Waterford

Waterford , county (1991 pop. 91,624), 710 sq mi (1,839 sq km), S Republic of Ireland. The county seat is the port town of Waterford . Although the terrain is largely hilly, there are lowlands in the east. Principal rivers are the Blackwater, the Bride, and the Suir, which forms most of the northern boundary. The coastline, on the south, is indented by Dungarvan Harbour and Waterford Harbour and by Youghal Bay and Tramore Bay. The county has much farming and grazing land; dairy and beef cattle and sheep are important. Fishing, food processing, tanning, toys, and glassmaking are other industries. Waterford was rebellious under English domination, notably in the latter part of the 16th cent., when it suffered severely during the revolt of the Desmonds.

Waterford (Port Láirge), diocese of Originally a Norse city and thus an object of Anglo‐Norman colonization of Ireland, it was a suffragan see of Canterbury from 1096. Waterford was first listed as a bishopric at the Council of Kells‐Mellifont (1152), though there was no regular succession of bishops until 1175. Waterford and Lismore is still a catholic bishopric in the province of Cashel, but the Anglican see was merged with the Cashel diocese in 1833.

Waterford County in Munster province, on the Atlantic Ocean, s Republic of Ireland. It is a mountainous region, drained chiefly by the rivers Blackwater and Suir. The raising of beef and dairy cattle and sheep is the chief agricultural activity. Industries: fishing, food processing, tanning and glassware. The county town of Waterford (1996 pop. 44,000) is an important port. Area: 1838sq km (710sq mi). Pop. (1996) 94,680.