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The Big Breakfast Blaa

Join Ollie and Mary from 6am weekdays on WLR for plenty of music, craic and latest news on movies, local events, showbiz and lots more

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5:00

Eamonn McEneaney discusses the Penrose Glass Factory...

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2020/04/17

Glass making has made Waterford famous the world over, and it all goes back to the 18th century, and the Penrose family. Eamonn has all the details in his latest virtual tour of Waterford Treasures.

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7:27

Eamonn McEneaney discusses The Great Parchment of...

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2020/04/16

This book chronicles the running of Waterford from 1356 to 1649, and is housed at The Medieval Museum. In his latest virtual tour of Waterford Treasures on The Big Breakfast Blaa, Eamonn says we're incredibly lucky to still have it and that it tells us a lot about the middle ages in Waterford.

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6:30

Eamonn McEneaney discusses a famous painting of...

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2020/04/15

In the latest installment of his virtual tour of Waterford Treasures on The Big Breakfast Blaa, Eamonn McEneaney tells us about the William Van der Hagen's painting of Waterford City from 1736.

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5:04

Eamonn McEneaney discusses Silver belonging to the...

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2020/04/14

In his latest virtual tour of Waterford Treasures, Eamonn discusses Silver belonging to the Cathloic church from the 18th century.

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6:58

Eamonn McEneaney discusses Thomas Francis Meagher.

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2020/04/13

In his latest virtual tour of Waterford Treasures, Eamonn discusses the great Thomas Francis Meagher.

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6:46

Eamonn McEneaney discusses the Denny's Gold Medal...

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2020/04/10

In his latest virtual tour of Waterford Treasures, Eamonn discusses a time when Denny's were making rashers and sausages in the Deise.

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6:45

Waterford Musician Alex Gough will feature on RTE's...

The Big Breakfast Blaa ·

2020/04/09

*Photo credit for pic Nicholas O'Donnell* 21 year old Alex who's currently a student at the Cork School of Music, has had quite the journey. To date he's performed at Electric Picnic, All Together Now and Spraoi, as well has headlining the iconic Whelan's of Wexford Street in Dublin in December. He chats to Ollie and Mary on The Big Breakfast Blaa head of the airing of his Other Voices gig on RTE.

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6:08

Eamonn discusses William Maddock, and the art of...

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2020/04/09

This was a huge part of Waterford's industry in the 18th century and William Maddock was considered a leading clockmaker. In his Waterford Treasures slot on The Big Breakfast Blaa, Eamonn discusses the significance of this trade, and the massive amount of work that went into making clocks.

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6:11

Eamonn McEneaney discusses the death mask of Luke...

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2020/04/08

Luke Wadding is considered one of the most important people, not just in Waterford history, but in Irish history. His death mask is housed at the Medieval Museum. Eamonn discusses why he was so famous.

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6:12

Wayne discusses all manners of online education and...

The Big Breakfast Blaa ·

2020/04/08

As we continue to socially distance and stay at home, Wayne turns his attentions to the myriad ways in which you can keep your mind occupied, in his tech slot.

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5:49

Eamonn discusses the Geoffrey Keating Chalice in his...

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2020/04/07

Eamonn continues his virtual tours while the museums are shut. Today he reflects on a time period of Irish history when there was huge conflict between catholics and protestants. The artefact the discussion centres around is the Geoffrey Keating Chalice of 1637.

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3:46

Eamonn discusses the Luker Chalice of 1595 in his...

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2020/04/06

Eamonn continues his tour of the museums while they are closed to the public. Today it was all about the Luker chalice, which was discovered by absolute chance on land in Carlow. He gives us the details.

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5:03

Eamonn McEneaney discusses the cap and sword of King...

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2020/04/03

In his Waterford Treasures slot, Eamonn discusses the friendship between one of the most notorious royals of all time, and a Waterford man. He also explains how a cap and sword belonging to Henry VIII ended up here.

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5:52

Eamonn McEneaney looks at Ireland's oldest cannon in...

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2020/04/02

Eamonn joins The Big Breakfast Blaa every morning, while the museums are shut. His latest artefact of discussion is Ireland's oldest cannon, from the late 15th century. This conversation throws up some very interesting (and quite gruesome) facts about Waterford during this period

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7:48

Eamonn McEneaney discusses the Medieval vestments at...

The Big Breakfast Blaa ·

2020/04/01

These vestments are beautifully restored and were made from the finest cloths and threads in Renaissance Italy. Eamonn tells the fascinating story behind them, and says we're very lucky to have these vestments housed at Waterford Treasures.

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7:04

Eamonn McEneaney discusses the sword of King Edward...

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2020/03/31

The sword, which is housed at the Medieval Museum, was gifted to Waterford by the then King of England, Edward IV, in the 15th century. Eamonn tells the story behind it.

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6:52

Eamonn McEneaney discusses the great Charter Roll of...

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2020/03/30

In his Waterford Treasures slot, Eamonn outlines the fascinating stories behind some of the artefacts house at the museums here. They're currently closed but Eamonn gives us a virtual tour on air. This episode is all about The Great Charter Roll of 1372, the world's first Powerpoint Presentation

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6:21

Eamonn McEneaney discusses The Black Death and The...

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2020/03/27

In his Waterford Treasures slot on The Big Breakfast Blaa, Eamonn discusses different artefacts housed at the museums, which are currently closed. Today he turned his attentions to the time of the Black Death, and a will that was drawn up in the 14th century by the Wyse Family.

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5:42

Eamonn McEneaney tells us that money was minted in...

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2020/03/26

Minting took place in the City Centre, and it was very important that coinage was of the proper weight, in order for it to hold its true value, Eamonn explained to Ollie and Mary, in his Waterford Treasures slot on The Big Breakfast Blaa.

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5:57

Eamonn McEneaney discusses romance and chivalry in...

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2020/03/25

Today's artefact from Waterford Treasures is a wedding brooch, dating from the 13th century, that was found in a dig under City Square. Eamonn talks about romance back then and the significance of such a brooch.

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