Copper has been worked at Knockmahon; there are
valuable quarries of marble near Cappoquin and White-
chureh. The coast and river fisheries are of consider-
able value; shell-fish is especially abundant on the
coast. The principal rivers are the Suir and the Black-
water, which are navigable, and the Bride. The co.
comprises 8 bars.—Coshmore and Coshbride, Decies-
within-Drum, Decies-without-Drum, Gaultiere, Glena-
hiry, Kilculliheen, Middlethird, and Upperthird; 82
pars.; the pari, and mun. hor. of Waterford (1 member);
and the towns of Carrick on Suir (part of), Dungarvan,
Lismore, and Tramore. For parliamentary purposes the
county is divided into 2 divisions—viz., West AVater-
ford and East AVaterford, each returning 1 member.—
2. Waterford, city, pari, bor., seaport, seat of a
diocese, and co. of itself, locally in bar. Gualtiere, NE.
co. Waterford, on river Suir, 77 miles SE. of Limerick,
82 NE. of Cork, and 110 SAV. of Dublin by rail—pari,
bor., 9937ac., pop. 29,181; mun. bor., 533 ac., pop. 22,457;
3 Banks, 8 newspapers. Market-days, Monday, Wednes-
day, Thursday, and Saturday. Waterford, situated
at the confluence of St John’s river with the Suir, and
15 miles from the sea, was founded by the Danes in the
9th century; was the place where Henry II. landed in
1172; was unsuccessfully besieged by Cromwell, but
was taken by Ireton in 1650 ; and was the place where
James II. embarked for France in 1690. The city is
connected with the small suburb of Ferrybank, in co.
Kilkenny, by a wooden bridge of 39 arches. It contains
several fine public buildings, including literary, scientific,
and charitable institutions. Vessels of 2000 tons can
reach the quays, which possess convenient floating
stages. (For shipping statistics, see Appendix.) The
exports consist chiefly of agricultural produce, includ-
ing bacon, pork, butter, grain, flour, cattle, sheep, and
pigs. Steamers sail regularly between Waterford and
the ports of Cork, Dublin, Glasgow, Liverpool, and
Plymouth. The railway traffic passing through AVater-
ford is very extensive, there being direct communica-
tion with Limerick, Cork, and Dublin. AVaterford
returns 1 member to Parliament; it returned 2 mem-
bers until 1885.

Waterford. Harbour, between co. Waterford and
cos. Kilkenny and AVexford; is formed by the channel
of the river Suir from AVaterford city to its confluence
with the Barrow, a distance of 6 miles, and thence by
the joint estuary of these rivers to the sea, a further
distance of 15 miles; is 2% miles wide at the entrance;
and is protected on the E. side by the strong fort of
Duncannon. There are lighthouses at Hook Point,
Dunmore, Duncannon Fort, and Black Head.

Watergall, par., AVarwickshire, 4 m. S. of Southam,
pop. 22.

Watergate Bay, on W. coast of Cornwall, 7 miles S.
of Trevose Head.

Watergate Honse, seat, Sussex, in W. of co., 6
miles NE. of Havant.

Watergore, hamlet, South Petherton par., Somer-
set, near Yeovil.

Watergrassblll, vil., Ardnageehy par., in co. and
11 miles NE. of Cork, pop. 204; P.O.; is situated on a
bleak upland between the valleys of the Lee and the
Blackwater.

AVaterbcad.—township, Lanereost par., Cumberland,
on river Irthing, 6 miles NE. of Brampton, 3330 ac.,
pop. 324.—2. Watcrbcad, place with hotel, Hawks-
nead par., N. Lancashire, at head of Coniston Water,
% mile NE. of Coniston, and 2 miles SW. of Hawks-
nead; Waterliead House, seat, is in vicinity.—3.
AYaterbead, eccl. dist., Prestwich par., SE. Lanca-
shire, on SE. side of Oldham, pop. 5195; P.O., T.O.,
called Waterbead Mill.—4. AYaterbead, at head of
Windermere, Westmorland; has a pier, and is a sta.
for the lake steamers.—5. AYaterbead, hamlet, Saddle-
worth township, Bochdale par., S. div. AYest-Riding
Yorkshire.

Waterbouse Mill, paperworks, Milnthorpe, West-
morland.

Waterbonscs.—6 miles from Mayfield, Staffordshire;
P.O.—2. AVaterhouses, eccl. dist. and vil. with ry.
sta., Brancepeth par., Durham—dist., pop. 2408; vil.,
6 miles AY. of Durham; P.O.

AYatcring Lane, 3 m. from Steyning, Sussex; P.O.