Hello to all. We have added five articles to the museum site www.dungarvanmuseum.org this week. Thanks to the museum volunteers Kathleen Pruss and Joanne Connors Parandjuk (among others) for all of their hard work. I appreciate that we have placed a lot of Ardmore articles online recently. When we received the go-ahead to digitise the Ardmore Journals it was too good an opportunity to miss. We are starting to come to an end of these articles and shall be focusing on other places within the county in a month or two. Thanks to Waterford County Library [ www.waterfordcountylibrary.ie ] for permission to reproduce 'Observations On The State Of Waterford 1813'. Of the articles published this month this has to be my favourite. Look for his description of the Inns of Dungarvan in 1813. If it appeared today it would wipe out our tourist industry overnight. :) Yours Willie and Martin Whelan 1. 5 New Articles Placed on the Web Site 2. Museum Scanning Project 3. Local Web Sites 4. Help Dungarvan Museum 5. Contact Us 1. New Website Articles ============================================== The following 2 articles can be accessed by clicking on the latest article links on the home page www.dungarvanmuseum.org. Alternatively click on HISTORICAL ARTICLES on the home page. Kilgrovan (or Mount Melleray) Ogham Stones William Williams of Dungarvan found the Kilgrovan Ogham Stones in 1857. At the turn of the century (1900) the stones were transferred from Clonea to Mount Melleray Abbey. Observations On The State Of Waterford 1813 John Christian Curwen was a renowned agriculturist and parliamentarian. His views on Ireland, where he spent time between 1813 and 1816, are set out in "Observations on the State of Ireland, Principally Directed to its Agriculture and Rural Population" (1818). This article contain descriptions of Lismore and Dungarvan in 1813. The following 3 articles can be accessed by clicking on the latest article links on the home page www.dungarvanmuseum.org. Alternatively click on ONLINE BOOKS & MEMOIRS on the home page and then ARDMORE JOURNAL. Joan Jameson & Norah McGuinness - Two Painters In Ardmore Ardmore, County Waterford has been a back-ground for the work of two remarkable and deservedly acclaimed painters, Joan Jameson and Norah McGuinness. The Wreck Of The Nellie Fleming Owned by the The Fleming family of Youghal 'The Nellie Fleming' was wrecked off Ardmore in December 1913. The Ardmore Regatta The Regatta in the thirties was a big event in Ardmore and usually held on a Sunday afternoon in mid August depending on tides. ============================================== 2. Museum Scanning Project ============================================== We are currently checking the state of copyright on our next scanning project. The book will be a work of general West Waterford interest. I will be getting in touch with the scanning volunteers within the next month or so. ============================================== 3. Local Web Sites ============================================== Two local web sites* have been launched in the recent past that may be of interest to genealogists / historians. www.copper-coast.com This contains articles on the history of Bonmahon, Fenor, Stradbally and the general Copper Coast area. www.waterfordcountylibrary.ie The county library staff are constantly adding new material to their web site. The online resources and local studies sections should contain much of interest. *I will declare an interest in both of these sites. Deise Design www.deisedesign.com were involved in the construction of both of them. If anyone has another local history web site they feel should be mentioned please bring it my attention and I will be happy to oblige. ============================================== 4. Help The Museum ============================================== Dungarvan Museum is a voluntary organisation and we rely on unpaid volunteers to keep our museum going. Loads of different projects remain to be done, you could make it your New Years resolution to help preserve the history of your area / ancestral homeland. As can be seen from the rapid expansion of this web site volunteers can make a difference. Without the scanning project we would still be producing 1 article per month. At the moment as a result of the efforts of our scanning volunteers (living on three different continents) we are averaging 6 new articles per month. Information on how you can help Dungarvan Museum can be found on our home page www.dungarvanmuseum.org We are committed to preserving the history of all County Waterford (not just Dungarvan). ============================================== 5. Contacting The Museum ============================================== All general queries can be directed to the museum at history@dungarvanmuseum.org If you have a comment or complaint about the web site you can contact william@deisedesign.com We are delighted to get all feedback, positive or negative. We endeavor to act on all suggestions that we get but please bear in mind that we are a voluntary organisation and it can take some time to answer queries.