COUNTY: Waterford

PROVINCE: Munster

Nickname: The Déise

Motto:  Déisi oc Declán co Bráth (Old Irish) = "May the Déise remain with Declan forever"

[pronounced "day-shah". Some time between the 4th and 8th centuries, an Irish tribe called the Déisi were driven from southern county Meath/north Kildare and moved into the Waterford region, conquering and settling there.]

•         The county is named after the city of Waterford. Waterford City and County Council is the local authority for the county. The population of the county at large, including the city, was 116,176 according to the 2016 census.

•         There is a Gaeltacht region in the southwest.

•         There are two mountain ranges Knockmealdown and Comeragh mountains.

•         There is evidence of both Megalithic and Viking influence. And Woodstown is the largest Viking settlement outside of Scandinavia.

•         Waterford Crystal was established in 1783, and they have been making luxury crystal glass ever since.

PRAYER:

•         Pray for the people of Waterford to be open to God’s transforming power through a work of his Spirit.

•         Pray that the people would know that they are valued by God, even more than Waterford crystal.

•         Pray that the Irish language Scriptures would be readily available in the Gaeltacht.

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