Qualla: Waterford https://qualla.com/waterford en-us © 2026 Bendyline Wed, 08 Jul 2026 02:40:12 GMT Qualla serial false Qualla support@bendyline.com yes https://qualla.com/_res/siteimages/rsslogo.png Qualla: Waterford https://qualla.com/waterford Waterford: Introduction https://qualla.com/waterford/ Reginald's Tower has stood on the same Waterford street corner for roughly a thousand years -- a squat circular drum of stone older than every other secular building in Ireland still in use. It is also the oldest urban civic building in the country that retains its Viking name. That single fact tells you most of what you need to know about Waterford: the city is so old that the Vikings, the Normans, the medieval English, the Cromwellians, and the modern Irish have all built on top of what came before without quite erasing it. Founded in 914 AD, this is the oldest city in Ireland.

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]]> Sat, 23 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/g/c/6/c/waterford-wp/gc6c-waterford-intro.mp3 0:06 1 full Waterford: The Viking Triangle https://qualla.com/waterford/ The original Viking settlement occupied a triangular wedge of land between the River Suir and the lesser stream of John's River, with Reginald's Tower at its apex. The streets are still narrow inside this Viking Triangle, the medieval architecture still legible, and the civic spa...

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]]> Sat, 23 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/g/c/6/c/waterford-wp/gc6c-waterford-the-viking-triangle.mp3 0:06 2 full Waterford: Crystal and Cromwell https://qualla.com/waterford/ Two things made Waterford famous beyond Ireland. The first was crystal: George and William Penrose started the Waterford Glassworks in 1783, and over two and a half centuries the name became shorthand for elegance, from the chandeliers in Westminster Abbey to the New Year's Eve b...

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]]> Sat, 23 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/g/c/6/c/waterford-wp/gc6c-waterford-crystal-and-cromwell.mp3 0:06 3 full Waterford: Streets, Quarters, and a 500-Year-Old Pub https://qualla.com/waterford/ Modern Waterford spreads across several distinct quarters. John Roberts Square, locally known as Red Square for its paving, was named after the Waterford-born architect who designed much of the Georgian city. The Mall is a Georgian thoroughfare laid out by the Wide Streets Commis...

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