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 Waterford Crystal because of its port. For many VISITORS’ CHECKLIST
Visitor Centre decades their crystal enjoyed
The Mall. Tel 051 317000. an unrivalled reputation, but Practical Information
Open Nov–Mar: 9:30am–3:15pm draconian taxes caused the Road map D5. Co Waterford.
Mon–Fri; Apr–Oct: 9am–4:15pm daily. firm to close in 1851. A new * 49,000. n 120 Parade Quay
Closed 24–27 Dec. & 7 8 factory and visitor centre was (051 875823).
∑ waterfordvisitorcentre.com opened in 1947, just south of ∑ discoverireland.ie/
A visit to the Waterford Crystal the city, and master blowers southeast
_ Waterford Spraoi (Aug).
Visitor Centre is highly and engravers were brought
recommended to learn about from the Continent to train local Transport
and observe the process of apprentices. Competition ~ 10 km (6 miles) S. £ Plunkett
crystal-making. from Tipperary and Galway Station, The Bridge (051 873401).
The original glass factory was Crystal had an effect in the @ The Quay (051 879000).
founded in 1783 by two early 1990s, but sales revived.
brothers, George and William Following the closure in 2009
Penrose, who chose Waterford of the factories and visitor
centre, a deal was brokered to
secure the future of the glass
in Water ford. While much of
the glass manufacture now
happens elsewhere, visitors
can still observe the making
of prestige pieces in a custom-
built facility on the site of the Ballyhack Port, across Waterford Harbour
grand old ESB building on the from Passage East
Mall. The centre offers tours that
cover more than 225 years of Environs
glass-making and take in master The small port of Passage East,
crafts men at work on individual 12 km (7 miles) east of Waterford,
pieces. A shop with the world’s witnessed the landing of the
largest display of Waterford Normans in 1170 (see p40),
Craftsman engraving a vase at Crystal sells fine pieces but little has happened since.
the Waterford Crystal Visitor Centre engraved with the famous A car ferry links the village to
Waterford signature. Ballyhack in County Wexford,
providing a scenic shortcut
Rice
Bridge across Waterford Harbour as well
as an excellent entry point to the
Plunkett Station
250 m (270 yds) Hook Peninsula (see p152).
BRIDGE STREET O 'CONN M ER C HA N TS Q UAY S u i r
KILKENNY Bus
WEXFORD Station
LANE
PENROSE ELL ST HANOVER STREET ME AG H E R QUAY
A NN E S T
THO M AS H ILL Chamber of Clock Tower
Commerce
Waterford BA R KE R ST Holy Trinity
TH E QUAY
City Centre GEORGE’S STREET BARRONSTRAND ST Cathedral
MEETING HOUSE LA
1 Clock Tower St. Patrick's Reginald’s
Grey
2 Holy Trinity Cathedral BROAD H I G H S T RE ET HENRIETTA ST PA R AD E QU AY Tower
BAILEY’S NE W ST
Friars
ST
3 Watch Tower PAT R I C K ST REE T PETER ST Christchurch City Hall
4 Christchurch Cathedral Cathedral
5 Medieval Museum LAD Y L A NE Medieval Museum
6 Grey Friars ALEXANDER ST MICHAEL STREET THE MALL
Waterford
Airport
Waterford Crystal
7 Reginald’s Tower MAYOR’S WAL K S T E PHE NS S TR EET S P R I NG GARD EN A L L EY 10 km (6 miles)
Visitor Centre
8 Waterford Crystal O'BRIEN'S ST PASSAGE EAST
Visitor Centre PARNELL S TRE E T C AT H E R I N E ST
0 metres 200 BAR RACK STRE E T JOHN STREET
0 yards 200 WAT ERSIDE
Watch
Tower
C AS T L E S TREET
CORK
For key to symbols see back flap
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