placenamesFerrybank
Port an Chalaidh
A dated survey records a memorial inside the booking hall on Terminus Street.
The name
These Irish name elements are associated with this record in the Logainm glossary.
An element’s translation is a clue, rather than a complete explanation of the name. Its form and meaning depend on local history and the full Irish name.
Recorded forms
- Port an Chalaidh · Irish · main form · validated name
- Ferrybank · English · main form
Place & story
The name remembered in bronze
On 7 February 2024, Edward Bourke recorded a bronze memorial inside the entrance to Waterford railway station’s booking hall on Terminus Street. Its inscription explains that the building was named Plunkett Station in honour of Joseph Plunkett, commemorating the 1916 Rising. Bourke also recorded three accompanying plaques bearing the Easter Proclamation in Irish and English. This is a dated record of commemoration in the north-bank railway district. [2]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Ferrybank. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Plunkett Memorial, inventory 1506, recorded 7 February 2024 · Edward Bourke
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2025-01-10. How this page was prepared.