Interesting facts

trishw78

I only have one or two at the minute but if anyone else has any intresting facts feel free to hijack

FACT 1
It takes the tower crane driver (the one on the 2nd bridge) 25mins to climb up to the cab of his crane everyday.

FACT 2
While the tower crane driver is getting fit climbing, everyone else on the structure travels by elevator.

longshanks

cream crackers were first made in waterford

Cabaal

The guillotine was first used in Ireland,

fricatus

Cabaal wrote: »

The gilotean was first used in Ireland,

What in God's name is a gilotean? I thought I was being a dope but even dictionary.com didn't know!

ziedth

fricatus wrote: »

What in God's name is a gilotean? I thought I was being a dope but even dictionary.com didn't know!

The Thing that cuts off peoples heads I assume. Spelling is prob off but I def could not do any better

Cabaal

knew it was wrong, correct spelling is guillotine

fricatus

ziedth wrote: »

The Thing that cuts off peoples heads I assume.

OK, duh... :rolleyes:

ziedth wrote: »

Spelling is prob off but I def could not do any better

I'll let you in on a little secret then. It's called a spell checker.

Sully

Lets stick to Waterford related facts (since this is the Waterford forum!) instead of Ireland

Interesting few posts so far!

Baby4

This post has been deleted.

abouttobebanned

During the Siege of Waterford, the anti-treatyites took base in many buildings that are stiil there today, while the pro-treatyites fired from a fiel artilleray gun into the city. From Mount Miseryt they fired into the city, shelling the GPO,the prison, the little sisters of the poor etc. They eventually took the city and one of the last strongholds that was taken was Reginalds Tower. The Anti-Treatyites left a little surprise in the Tower though after it was taken, enough explosives to blow the place to bits. Luckily for the Tower, and us today, the explosives failed to go off....but Reginald's Tower was within a hair's breath of not being there today. Those interested in this kind of thing can still see all the marks from the siege on the GPO today

tonc76

Baby4 wrote: »

This post has been deleted.

Vadrefjord = Ford of the Waters

robtri

• Waterford is the only city in Europe to have a Roman Catholic and a Protestant Cathedral both designed and built by the same man.
• The modern method of Bacon Curing was developed in Waterford.
• Waterford was the only city besieged by Cromwell which he failed to capture.
• Our Roman Catholic Cathedral is the oldest in Ireland.
• Waterford for centuries was Ireland's second city.
• The only family in the world which has a father and son decorated with the Victoria Cross for bravery is the Roberts family from this City
• The Christian Brothers was founded in Waterford
• The first GAA competition was held in Tramore in Waterford
• Waterford is the Oldest City in Ireland
• The Oldes Parish in Ireland in near Ardmore in Waterford (Old Parish, pre-dates St. Patrick)
• The Irish Tri-Colour was created by Thomas Francis Meagher, a Waterford man
• A Waterford man named Luke Wadding set up St. Patrick's day
• Waterford Glass is the original and best glass in the World
• The Suir is Europe's fastest flowing River
• The Comeragh mountains boasts the best glacial lakes in Europe
• The copper coast is unique geologically in the world!
• Ryan-Air operated in Waterford Airport before becoming what it is today
• Jacob's biscuits started in Waterford because of the shipping tradition in the city (i.e. they made cakes to last boat journeys)
• Many people in Newfoundland speak with a Waterford accent and traditions are still strong over there. Waterford II

Baby4

This post has been deleted.

tonc76

Baby4 wrote: »

This post has been deleted.

Apologies its from the Old Norse language meaning "windy fjord" or "haven from the wind-swept sea" :pac:

tonc76

robtri wrote: »

• Waterford was the only city besieged by Cromwell which he failed to capture.

Urbs Intacta Manet Waterfordia as shown on the Waterford coat of arms translates to:
"Waterford remains the untaken city"

trishw78

robtri wrote:

The first GAA competition was held in Tramore in Waterford

I thought the first competition was on the Clonmel side of Carrick-on-Suir opposite that factory.

dlofnep

robtri wrote: »

• Many people in Newfoundland speak with a Waterford accent and traditions are still strong over there. Waterford II

Funny story about this. I was on a voice chat program a few years back and I popped into a room and heard a bunch of people, who I assumed to be from Waterford. They were infact from St. Johns in Newfoundland. A hundred years or so ago, a bunch of fishermen went over and made an impact there. Today tricolours and waterford flags can be seen throughout St. Johns.

SUNGOD

waterford has the highest number of left handed people in the country

Cabaal

trishw78 wrote: »

I thought the first competition was on the Clonmel side of Carrick-on-Suir opposite that factory.

the first game under GAA rules was played in Callan Co Kilkenny,

depaor

The Irish Flag was first flown in Waterford from number 33 The Mall.

The Rasher was 'invented' in Waterford.

Photi

Waterford famously exports its breakable glass, fun for all the family.

The average Waterfordian IQ is 576

In Waterford, nobody can hear you scream.

Waterford runs on a 6 day week as most people sleep through Funday.

People from Waterford do not believe in the colour yellow.

The abbreviation of the name of the local college in Waterford (WIT) actually stands for Werewolf Interpretation Theory

Boris The Clown lived in Waterford for 8 months

dlofnep

SUNGOD wrote: »

waterford has the highest number of left handed people in the country

As a righty, I'm quite upset by this. I think all these lefties should be shipped back to wherever they came from. (Kilkenny).

Cabaal

dlofnep wrote: »

As a righty, I'm quite upset by this. I think all these lefties should be shipped back to wherever they came from. (Kilkenny).

sigh, :rolleyes:
lets not start on this Kilkenny v waterford crap again

Photi

SUNGOD wrote: »

waterford has the highest number of left handed people in the country

That's a very sinister fact.

dlofnep

Cabaal wrote: »

sigh, :rolleyes:
lets not start on this Kilkenny v waterford crap again

I bet you're a lefty, right?

soldering iron

Wterford has the first night time launch of a sailing ship
Waterfrod shipyards build the the longest sailing ship in Ireland
The first steamer to travel from Ireland to st.peterburg was built in waterford shipyards.

longshanks

Photi wrote: »

That's a very sinister fact.

waterford has the highest number of sinister facts

SUNGOD

waterford has the highest knee to ankle ratio in the country

magick

Cabaal wrote: »

sigh, :rolleyes:
lets not start on this Kilkenny v waterford crap again

actually i though it would be lefite v rightie

but anyway the river running down near rainway square was once paved at the bottom, why i dont know but their used to be boats running up and down it.

ec18

Sinead O Connor went to school in Waterford

alpha2zulu

Waterford- Birthplace of Europes third largest airline, Ryanair:D

gscully

The traffic lights at the Marian area take forever to change.

The amber light at the top of the Folly means speed up, while the red light means it's ok to turn right as long as you're practically attached to the rear of the car in front.

Due to some strange electronic phenomenom, the indicators on Mercedes do not work in Waterford.

Brendan McCann has Waterford's best interests at heart.


Ok, yeah, I made that last one up!

trishw78

magick wrote: »

but anyway the river running down near rainway square was once paved at the bottom, why i dont know but their used to be boats running up and down it.

which reminds me it used to be clean enough to swim in. I remember a nationwide programme about it kids used to jump off the gas works bridge into the river at high tide and swim. It had a sandy bottom in it as well.

Cabaal

trishw78 wrote: »

which reminds me it used to be clean enough to swim in. I remember a nationwide programme about it kids used to jump off the gas works bridge into the river at high tide and swim. It had a sandy bottom in it as well.

I sure as hell wouldn't chance swimming in it now, awful shame its so unclean

Asmodean

Love the facts! Keep them coming. Cream crackers were invented here too? Fantastic. I'd live on the things if I could.
Awful shame that river has been bollocksed up so bad. I remember talking to an old timer before that lives down by the waterside about how he used to fish in that river. And catch quite a few aswell.
The only thing you'd catch in that cesspool these days is the mange.

Sully

Asmodean wrote: »

The only thing you'd catch in that cesspool these days is the mange.

To be fair, you can catch a decent trolley also. No more paying Tesco a €1 :P

Sully

gscully wrote: »

The traffic lights at the Marian area take forever to change.

The amber light at the top of the Folly means speed up, while the red light means it's ok to turn right as long as you're practically attached to the rear of the car in front.

Due to some strange electronic phenomenom, the indicators on Mercedes do not work in Waterford.

Brendan McCann has Waterford's best interests at heart.


Ok, yeah, I made that last one up!

Neither of the above are facts, but opinion. Really not the type of posts for this thread.

EDIT: Clarification received, above post is grand. General room for a bit of a craic is always allowed., just not people posting rants rather then facts/bit of humour.

gscully

Sully wrote: »

Neither of the above are facts, but opinion. Really not the type of posts for this thread.

Hmmm...how many of the 'facts' posted are actually fact? One or two have already been disputed!

- Does it really take the guy 25 mins to climb the crane? Who timed him?
- St John's river, is it a cesspool really...or just a dirty river?

Is your quote above about paying Tesco a €1 fact? Not really, since it's refundable. No, it was just your stab at humour...pretty similar to what I did when you think about it...but I'm not a 'king'...fact!

trishw78

gscully wrote: »

Hmmm...how many of the 'facts' posted are actually fact? One or two have already been disputed!

- Does it really take the guy 25 mins to climb the crane? Who timed him?
- St John's river, is it a cesspool really...or just a dirty river?

Is your quote above about paying Tesco a €1 fact? Not really, since it's refundable. No, it was just your stab at humour...pretty similar to what I did when you think about it...but I'm not a 'king'...fact!

I was speaking to the safety officer on the job he told me it takes 25mins to climb to the top

nobody claimed that John's river is a cesspool it is not really safe to swim in ATM a walk past it will prove it i.e. the shopping trollies, traffic cones, spare tyres etc etc etc

Baby4

This post has been deleted.

gscully

trishw78 wrote: »

I was speaking to the safety officer on the job he told me it takes 25mins to climb to the top

I didn't mean to discredit your fact. I was just highlighting to Sully that not all 'facts' posted were real fact. My point being that the guy could do it in 24 mins if he wanted to...I hope you get what I mean.

nobody claimed that John's river is a cesspool it is not really safe to swim in ATM a walk past it will prove it i.e. the shopping trollies, traffic cones, spare tyres etc etc etc

Actually, someone did call it a cesspool. Yes, I'd totally agree that it's not safe, but describing it as a cesspool doesn't mean it is one. I posted some points tongue-in-cheek, but Sully chose to play cop, ignoring his own tongue-in-cheek remark and ignoring that many of the 'facts' posted aren't real facts. Anyway, I don't want this to thread to degenerate into a tit-for-tat, so I'll leave it at that.

BTW Trish, I did find your remark about taking 25 mins quite interesting. Sure is a long way to climb!

gscully

Baby4 wrote: »

This post has been deleted.

Thanks...I think I'll pass though!

longshanks

the kitchen sink to basin ratio in waterford is 3.2 : 1
thats up from 2.6 : 1 last year
probably a reflection of the the current economic climate

amyloneill

Keith Barry!!!!!!!!!

muffler

amyloneill wrote: »

Keith Barry!!!!!!!!!

Eh? I havent a clue about who or what you refer to but in any event just stating a name as opposed to a fact is trolling tbh.

As Im unfamiliar with these neck of the woods I will leave the above post for Sully to deal with.

Sully

Keith Barry is a local magican.. See Wikipedia

muffler

Sully wrote: »

Keith Barry is a local magican.. See Wikipedia

Im sure he appears now and again

But the thread is "interesting facts". I still fail to see how posting a name is an interesting fact. Or did the user concerned get confused and think it was a thread about famous people which is a different scenario altogether.

fatherbuzcagney

the platform at waterford trainstation was the longest platform in ireland and the UK.

Cabaal

fatherbuzcagney wrote: »

the platform at waterford trainstation was the longest platform in ireland and the UK.

your kidding me right?

SUNGOD

the full stop was first used in a letter delivered by a waterford man working for the royal postal service in england to a mr j.r hartley who went on to carve out a career writing books on fly fishing

longshanks

fatherbuzzcagney doesn't kid anyone. fact