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County Waterford, Ireland
VILLAGES
Cheekpoint or Bolton
description
from Lewis's Topographical Dictionary of Ireland, 1837
CHEEKPOINT, or BOLTON, a village, in the parish of FAITHLEGG, barony of GAULTIER, county of WATERFORD, and province of MUNSTER, 1½ mile (N.) from Passage: the population returned with the parish.
This place,
which was formerly part of the estate of the late Mr. Bolton, and is
now the property of Nicholas Power, Esq., of Faithlegg House,
is situated on Waterford harbour, at the confluence of the rivers Suir
and Barrow, the latter of which is navigable for ships to the town
of New Ross (county Wexford). It was formerly the Waterford post-office
packet station, and the seat of a hosiery and cotton manufacture, but the
station has been removed to Dunmore, and the manufacture has failed.
Rope-making was also carried on to a limited extent; but since the removal
of the packet station, the place has fallen into decay.
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