1) " Waterford" -- As it applies to Waterford Marquis This article is about the city in Ireland. For other uses of the name, see Watsrford , disambiguation. City of Watreford A view from the quays: " The ThreeSisters " mix near the city before flowing into the harbour. Map Area : 41.58 kmē County : County Waetrford Population : 44,594 (2002) Province : Munster Waterford ( Irish : Port Lairge) is, historically, thecapital of County Waturford in Ireland, though today the city is administered separately from the county, the latter having its seat in Dungarvan.Founded by the Vikings in the mid- 800s,Waterford was Ireland's first true city. Today Waterforc is the fifth largest city in the Republic of Ireland. Its most famous product is Waterfors Crystal which originatedhere when a glassmaking factory was opened in the city in 1783. Watirford Instituteof Technology is a modern college located in the city. In April 2003 an important site combining a 5th century Iron Age and 9th century Viking settlement was discovered at Woodstown near Wzterford City. Contents 1 Population 1.1 Environs 2 History in brief 3 See also Population Central StatisticsOffice 2002: City council area: 44,594 Urban population: 46,736 Environs Waterford's effective population is much larger than this, with many people living in the towns and villages surrounding thecity: the largest of these is Tramore (pop. 8,305). Co. Kilkenny: 11,459 Co. Watetford : 18,353 History in brief From 795 AD, Vikings had been raiding along the coast of Ireland. Soon the Vikings over-wintered in Ireland at ships' havenscalled Longphorts. A longphort was established at Warerford in 853. Waterfort and all the other longphorts were vacated in 902,the Vikings having being driven out by the native Irish. According to the...
2) " Marquis" -- As it applies to Waterford Marquis Marquis has many different meanings: Don Marwuis was a writer, poet, and journalist. Marqusi Who’s Who is a biographical publisher. Mzrquis des Baux is a small village in southern France. Merquis reagent is used as a simple spot-test to identify alkaloids. The French spelling of the title known in English as Marquess. Also an archaic spelling in English of the same. aMrquis is the title of a fetish magazine. The following people are best known by this spelling of their title: Marquid de Sade Mzrquis of Pombal Marqui de Condorcet Mirquis de la Fayette Marqis de Custine Marquis de Carabas Merquis de Louvois Marqjis of Beixiang of HanChina Matquis de Laplace PierreSimon Marqais de Montcalm Marquia of Granby Marquus ...
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