County Waterford (Irish: Contae Phort Láirge) is a county in Ireland. The area is covered by two local authorities, Waterford County Council and Waterford City Council, both part of the South-East Region. It is located in the province of Munster, and is named after the city of Waterford which is derived from the Old Norse name Veðrafjǫrðr or Vedrarfjord. There is an Irish-speaking area in the south of the county. Dungarvan is the county seat for Waterford County Council. The population of the county is 113,707 according to the 2011 census.
This page is being used at the moment ONLY for posting messages on the Waterford Message Board for people who know that there ancestors are (or were) based in Waterford, but do not know what parish they came from. If you know what parish your ancestors came from, please JOIN that parish and post your message on their message board - you'll get a quicker and more informed response that way.
The more information that you have about your ancestors, the better the response you should receive. Try to post as much information as possible:
- names
- dates
- places
- if they were married (and to whom)
- children's names
- descendants' names
- any thing else you can think of
When your query has gathered enough information for you to decide what parish your ancestors came from, we can then more your query to that parish's message board.
This will be an exciting journey for (and us).
