County Waterford
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| County Waterford Contae Phort Láirge |
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| Province: | Munster | |
| County seat: | Waterford | |
| Code: | WD | |
| Area: | 1,837 km² (709 sq mi) | |
| Population (2006) | 107,961 | |
| Website: www.waterfordcoco.ie | ||
County Waterford (Irish: 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:
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[edit] 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).
The westernmost of the baronies of county Waterford are "Decies within Drum" and "Decies without Drum", separated by the Drum-Fineen hills.[1]
[edit] Location Grid
| North: County Tipperary | Northeast: County Kilkenny | |
| West: County Cork | County Waterford | East: County Wexford |
| South: Celtic Sea |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Egan, P.M. [1893] (20 November 2004). "Early Waterford History 2. The Decies", History of Waterford. Retrieved on 2008-02-23.
[edit] 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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