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Waterford Cathedral
Province - Munster
Major Towns - Waterford, Lismore, Dungarvan,
Cappoquin, Ardmore,
Portlaw, Tramore, Dunmore
East, Tallow.
Neighboring Counties - Wexford,
Kilkenny,
Tipperary
& Cork,
Common Surnames - Power, Walsh, O'Brien, Murphy,
Ryan,
McGrath, Foley, Flynn, Morrissey, Kelly.
Patron Saint: Odhrán (early Bishop of Waterford)
History: - Waterford is alleged by some writers to
have been founded in
the year 155; but it is not credibly
known to record, and probably did not exist, till
853; and it appears
to have been then founded by Sitruic,
one of three brothers, noble Danes who had recently
arrived in Ireland.
Its original name was Cuan na Grioth,
'the harbour of the sun;' and is believed to have
arisen from the fact
of its pristine inhabitants being
pagans and sun-worshipers.1
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Westmeath
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