Mountmisery in Waterford in County Waterford, Munster, Ireland — Irish South-West ((Éire) North Atlantic Ocean)
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Stáisiúin Port Láirge
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Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, May 16, 2026
1. Waterford / Stáisiúin Port Láirge Marker
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Stáisiúin Port Láirge
Gadaí an Mhórbhealaigh
Lonnaithe 2.5km síos ón stáisiún seo, bunaíodh Scoil an Bhaile Nua i 1798 mar scoil do leanaí Chumann na gCarad, nó na Caecair mar is fearr aithne air. Osclaíodh é do shainchreidimh eile in 1858, agus tháinig sé chun bheith ina scoil chomhoideachais sa bhliain 1924. I measc na scoláirí a d’fhreastail uirthi san am atá caite, bhí an t-aisteoir Ralph Fiennes, a bhí an ról de ‘Voldemort’ aige sa tsraith Harry Potter agus ‘M’ sa saincheadúnas James Bond le déanaí, agus an t-amhránaí Sinéad O’Connor, ar a dtugtar Shuhada ‘Davitt uirthi freisin, a bhí a hamhrán fionnachtain, ‘Nothing Compares to U’, an triú singil is mó a díoladh ar domhan sa bhliain 1990.
The Quaker School
Located 2.5km downriver of this station, Newtown School was founded in 1798 as a school for children of the Society of Friends, better known as Quakers. Opened to other denominations in 1858, it became co-educational in 1924. Its past alumni include the actor Ralph Fiennes, who played ‘Voldemort’ in the Harry Potter series and ‘M’ in the
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Gadaí an Mhórbhealaigh
Sa bhliain 1742 rinneadh feall ar an gCaptaen William Crotty, meirleach mhórbhealaigh cáiliúil agus gabhadh é, i sléibhte an Chomaraigh. Cuireadh faoi thriail é i gCathair Phort Láirge, crochadh é agus rinneadh é a cheathrú, agus cuireadh a cheann thar an ngeata isteach i gCúl an Chontae mar rabhadh do mheirligh eile. Deirtear gur chan baintreach Crotty bailéad brónach ag a fhaire, sular chaith sí í féin ó bharr aillte go Loch Chom Gabhartha.
The Highway Robber
In 1742 Captain William Crotty, a notorious highway bandit, was betrayed and captured in the Comeragh mountains. Tried in Waterford City, he was hanged and quartered, while his head was spiked over the gateway into the County Gaol as a warning to other outlaws. Crotty’s widow is said to have sung a mournful ballad at his wake, before hurling herself from the top of a cliff into Crotty’s Lake.
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Athosclaíodh stráice de 46km
Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, May 16, 2026
2. Waterford / Stáisiúin Port Láirge Marker
The marker is located at an entrance to Plunkett Station.
Ireland’s Longest Greenway
A 46km stretch of disused railway line between Waterford and Dungarvan reopened as rail-trail for hikers and cyclists in 2017. Known locally as the Déise Greenway, it takes in 11 bridges, three viaducts, a 400-metre tunnel and a gorgeous stretch of the Copper Coast. One of the viaducts is located at Kilmacthomas, where Flahavan’s, Ireland’s oldest privately-owned family food business has been milling oats for seven generations.
An Chathair Neamhghlactha
Deonaíodh mana Phort Láirge, Urbs Intacta Manet Waterfordia (‘Cathair Phort Láirge fós ina cathair neamhghlactha’) nuair a dhiúltaigh an chathair tacaíocht a thabhairt do thairiscint Perkin Warbeck do ríchathaoír Shasana sna blianta deiridh de Chogaí na Rósanna. D’éiligh Warbeck, tuathánach Pléimeannach, go raibh sé ár cheann de na ‘Prionsaí sa Túr’ a dhúnmharaigh Risteard III. Thit a éirí amach as a chéile nuair a theip air Port Láirge a ghabháil sa bhliain 1497. Deich mbliana roimhe sin, dhiúltaigh saoránaigh Phort Láirge iarracht den chineál céanna a rinne Lambert Simnel, éilitheoir Eabhrach eile, an choróin a urghabháil.
The Untaken City
Waterford’s motto, Urbs Intacta Manet Waterfordia (‘Waterford remains the untaken city’) was granted when the city refused to support Perkin Warbeck’s bid for the English throne in the latter years of the Wars of the Roses. Warbeck, a Flemish peasant, claimed to be one of the ‘Princes in the Tower’ supposedly murdered by Richard III. His rebellion fell apart when he failed to capture Waterford in 1497. A decade earlier, the citizens of Waterford rejected a similar attempt by Lambert Simnel, another Yorkist pretender, to seize the crown.
Leannán Luí an Rí
Sa bhliain 1837 tháinig an Bhanríon Victoria ar ríchathaoír na Breataine Móire agus na hÉireann tar éis bhás a uncail, Liam IV. Ní raibh aon leanbh dlisteanach aige, ach bhí deichniúr mac agus iníon neamhdhlisteanacha ar a laghad aige lena leannán luí, Dorothea Bland, a rugadh i bPort Láirge. Tugadh an Bhean Uasal Jordan uirthi chomh maith, bhí sí ina ban-aisteoir le guth álainn agus, bhí cáil uirthi go raibh na cosa is fearr ar an stáitse aici. Tá David Cameron, iar-phríomh-aire na Breataine, i measc a slíocht iomadúla.
The King’s Mistress
In 1837 Queen Victoria succeeded to the throne of Great Britain and Ireland on the death of her uncle William IV. He had left no legitimate children, but he had at least ten illegitimate sons and daughters with his Waterford-born mistress, Dorothea Bland. Also known as Mrs Jordan, she was an actress with a beautiful voice and, reputedly, the best legs on stage. David Cameron, the former British prime minister, is among their numerous descendants.
Seaimpín den Scátáil Rollála
Tá Stáisiún Plunkett ainmnithe i gcuimhne ar Joseph Mary Plunkett, an duine is óige den seachtar a shínigh Forógra Phoblacht na hÉireann sa 1916, agus cuireadh chun báis gach duine díobh ina dhiaidh sin. Mar bhuachaill, tholg sé an eitinn, rud a spreag a theaghlach é a sheoladh ar feadh cuairteanna fada sna haeráidí níos teo sa Sicil, san Ailgéir agus san Éigípt. Bhí sé ina fhile agus thosaigh le Conradh na Gaeilge. Rud nach raibh chomh hintuartha sin, bhí Esperanto líofa aige agus chomhbhunaigh sé Conradh Esperanto na hÉireann i 1907, agus bhuaigh sé comórtais sa scátáil rollála san Ailgéir i 1911.
The Roller-Skating Champion
Plunkett Station is named for Joseph Mary Plunkett, the youngest of the seven signatories of the Proclamation of the Irish Republic in 1916, all of whom were subsequently executed. As a boy, he contracted tuberculosis, prompting his family to send him for long sojourns in the warmer climates of Sicily, Algeria and Egypt. He became a poet and joined the Gaelic League. Rather less predictably, he spoke fluent Esperanto, co-founding the Irish Esperanto League in 1907, and won the Algerian roller-skating championships in 1911.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Education • Patriots & Patriotism • Roads & Vehicles • Wars, Non-US.
Location. 52° 15.976′ N, 7° 7.082′ W. Marker is in Waterford, Munster, in County Waterford. It is in Mountmisery. It can be reached from the intersection of Terminus Street and Bridge Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1 Terminus Street, Waterford, Munster X91 YV32, Ireland. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Ancient East. Globally, it is on the Atlantic Ocean, in the North Atlantic Region, in Europe, on the Island of Ireland, on the Celtic Fringe, in the European Union, in Atlantic Europe, on one of the British Isles, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Joseph Mary Plunkett (a few steps from this marker); Francis Hearn / Proinsias Ó hEathírn (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Jacob (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); John Kent (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Irish Freedom Memorial (approx. 0.6 kilometers away); Thomas Francis Meagher (approx. 0.6 kilometers away); Turgesius Tower (approx. 0.6 kilometers away); Honest John's Last Work (approx. 0.7 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Waterford.
Credits. This page was last revised on July 1, 2026. It was originally submitted on July 1, 2026, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York. This page has been viewed 17 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 1, 2026, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
