Waterford Blue Plaques
How often do we pass a building and wonder at the history behind its door. As you walk through the streets of Waterford you will notice round blue plaques with inscriptions. These descriptions tell us of events or people connected with Waterford and the building/place you are passing by.
Waterford Civic Trust has installed 44 Blue Plaques throughout the city to commemorate links between a particular location, a famous person or event. Waterford has a rich and diverse heritage which can be viewed through the blue plaques, individually or by following all or part of the Blue Plaque Trail. New blue plaques to be erected this year to Thomas Mackesy and Richard Ryland.
If you have a suggestion regarding a person, event or location that you think should be commemorated, plelase email .
Please see our list of blue plaques below. We are updating our list of Blue Plaque Locations, Inscriptions and Images while reconstructing our Website. Please bear with us during this update.
Mailpacket Steamers
1835 - 1966
Adelphi Quay
Peter O'Connor, Olympian
1872 - 1957
23 O'Connell Street
Waterford Steamship Company
1826 - 1912
The Tower Hotel, The Mall
Malcomson's Shipping Office
1833 - 1877
Adelphi Square
John Horn - Shipbuilder
1814 - 1895
Canada Street
Waterford - Newfoundland
1670 - 1810
Bailey's New Street
Central Technical Institute
1906 -
Parnell Street
Br. Edmond Ignatius Rice
1762 - 1844
Arundle Lane
Turgesius Tower
1000 A.D.
The Quay
St Patricks Gate
15th Century
Patricks Street
Stephen De Fulburn (Bishop of Waterford)
1274 – 1286
Corner Bailey’s New St. & Cathedral Sq (Deanery)
Domicians (Blackfriars Abbey)
1245 -
Conduit Lane
Colbeck Gate
13th century
Colbeck Street
William Vincent Wallace - Composer
1812 - 1865
Colbeck Street/Lady Lane
Citadel
16th Century
Stoney Steps (back of Garda Station)
Bastion Tower
16th Century
John Street
William Hobson - First Governor of New Zealand
1793 - 1842
Lombard Street
First Garage in Ireland
1900
Catherine Street
John Collyn (Dean)
1466
High Street
John Roberts - Architect
1714 - 1796
Cathedral Square
Presentation Sisters - First School in Waterford
1798
Jenkins Lane
Bishop Thomas Hussey
1794 - 1803
Barronstrand St.
Tadhg O Suilleabhain
1715 - 1795
Barronstrand Street
William Hobson - Founder of City of Aukland
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Patrick Street
White’s Shipyard
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Ferrybank
Clyde Shipping Company
1856 - 1986
Keyser Street
Money Exchange
1650
Exchange Street
John Condon - boy soldier
K.I.A. 1915
Wellington Street
Francis Hearne - United Irishman
Hanged 1799
The Quay/Bridge Street
Raymond Chandler
1888 - 1959
Peter Street
George & William Penrose - Glass Manf.
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Glass House Lane
Annie Brophy - Photographer
1899 – 1986
Barker Street
Richard Mulcahy - Politician
1886 - 1971
Manor Street
John J Hearne
1893 - 1969
8 William Street
Sean Dunne - Author 321 John’s Park
1956 – 1995
321 John’s Park
Thomas Francis Meagher
Arrested 1848
19 The Mall
John Keane - Hurler
1917 – 1975
80 Barrack Street
Teresa Deevy - Playwright
1894 - 1963
Passage Road
AWN Pugin - Architect
1812 – 1852
Waterford Health Park, Slievekeale Road
Frederick Douglass - American Abolitionist
Speech 9th October 1845
City Hall, The Mall
Paddy Coad - International Soccer Player
1920 - 1992
95 Doyle Street
Thomas Lewis Mackesy
1790 - 1869
To be erected in 2015
Collins Brothers
1914-1918
22/23 Philip Street (Balteen)
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