29 Apr 1606: Sir Lawrence Esmond becomes governor of Duncannon fort #otd then one of the strongest in #Ireland (BL/JMcC) #Wexford
It controlled the vital entrance to #Waterford harbour & rivers beyond.
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I also came across this today. I’m not entirely sure what bird laid this egg but the UK Woodland Trust guide makes me lean towards Magpie or Jackdaw. The egg looks more like the former but there are a lot more of the latter in the area.
https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/blog/2020/05/identify-eggshells/
It’s starting to be wildflower season on the Cunnigar again. A bit early for the orchids but there are plenty of bluebells, primroses, and violets.
#bloomscrolling #waterford #ireland
27 Apr 1583: Marmaduke Midleton Bishop of St. David's former Bishop of #Waterford & Lismore, alleged bigamist & simoniac, created DTh by #Oxford university #otd probably in the hope he'd appoint more Oxford graduates to his diocese (AThomas)
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Pretty spectacular on the phone, not so easy to see by eye but it was there.
iPhone 15 Pro Max with long exposures (10-30sec) from a tripod.
The odds of some level of Aurora being visible here later should the solar storm tip back up to the levels it was at this afternoon are now looking fairly good.
Having a clear blue sky while the disturbance level is in the hundreds of nT is uncommon.
13 Apr 1603: Richard Field #Jesuit having reconsecrated the cathedral of the Holy Trinity #Waterford celebrates high mass there #otd
4 Apr 1643: d. Simon Episcopius, Arminian theologian, in #Amsterdam #otd (BM/ Googlebooks) He described Samuel Ward of #Cambridge as the most learned of the #British at Dort & also disputed with Peter Wadding SJ, Luke Wadding of #Waterford’s brother
3 Apr 1189: St. Celsus or Cellach, Abbot of #Armagh, a very significant politician & reformer is buried in the tomb of the bishops of Lismore #Waterford #otd
(National Museum of Ireland: Lismore Crozier photographed by jemartin03 on flicker)
3 Apr 1656: Alexander VII’s gift of his 1654 collected poems #otd to the Irish Franciscan Luke Wadding of #Waterford
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Cold night,spring oven supper on the fly:
islay whisky +10% in vintage #waterford crystal.
#carrs crackers +10%
Brie +20%
traderjoes tarte aux champignons product of france +20%.
A wee General Mills maybe us made pizza ?
Thin mint chocolate Girl Scout cookies baked in USA Hmmm
Tomorrows #Smithfield pork tenderloin courtesy of its Chinese owner, pork maybe not Virginia
Grow it gift it share it trade it thrift it. Buy and cellar the good stuff for days like today.
The Irish Silver Museum in Waterford, Ireland, is a silver & jewelry store with an attached exhibition of silver items. Among them is a sword that King Edward IV gave to the city. #Silver #WaterfordMuseums #Waterford #Ireland https://backpackandsnorkel.com/Ireland/Day6/#564
The Medieval Museum will be one of the highlights of your Waterford trip. It tells the story of medieval Waterford and we strongly recommend taking the 45 min guided tour. How did you like it? #WaterfordMuseums #Waterford #Ireland https://backpackandsnorkel.com/Ireland/Day6/#562
Sperm Whale yesterday, #Waterford
#IWDG:
https://iwdg.ie/sperm-whale-in-waterford-estuary-march-25th-2025/
Largest Toothed Predator, 18 meters long, <57 Tons
Deep Diver: I3,000 meters
Huge Head and Brain
Powerful echolocation clicks, loudest animal
#speirgorm #whale #spermWhale #ireland #irish #dolphin #mastodaoine
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IBM is building up a new #IBM development location in #Waterford #Ireland . The focus of the team will be industrial research related to the low level #Linux kernel and #firmware development for the #ibmz .
This will be a unique opportunity to shape for the Linux #opensource Ecosystem!
Are you interested in developing operating systems and contributing to Open-Source and eager to become part of an worldwide #development community?
https://ibmglobal.avature.net/en_US/careers/JobDetail?jobId=20521
IBMLinux Kernel OS Developer - Waterford Office
I went car-free living in Waterford. Here’s how it’s going
https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025/03/25/six-months-ago-i-went-car-free-heres-how-its-going/
#cycling #ireland #waterford
The Irish Times · I went car-free living in Waterford. Here’s how it’s going
Luke Wadding of #Waterford #otd #Franciscan Scotist #philosopher #historian, founder of two #Irish colleges in #Rome. The man who had St Patrick’s Day made a universal feast.
The Waterford Museums (Ireland) offer an Epic Walking Tour of the Viking Triangle. Officially, it takes 45 min, but since we were the only guests and asked many questions, our tour took a bit over 1h. Fantastic! #Waterford #Ireland https://backpackandsnorkel.com/Ireland/Day6/#563
The Waterford (Ireland) Museum of Time displays clocks of many different styles and mechanisms from Ireland and many other countries. Among them is the earliest pendulum clock from 1663. #WaterfordMuseums #Waterford #Ireland https://backpackandsnorkel.com/Ireland/Day6/#565
9 Mar 1636: William Laud Archbishop of #Canterbury writes #otd that John Atherton (later bishop of #Waterford, hanged for sodomy) is best for 'unkennelling the old fox' - the Earl of #Cork (NPG/eebo)
