Howdy folks, I first made the acquaintance of Dunmore in 1972 and I’ve had an enduring and fond relationship with the...
Views from the Brasscock
At your service – Ardkeen Library
At your service – Ardkeen Library
We are fortunate indeed that we have a library service here locally strategically located in the Ardkeen Stores Complex but...
Blowing In the Wind
Blowing In the Wind
Maybe it’s just a straw in the wind and in the end of the day it doesn’t matter much but then again it all depends...
Waterfordia – Where Art Thou?
Waterfordia – Where Art Thou?
Waterford Virginia Waterford was founded about 1733 by Amos Janney, a Quaker from Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Other Quakers...
A Leading Light – Henry Collins
A Leading Light – Henry Collins
This week Mr Henry Collins, the Headmaster at Newtown School for the past 21 years steps down after a distinguished career at...
Summer Musings
Summer Musings
Well it’s more like rainshine than sunshine these days. We get the odd teaser of what a summer’s day is like and...
Rowing up in Waterford
Rowing up in Waterford
Waterford has a proud tradition in the sport of rowing which has flourished on Suirside courtesy of the Waterford Boat Club for...
Slan le Mr White of Ballygunner
Slan le Mr White of Ballygunner
Last week we bid farewell, slan agus beannachtai to Treasa, the retiring Priomhoide of the Gaelscoil so this week we turn to...
A matter of Principal
A matter of Principal
Ag briseadh na Samhna an bhliain seo caite bhi ocaid an-speisialta ag Crosaire Baile Mhic Gonair sa bhaile seo againn-ne. Prior...
Name-calling !
Name-calling !
What’s in a name? Well everything it seems as for most of us it is our most personal possession and is usually very dear...
Jacobs and Waterford
Jacobs and Waterford
For the third time in about a month this column has shown a certain prescience in dealing with a number of locally related...
Testing times
Testing times
Well yes, the sun is out, the sky is blue, there’s not a cloud to spoil the view, but it’s raining – exams!...
