Author: Jamie O'Keeffe
Cromwellian conquest at Kilmeaden Castle
A beautifully-tranquil 2017 photo by Sabrina Brien of the ruins of Kilmeaden Castle at Oldcourt…
Military Order served but pub refused Crown Forces
Kilmeaden pub refused crown troops From the front page of the Waterford News & Star,…
Memorial recalls The Fallen of First World War
Written on the centenary of the 1918 Armistice, Jamie O'Keeffe reflects on the enduring legacy…
Wealthy Baring Brothers at Whitfield Hunt Ball
There were some illustrious guests at the post-Waterford Hunt Ball meet at Whitfield Court, Kilmeaden,…
Jimmy ‘The Castle’ tried his hand at all sorts
He was a man who tried his hand at many things — farmer, taxi-driver, horseman,…
Mystery men at Gaulstown Dolmen
An unidentified man at Gaulstown Dolmen, Butlerstown, Co. Waterford circa late 1800s. There's no indication…
Stars collide in mid-forties final
Narrowly beaten by Brickey Rangers in the 1945 county final, Butlerstown were determined not to…
Dead in the water: WWI souls lost at sea
BEING a maritime county, it’s not surprising that significant numbers from Waterford lost their lives…
Choirboy Soldier
Son of Kilmeaden Postmistress buried in Ypres From a well-known Kilmeaden Church of Ireland family,…