Families of County Waterford
Veðrafjǫrðr, the Norse foundation, the Decies, and the Mac Craith bardic country.
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Families of County Waterford
Historic ties to Waterford
Families with historic but not core ground in this county.
Champions of County Waterford
Famous bearers whose lives or work root in County Waterford.
- Robert BoyleThe fourteenth child of the Earl of Cork, born at Lismore Castle, who at Oxford in the 1660s built the air pump, formulated the gas law that bears his name, and in The Sceptical Chymist of 1661 founded modern chemistry.
- John O'SheaThe Waterford-born defender whose thirteen-year senior career at Manchester United from 1999 to 2011 produced five Premier League titles, the 2008 UEFA Champions League, three League Cups and the 2008 FIFA Club World Cup, the most-decorated playing career of any Republic of Ireland international of the modern era.
Stories told here
Legends set in County Waterford, from any family that carries them.