BW. 19 The Henley of Ireland
Direction: West on the N72 Location: On the Waterford bank of the Blackwater Coordinates: 52.148869, -7.876854 See the 'Henley of Ireland' and the site of where the Lismore to London train used to cr...
1 Dec 202145s
BW 18 Cappoquin bridge
Direction: northwest Location: Cappoquin bridge Coordinates: 52.148659, -7.854881 Site of that most famous dogleg where the river suddenly decides to head a sharp south after going 90 miles east. Fr...
1 Dec 20211min
BW 17 Cappoquin
Direction: northwest Location: Cappoquin, Co. Waterford Coordinates: 52.146341, -7.850418 Cappoquin nestles at the foot of the Knockmealdown mountains in the Blackwater valley. West Waterford is one...
1 Dec 202153s
BW. 16 The Greatorex
Direction: heading north towards Cappoquin Location: Affane Lower, south of Cappoquin Coordinates: 52.13275, -7.846298 Valentine Greatrakes (14 February 1628 - 28 November 1683), also known as 'Grea...
1 Dec 20211min
BW 15 Dromana Gate
Direction: on a tributary east of the river Location: Dromana Gate Lodge, Co. Waterford Coordinates: 52.123688, -7.843895 Home to Ireland's only Hindu Gothic gate lodge from circa 1830 and also of th...
1 Dec 20211min
BW 14 Dromana
Direction: heading north east Location: Dromana House on the right Coordinates: 52.110828, -7.864237 Nearby Dromana was home to Katherine FitzGerald, Countess of Desmond (died 1604) was a noblewoman ...
1 Dec 20212min
BW 13 Strancally Castle
Direction: heading north, castle on the left Location: Strancally Castle, Co. Cork Coordinates: 52.095011, -7.865353 With a fine view of Strancally castle, Peter tells us about how the locals thought...
1 Dec 202122s
BW 12 Villierstown
Direction: on solid ground east of the river Location: Villierstown, Co. Waterford Coordinates: 52.088156, -7.850761 Villierstown was founded by the Villiers-Stuart family, from where the name is der...
1 Dec 20211min
