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The Archive, Manuscript, etc., of Thomas F. Drohan, Waterford Archive: Thomas Drohan was a member of the Waterford Harbour Commissioners and a keen historian of Waterford city and port, during the first half of the 20th century. He collected primary source material, transcribed documents, wrote numerous articles for local newspapers, and generously supplied information to other writers. He was also a supporter of the independence movement, the Gaelic revival, and Gaelic sports. The archive comprises original documents, transcripts, drafts of historical articles, scrapbooks, photographs, copies of old newspapers, and ephemera. The last half-century has seen a vast increase in the amount of source material available to local historians and in the quantity of published works. Little had been published when Drohan was carrying out his research, and in many respects he was a pioneer in his field. On the other hand, he had ready access to port records, of which he made full use. The most significant original items in this archive include: ú A volume of reports of the superintendent of the Quay and River Watch, 1850 to 1855, recounting incidents of people falling into the river, with an ominous tot of "lives lost" and "lives saved" ú A ledger listing details duties paid by ships entering and leaving Waterford Port, 1809 to 1820 ú Acts of parliament for the building of a bridge at Waterford (1786) and for building a canal at Carrick-on-Suir (1836) ú A copy of The Times for 7 November 1805 with the official report of the Battle of Trafalgar ú A file in Irish of local songs, tales and sayings collected by Bl thnaid N¡ C‚ilachar, aged 16 ú Some historic photographs, including shipping, D il na Mumhan, 1928, and Feis Portl irge, 1929 DETAILED LISTING Box of miscellaneous Papers Register containing MS index of ships built in Waterford. Maps engraved for Chambers's Edition of Gutrie's [sic] New System of Geography. Maps of Germany, Poland, Turkey with Hungary, and the Netherlands. (late 18c). Evening Star, 15 and 17 Nov 1926, reporting on the occupation of Garda barracks in Co. Waterford and the alleged arrest of T.F. Drohan. Irish Independent, 26 Nov 1966, pp 9-12. Articles commemorating the 150th anniversary of the founding of the Waterford Harbour Commissioners by Anthony Brophy and George Gill. The Journal of Commerce, several issues and parts of issues for the years 1941-1945. Misc large photos, some mounted, inc: the Gaultier hurling team (n.d.), the Auris, "first gas propelled ship, 1952"; and visit of French fishing patrol gunboat to Waterford, c.1933. A collection of misc photos, mostly of Waterford ships and shipping. Files of notes on the history of the port of Waterford The Waterford Mail, 30 Jan 1873 and 8 April 1875 Munster Express, n.d. Supplement on the siege of Waterford in 1922 Box File (1) Small file of maps and plans, including "Hardy's Handy Map of Waterford" Extracts from minutes of meetings of the Quay Committee, extracted from the Waterford Mirror Christmas card from Dr Vincent White, former Mayor of Waterford, 1950, with coloured print of Kilgreany Cave (near Cappagh in west Waterford) by local artist Robert Burke Printed letter to Waterford Harbour Commissioners from Robert J. Lecky, Cork, 28 Jan 1854 MS series of questions and answers re Waterford Harbour, n.d. (19th century) Box file (2) Maritime Magazine for Sept 1942, Dec 1942 and Winter 1950-51, containing articles on Waterford based on information supplied by T.F.Drohan Ms volume "Quay and River Watch. James Maher's Report Book" from 23 Oct 1850 to 2 Feb 1855. Contains reports of the "Superintendant" (sic) on incidents that occurred at night-time along the Quay, in particular people falling into the river. Contains columns for lives lost and lives saved.