Travel Guide Waterford
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Waterford is famous for its crystal of the same name, on sale throughout the country and renowned the world over. The town is also a busy commercial port.Waterford is Ireland's oldest city. Founded in 914 by the Vikings, Waterford soon became an important trading city. To consolidate their presence in the region, the Vikings adopted a violent policy with the local population, creating a tax called Airgead Sroine: if the locals didn't pay it, the Vikings cut off their noses! It was then the turn of the Anglo-Normans to invade Waterford in the 12th century. In 1210, King John extended the city walls and Waterford became the most powerful city in Ireland. In the 16th and 17th centuries, Waterford became a major trading port, dealing with England, France, Spain and Portugal. The town resisted Cromwell for a time in 1649, but when his troops reappeared in 1650, the town had no choice but to surrender.Today, the town has no particular appeal. Its architecture and streets are of a fairly neutral style and, apart from Reginald's Tower, nothing has survived of the old town except another ruined tower and a fragment of the fortified wall, visible on either side of Patrick Street.
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