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List of Contributors ix
Apology x
Waterford's Quakers - A Brief History 1655-1680/by J. Johnston 1
Thomas Wyse (1791-1862) and the origins of an Irish system of national education by G. Smith 23
Mount Sion 1802-2002 by F. Keane 43
Obituary of Brother Edmond Ignatius Rice by D. Smith 47
Voyages of some Waterford-built ships for years 1840-1849 by B. Irish 53
The County Waterford By-Election of 1866 by T. O’Shea 61
Excerpts from the Journal of Patrick Hayden, Merchant of Carrickbeg by A. McCan 73
Waterford hasn't done much either? Waterford in the War of Independence, 1919-1921 - A Comparative Analysis by P. McCarthy 89
Roinnt Seanchais Stairúil Ó Mhichéal Turraoin (Maidhc Dhaith), An Rinn, Co. Phort Lairge le M. Verling 107
The man that fought the Bishop: The story of Frank Edwards and the Mount Sion Strike by D. Smith 123
"A Planned Announcement"? - Costello in Canada, September 1948 by E. Cunningham 151
Ireland's departure from the British Commonwealth by J.B. O' Brien 163
Reviews 179
Obituaries 187
Waterford Archaeological & Historical Society membership 191
Lectures and Events Programme 197