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Andrew Doherty @tidesntales.bsky.social · 58m

World Voyager outbound from Port of Waterford this damp oul evening en route to NW France

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Andrew Doherty @tidesntales.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Suns up after a wild and windy night Cheekpoint #Waterford

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Andrew Doherty @tidesntales.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Ranger inbound this morning on a wild and windy start to our day. Cheekpoint #Waterford Set to deteriorate further so keep a weather eye out folks

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Andrew Doherty @tidesntales.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

All calm at Morans Poles this evening at high water. Cheekpoint #Waterford

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eolaí the artist @eolai.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

A #painting from the south of Ireland. "Passage East" came out of a time I visited the Waterford village by bicycle, and this was how it greeted me as I rolled off the ferry across Waterford Harbour from the Wexford side. Drinking tea here was like drinking tea in a fairy tale. #SpéirGhorm #ArtYear

Landscape format in acrylics on canvas. Sunny day. Pale turquoise sky over very pale green and yellow square open at front and bright buildings with dark windows facing in on other sides. An orange two-story house is on the left, and behind to its right is the gable end of a white building, while facing us from the far side is a white 2-story house with violet slate roof, and adjoining it is a prominent 4-story yellow building, 4 window bays wide and sun-glinting pale blue slate roof. Behind is a green bushy steep hill, almost a bluff, with small red building perched on top, its shadowed gable end facing over the town. To right of the square in immediate foreground are road signs including "Welcome to Passage East" in white on red, and a black on white R683 directional sign to "Port Láirge - Waterford", both against a white wall in a flower bed surrounded by a curved wall of white-washed stones. In the centre of the square is a stone walled circular flower-bed, of blue-grey and orange stones in shadow, and 2 dark blue cars to the left where we see the edge of another flower bed. Blue and yellow bunting is strung across the square from lamp-posts. Signed bottom left in red, Liam Daly

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Andrew Doherty @tidesntales.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

A beautiful, but cooler, morning here at Arthurstown, Co Wexford

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Andrew Doherty @tidesntales.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Grand and calm here this morning as the sun comes up over the Wexford shoreline. 😀 Cheekpoint Waterford

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Paul Montgomery @stonefishweirs.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Depictions of #fishweirs in art and maps across periods reflect their role in the physical and cultural landscape, as well as their economic value. They serve as both a tangible and abstract representation of human interaction with the ocean. #coastalhistory #muSEAum

OS map Kent coastline with the outline of wood fish trap. Kent Sheet XXII.SE
Revised: 1906, Published: 1908
Size: map 31 x 46 cm (ca. 12 x 18 inches), on sheet ca. 43 x 58 cm (ca. 17 x 23 inches)

Plan of Brewarrina fish traps drawn in 1906 by A. W. Mullen, surveyor to the Western Lands Board (in North, 1916 Plate XXVII).

The oldest image Head Weirb at Duncannon Ireland circa 1685 from a sketch by Thomas Philips(original held by NLI)

Images of the coast of Cadiz, by Braun Georg & Hogenberg Frans. 1623

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Andrew Doherty @tidesntales.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Flat calm here this morning, but a heavy fog is making it damp and rather humid. Just coming up to high water, so maybe it will change soon. Cheekpoint #Waterford

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Andrew Doherty @tidesntales.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Shipka outbound at high water this evening off Passage East, Waterford

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National Museum of Ireland @nmireland.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Curator Noel Campbell recently spoke with Currachaí na Sceirí’s Shane Holland about his group’s Slí ár Sinsear – Voyage of our Ancestors, a months long, community project, to row from Ireland to Scotland in a Béal Deirg currach. www.museum.ie/.../Traditio.... #NMIBlog #MaritimeHistory #CuratorBlog

Traditional wooden rowing boat (a Belderrig currach) moored in the clear waters of Portpatrick Harbour, Scotland. A Mayo GAA flag is attached to the aft, which bears painted Gaelic text. In the background, a stone harbour wall, rocky shoreline, historic waterfront buildings, and a large hilltop hotel overlook the bay under bright sunshine and a cloudless blue sky. The image highlights maritime heritage, traditional boat-building, coastal culture, and historic harbour landscapes.

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Andrew Doherty @tidesntales.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

A lovely sunrise to start the 1st of September and nice and peaceful on a flooding tide here at Morans Poles too. Cheekpoint Waterford

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Andrew Doherty @tidesntales.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

On This day 1906 the Rosslare to Fishguard service commenced and theres an exhibition currently running that explores the rich history of ships, people, freight and notable events connected with the service. Its incredibly well curated

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Marine Times Newspaper @marinetimes.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

September issue in all good shops now - Digital edition available at www.marinetimes.ie - Postal subscriptions away in today's post Every paper purchased and every advert placed goes a long way in bringing you news and views in support of Ireland's fishing industry and our coastal communties

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Andrew Doherty @tidesntales.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

A damp morning now at Faithlegg Churches #Waterford

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Andrew Doherty @tidesntales.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

On this day 26th August 1940 a Nazi Heinkel HE III bomber attacked the village of Campile Co Wexford and three young women were killed while working at the Creamery. Their names were sisters Mary Ellen and Kitty Kent and Kathleen Hurley. The memorial garden was erected in 2010. Rest in Peace 🙏

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John McCafferty @jdmccafferty.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Monument in St Mogue’s graveyard to young women of Fethard on Sea who drowned after ‘having attended divine service’ 3 June 1787. “In death not divided” #Wexford

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Marc Ó Cathasaigh @marcocathasaigh.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Okay, so the N24 is a shitshow. But could we try putting on more than two train services a day on the already existing heavy rail connection? And maybe develop freight connections between Foynes, Port of Waterford and Rosslare (again, on pre-existing line)?

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Dunhill Multi-Education Centre @dunhilleducation.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

🎶 The Copper Coast Community Choir is back for a new season, directed by Anne Kavanagh! No musical experience needed. Starting Wednesday 23rd September .Call 051 396934 to register. #coppercoast #dunhill #bunmahon #tramore #kill #kilmeaden #boatstrand #waterford #countywaterford #communityeducation

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Tramore Eco Group @tramoreecogroup.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

A busy morning on Wednesday for our beach cleaners and chestnut fence fixers!

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Andrew Doherty @tidesntales.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

A cool but dry sunrise here this morning as the tide turns at low water. Cheekpoint #Waterford

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Sunday Miscellany @sundaymiscellany.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

This Sunday, 16 Aug, we continue our Miscellany 50 archive dip with a special on the theme of Music (spanning 1984-2021). With writers including Aideen O’Keefe, Christopher Fitz-Simon, Norman Metcalfe, Lydie Carroll, Olivia O’Leary and Joseph O’Connor. Join us just after 9am, @rteradio1.bsky.social

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Andrew Doherty @tidesntales.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Busy decorating my place of work yesterday for national Heritage Week, a hectic day Ballyhack castle #Wexford

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Andrew Doherty @tidesntales.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Passage East #Waterford this afternoon for Heritage Week 2026

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Tramore Eco Group @tramoreecogroup.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

We enjoyed coffees and cool drinks after a morning spent litter picking, managing dock plants and working on our dune restoration project 🧋

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Andrew Doherty @tidesntales.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Sunrise on the Campile Pill this beautiful August morning Cheekpoint Waterford

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Ireland's Native Woodland Trust @irishwoodlandtrust.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

🌿 Volunteers recently helped maintain Gracedieu Wood by cutting back the nature path and repairing tree guards around young saplings. These simple tasks help improve access while giving native trees the best chance to establish and thrive beside the River Suir.

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John McCafferty @jdmccafferty.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

"A Survey of the Mouth of the River of Waterford" 1680s. Nice details of the Hook Tower, Duncannon, Ballyhack and Passage East here. (British Library, Maps K. Top. 55.10)

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Andrew Doherty @tidesntales.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Out for a stroll over the Minaun this morning and stopped to see the sunrise from the High Rd, Coolbunnia #Waterford looking across the river to Wexford

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Parish @parishpolitics.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Reflections on the Estuary #blueskyartshow #Water #SpeirGorm

A colour photograph of the Waterford Estuary taken in the late evening. The beautiful clouds are reflected in the water.

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Paul Montgomery @stonefishweirs.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Picture of the Medmerry – Fish Traps. A 15th century dish trap complex made up of v and u shape feathers. A recent discovery found eroding out of a foreshore feature. Found in a highly active zone of erosion/deposition. Possibly a multi-period site that was used for fishing. #Coastalhistory

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Brian O'Halloran @playingwithdust.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Final day of the water safety lessons at Boatstrand yesterday - glorious day for everyone to enjoy it.

Drone shot of a packed Boatstrand harbour

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Paul Montgomery @stonefishweirs.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Tackling fishing tackle! An early example: a centre-pin fishing reel in the Ma Yuan (c. 1160–1225), a renowned #Chinese landscape painter of the #SongDynasty, "Fishing Alone on the Cold River" in the Southern Song Dynasty, dating 1195 AD. Became common in Europe in the 17th century.

Ma Yuan's "Fishing Alone on the Cold River" in the Southern Song Dynasty is a famous landscape painting dating to 12th century

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Brian O'Halloran @playingwithdust.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

The annual water safety lessons week for kids here at Boatstrand.

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Andrew Doherty @tidesntales.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Made my annual pilgrimage to the #Waterford steam dredger Portlairge yesterday as she slowly rusts away at Bannow Bay, Wexford

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John McCafferty @jdmccafferty.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

6 Aug 1650: City of #Waterford captured by Cromwellian forces under Henry Ireton #otd

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Andrew Doherty @tidesntales.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Murky start, but theres promise there too, Cheekpoint #Waterford

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Andrew Doherty @tidesntales.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

On This day 1917. A German mine laying submarine had exploded and sank after hitting her own mine. It would trigger a major secret salvage operation that would raise the vessel and allow the Admiralty to gain significant intelligence into sub mine laying operations. 28 of the 29 crew died.

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John McCafferty @jdmccafferty.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Perhaps not the greatest depiction of Duncannon Fort Co. #Wexford ever but the maker of the sketch was quite a significant figure. Done by Queen Victoria #otd 5 Aug 1849. (Royal Collection Trust, HM CIII)

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Andrew Doherty @tidesntales.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Bit of a surprise to see my traditional fishing punt had grown exponentially last night...an engine failure resulted in Arklow Cove coming close to shore. Only her anchor prevented a major incident. Cheekpoint #Waterford

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Andrew Doherty @tidesntales.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

A fresher commute this morning but the rain has cleared Passage East #Waterford to Ballyhack #Wexford

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