EPISODE · Dec 1, 2021 · 1 MIN
BW 12 Villierstown
from Racontour Archive 2008 - 2019 · host Racontour and friends
Direction: on solid ground east of the riverLocation: Villierstown, Co. WaterfordCoordinates: 52.088156, -7.850761Villierstown was founded by the Villiers-Stuart family, from where the name is derived. The original village consisted of a church, a rectory, a school, 24 dwelling houses, a court, a police barracks and a quay on the river. Daniel O'Connell famously had a 'monster meeting' here in the 1830s with over 40,000 people attending.From the Blackwater Valley playlist compiled and recorded by John Ward© 2011 Racontour Productions
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