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County Waterford

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County Waterford
Contae Phort Láirge
County
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Nickname(s): 
The Déise
Motto(s): 
Template:Force singular Déisi oc Declán co Bráth  (Old Irish)
"May the Déise remain with Declan forever"
CountryIreland
ProvinceMunster
RegionSouthern
Established1207[1]
County townWaterford
Government
 • Local authorityWaterford City and County Council
 • Dáil constituencyWaterford
 • EP constituencySouth
Area
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 • TotalTemplate:Infobox settlement/areadisp
Area rank20th
Highest elevation
(Knockmealdown)
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Population
 (2022)[3]
 • Total127,363
 • Rank20th
 • DensityTemplate:Infobox settlement/densdisp
Time zoneUTC±0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (IST)
Eircode routing keys
E32, E91, X35, X42, X91 (primarily)
Telephone area codes051, 058 (primarily)
ISO 3166 codeIE-WD
Vehicle index
mark code		W (since 2014)
WD (1987–2013)
WebsiteNo URL found. Please specify a URL here or add one to Wikidata.
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The island of Ireland, showing location of County Waterford.

County Waterford (Template:Langx) is a county in Ireland. It is in the province of Munster and is part of the Southern Region. It is named after the city of Waterford. Waterford City and County Council is the local authority for the county. The population of the county at large, including the city, was 127,363 according to the 2022 census.[3] The county is based on the historic Gaelic territory of the Déise. There is an Irish-speaking area, Gaeltacht na nDéise, in the southwest of the county.

Geography and subdivisions

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County Waterford has two mountain ranges, the Knockmealdown Mountains and the Comeragh Mountains. The highest point in the county is Knockmealdown, at 794 m (2,605 ft). It also has many rivers, including Ireland's third-longest river, the River Suir (184 km (114 mi)); and Ireland's fourth-longest river, the Munster Blackwater (168 km (104 mi)). There are over 30[citation needed] beaches along Waterford's volcanic coastline.[4] A large stretch of this coastline, known as the Copper Coast, has been designated as a UNESCO Geopark, a place of great geological importance. To the west of Dungarvan is the Déise Gaeltacht, an Irish-speaking region comprising the areas of Ring, County Waterford and Old Parish.

Waterford is the county seat; prior to the merger of the 2 Waterford authorities in June 2014 Dungarvan was the county seat[5] for Waterford County Council.

Baronies

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There are eight historic baronies in the county: Coshmore and Coshbride, Decies-within-Drum, Decies-without-Drum, Gaultiere, Glenahiry, Middlethird, Upperthird and Waterford City.

Largest towns

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See also: List of towns and villages in County Waterford

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Rank Town Population
(2022 census)[6]
1 Waterford 60,079
2 Tramore 11,277
3 Dungarvan 10,081
4 Portlaw 1,881
5 Dunmore East 1,731
6 Ballinroad 1,389
7 Lismore 1,347
8 Tallow 1,022

History

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Ballynageeragh Portal Tomb was built in the 4th millennium BC

County Waterford is colloquially known as "The Déise", pronounced "day-shah" or, in Irish, /dʲe:ʃʲɪ/ (Template:Langx). Some time between the 4th and 8th centuries, an Irish tribe called the Déisi were driven from southern county Meath/north Kildare and moved into the Waterford region, conquering and settling there. The ancient principality of the Déise is today roughly coterminous with the current Roman Catholic Diocese of Waterford and Lismore thus including part of south County Tipperary.

The westernmost of the baronies are Decies-within-Drum and Decies-without-Drum, separated by the Drum-Fineen hills.[7]

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Mine workers at Bunmahon, County Waterford c. 1906

There are many megalithic tombs and ogham stones in the county.[8] The Viking influence can still be seen with Reginald's Tower, one of the first buildings to use a brick and mortar construction method in Ireland. Woodstown, a settlement dating to the 9th century, was discovered 5.5 kilometers (3.4 miles) west of Waterford city. It was the largest settlement outside Scandinavia and the only large-scale 9th-century Viking settlement discovered to date in Western Europe. Other architectural features are products of the Anglo-Norman invasion of Ireland and its effects.

Local government and politics

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As of 1 June 2014, Waterford City and County Council is the local government authority for the local government area of Waterford City and County. The authority was formed following the merger of the local government areas of the county of Waterford and the city of Waterford under the Local Government Reform Act 2014, and succeeded the functions of Waterford City Council and Waterford County Council.[9] The local authority is responsible for certain local services such as sanitation, planning and real-estate development, libraries, the collection of automobile taxation, local roads and social housing.

For elections to Dáil Éireann, the county is represented by the 4-seat constituency of Waterford.[10] For European elections, the city and county are part of the 5-seat South constituency.[11]

Gaeltacht

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Gaeltacht na nDéise is a Gaeltacht area in County Waterford, consisting of the parish of An Rinn and An Sean Phobal. Gaeltacht na nDéise is located 10 kilometres (6.2 miles) from the town of Dungarvan, has a population of 1,816 people (Census 2016) and encompasses a geographical area of 62 km2. According to Census 2016 the daily Irish speakers in Gaeltacht na nDéise was 45.6%.[12]

Culture

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See also

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References

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  1. ↑ "A Short History of County Waterford" (PDF). waterfordcoco.ie. Waterford County Council. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 November 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  2. ↑ "County Profiles – Waterford" (PDF). Teagasc. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Interactive Data Visualisations: Local Authorities (County Councils): WATERFORD CITY AND COUNTY COUNCIL". Census 2022. Central Statistics Office. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  4. ↑ "Geology of the Copper Coast – Copper Coast Geopark". Copper Coast Geopark. Archived from the original on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  5. ↑ "Waterford County Council website". Archived from the original on 11 April 2011. Retrieved 9 April 2011.
  6. ↑ "Census 2022 - F1015 Population". Central Statistics Office Census 2022 Reports. Central Statistics Office Ireland. August 2023. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
  7. ↑ Egan, P.M. (20 November 2004) [1893]. "Early Waterford History 2. The Decies". History of Waterford. Archived from the original on 26 May 2008. Retrieved 23 February 2008.
  8. ↑ "Prehistoric Waterford tombs, dolmens and standing stones". Prehistoricwaterford.com. Archived from the original on 29 December 2011. Retrieved 10 April 2011.
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  12. ↑ "Archived copy". Central Statistics Office. Archived from the original on 28 July 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2022.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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Template:Geographic location

Template:County Waterford Template:Ireland counties Coordinates: 52°15′N 7°30′W / 52.250°N 7.500°W / 52.250; -7.500

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