Forthcoming lecture

GAULTIER HISTORICAL SOCIETY

PRESENT

JULIAN WALTON

THE HISTORY OF PASSAGE

This will be the last of the the current series of talks.

Included will be an explanation of the origins of the recently recovered French painting of Passage in 1784

The Ocean Hotel,  Dunmore East

Wednesday        April 16th ,  8pm.

Waterford News and Star

and

The Barony of Gaultier Historical Society

Invitation

The Launch of  the Rambles in Gaultier- Then and Now column in the Waterford News and Star

with

 Julian Walton on Matthew Butler’s Life and Work

Jack Meades Pub, Ballymaclode, Barony of Gaultier

Saturday  January  12, 2013, 3 pm

 

In 1913 Matthew Butler’s History of the Barony of Gaultier was published in Waterford.  For a twenty year period covering the 1930s to the 1950s Butler wrote a column for the Waterford News entitled Rambles in Gaultier.  To commemorate all this The Waterford News and Star will publish  throughout 2013 a weekly column based on Butler’s work  entitled  Rambles in Gaultier – Then and Now.  The articles will be contributed by the Barony of Gaultier Historical Society and will be edited for the News and Star by Society member, Ray McGrath.  Because Butler includes in his description of Gaultier parts of Waterford City,  and in view of the upcoming  administrative amalgamation of City and County , we thought it fitting to include the Gaultier parts of the city in this celebration.

Looking forward to seeing you there.

Ray McGrath for the Society

Forthcoming Lecture

Barony of Gaultier Historical Society

 Waterford Harbour Fishery:

A personal reflection

 Andrew Doherty

The Harbour Fishery  is a most colourful story documented for over a thousand years.  We are fortunate to have Andrew  Doherty of Cheekpoint share with us his personal recollections of fishing on the river.  Andrew has researched the different fishing techniques used by the rivermen and his book the Cheekpoint Prong is an invaluable guide to river  heritage.                                                                                Jack Meades Pub Upstairs

Thursday October 18, 8 pm

                                                                                                  

First Lecture of the New Season

Townlands of Gaultier

   A Ramble Through  the Backroads of Past and Present

In the first public  talk of the season Ray McGrath takes you on a fascinating journey through  the Barony of Gaultier looking at the origin and location of our  100 plus townlands.  Saints, Rocks, Bogs, Hills and Warrior Monks all feature in this colourful and often troublesome story.

Thursday September 20 at 8 pm

Azzurro Restaurant, Dunmore East.

All welcome  - General Admission €5

Forthcoming Event

Our  summer solstice celebration will take place on Saturday June 23rd. We will visit the Harristown  Tomb at 9 pm. Afterwords, there will be a reception in Hayes  public house in Killea.