William Dargan Construction Company completed the line in 7 months - a considerable achievement as a section of line just outside Waterford ran over deep bogland covered in bulrushes.

Waterford GAA

The 1963 League final against Tipperary – the ‘Home’ final as the winners were due to meet New York for the title proper – was much closer, with Waterford winning a thrilling match by 2-15 (21) to 4-7.

Waterford Unified School District

(Waterford, 2006) As early as 1989 students attending Waterford schools were bussed if they needed to cross State Route 132 to reach school.

Waterford, Lexington

Its boundaries are Man o' War Boulevard to the north, Hickman Creek to the east, rural Fayette County to the west, and a combination of Poplar Springs Lane and Vermillion Peak Way to the south.

Waterford, Minnesota

Waterford is an unincorporated community in Waterford Township, Dakota County, Minnesota, United States.

Waterford, Ontario

Antiques from different historical eras can be purchased from nearby antique stores.

Paul Hellyer, Canadian engineer, politician, writer and commentator

Waterford, Rhode Island

Waterford is a village located on St. Paul Street in North Smithfield, Rhode Island and Blackstone, Massachusetts.

William Bonaparte-Wyse

William Charles Bonaparte-Wyse was born in Waterford, the son of the politician and educational reformer Sir Thomas Wyse, and Laetitia, daughter of Lucien Bonaparte.


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