The Waterford Viking Triangle is part of the cultural and heritage area in

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. It is so called because of the 1000-year-old Viking walls which once surrounded it. The sites within the "triangle" include

Reginald's Tower Reginald's Tower ( ga, Túr Raghnaill) is a historic tower in Waterford, Munster, Ireland. It is located at the eastern end of the city quay. The tower has been in usage for different purposes for many centuries and is an important landmark ...

(which contains the Viking Museum) as well as the Medieval Museum and the Bishop's Palace Museum, collectively known as

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Sites

Reginald's Tower

The best-known building in the Viking Triangle is

, the oldest urban civic building in the country, situated on the Quays/The Mall, in Waterford. It has performed various functions over the years and today is a civic museum.

Waterford Crystal

The

Waterford Crystal Waterford Crystal is a manufacturer of lead glass or "crystal", especially in cut glass, named after the city of Waterford, Ireland. In January 2009, the main Waterford Crystal manufacturing base on the edge of Waterford was closed due to the ...

factory and showroom are on The Mall, which is just to the south of the Triangle. Guided tours are available for the factory.

Waterford Treasures

There are three museums in the Viking Triangle - collectively known as

. The Viking Museum is housed in Reginald's Tower. The Medieval Museum and Bishop's Palace Museum are close to Cathedral Square. Medieval Museum 2

The Medieval Museum includes two medieval chambers, the 13th-century Choristers’ Hall and the 15th-century Mayor’s Wine Vault. The only piece of clothing from Henry VIII, a cloth cap, is housed in the museum. The Bishop's Palace Museum is a 250-year-old Georgian structure and contains artifacts dating from 17th century Waterford to the present.

French Church

Another much on Bailey's New St./Greyfriars is the French Church (Greyfriars Abbey), a Friary dating from the 13th century.

Other

A replica

Viking longship Longships were a type of specialised Viking ships, Scandinavian warships that have a long history in Scandinavia, with their existence being archaeologically proven and documented from at least the fourth century BC. Originally invented and use ...

is exhibited beside Reginald's Tower. This vessel is in length. It was built by a local

shipwright Shipbuilding is the construction of ships and other floating vessels. It normally takes place in a specialized facility known as a shipyard. Shipbuilders, also called shipwrights, follow a specialized occupation that traces its roots to befo ...

and sailed locally before going to its present exhibition space on Parade Quay. Cathedral Square is the site of Christchurch Cathedral; nearby is the Theatre Royal and other historical landmarks. The Mall (close to Waterford Crystal) is the building where Thomas Francis Meagher held meetings and which first saw the

Irish Tricolour The national flag of Ireland ( ga, bratach na hÉireann), frequently referred to in Ireland as 'the tricolour' () and elsewhere as the Irish tricolour is a vertical tricolour of green (at the hoist), white and orange. The proportions of the ...

flag in 1848.Conor Kane, the Irish Times. Retrieved 4 September 2012

References

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External links

Viking Triangle

Waterford Treasures Museums

Viking Triangle tour on YouTube

Waterford Crystal

Paper - The Historical Importance of Viking Age Waterford
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