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Waterford Crystal Limited was, until March 2009, a subsidiary of Waterford Wedgwood plc, itself formed through the acquisition by the then Waterford Glass Group of the famous pottery manufacturer Josiah Wedgwood in 1986.
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Since the 1998 – 99 Ashes series, a Waterford Crystal representation of the Ashes urn has been presented to the winners of an Ashes series as the official trophy of that series.
As a compromise, the MCC commissioned a trophy in the form of a larger replica of the urn in Waterford Crystal to award to the winning team of each series from 1998 – 99.
Wedgwood's company is still a famous name in pottery today ( as part of Waterford Wedgwood ; see Waterford Crystal ), and " Wedgwood China " is sometimes used as a term for his Jasperware, the coloured stoneware with applied relief decoration ( usually white ), still common throughout the world.
* Waterford Crystal, a brand of crystal glassware
He blamed his self-diagnosed obsessive compulsive disorder for his claims, and also said that his condition led him to purchase a pair of Waterford Crystal grapefruit bowls on his parliamentary expenses.
Above this is the Victorian, lacunar, clear span vaulted ceiling, from the centre of which hangs a Waterford Crystal chandelier, presented by the British government on Victoria Day in 1951 as a token of gratitude for Canada's role in World War II.
** Waterford Crystal Centre for Marketing Studies
Some time later the Sea Horse was adopted as the symbol of the town of Tramore, and was later adopted as the logo for Waterford Crystal in 1955.
He eventually settled in Waterford and in 1947 was involved in the establishment of Waterford Crystal.
Only from 1998 – 99 were the winners of the Ashes presented with a replica ( not to scale ) of the urn in Waterford Crystal.
Waterford Crystal is a world leader in the manufacture of crystal.
Waterford Crystal is owned by WWRD Holdings Ltd, a luxury goods group which also owns and operates the Wedgwood and Royal Doulton brands.
Waterford City has been the home of Waterford Crystal since 1783.
In June 2010, Waterford Crystal relocated almost back to its original roots, on The Mall in Waterford City.
This new facility offers visitors the opportunity to take guided tours of the factory and also offers a retail store, showcasing the world's largest collection of Waterford Crystal.
A workman at Waterford Crystal glass cutter | glass cutting
On 30 January 2009 it was announced that the Waterford Crystal plant in Kilbarry was to shut down immediately, despite earlier promises to discuss any such move with the unions in advance.
Waterford Crystal, along with Wedgwood, Royal Doulton, and other brands, were transferred to the new company WWRD Holdings Ltd.
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Holstein cow, the dominant breed in industrialised dairying todayThe members of five co-operatives agreed to join forces and become Waterford Co-operative Society Limited in 1964.
Later in the year, Waterford bought A. Heald Limited of Manchester, a company that operated in the liquid milk and fruit juice business.
On 13 April 1997, Waterford confirmed in a media statement that it had received a formal approach from Avonmore Foods plc and Avonmore Creameries Limited and advised that the Waterford Board was considering this approach.
The successful merger of Avonmore Creameries Limited and Waterford Co-operatives Society, on 4 September 1997, formed the new Avonmore Waterford Co-operative Society.
In the same year, RTÉ merged all of its cable operations ( including two other cable companies, Galway Cablevision and Waterford Cablevision ) to form Cablelink Limited.
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A Synagogue in Sydney serves a small historic Jewish community which was once one of the largest ones in eastern Canada with four shuls: one in Glace Bay, one in New Waterford, one in Whitney Pier, and the one in Sydney.
Browne was born in Waterford, Maine.
He was the only child of Michael and Lillian Daley, whose families had both arrived from the Old Parish area, near Dungarvan, County Waterford, Ireland during the Great Famine.
Once again Perkin attempted to lay siege to Waterford, but this time his effort lasted only eleven days before he was forced to flee Ireland, chased by four English ships.
Boyle was born in Lismore Castle, in County Waterford, Ireland, the seventh son and fourteenth child of Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Cork and Catherine Fenton.
Sydney's economy was a significant part of Industrial Cape Breton with its steel plant and harbour and railway connections adjoining the coal mining towns of Glace Bay, New Waterford, Sydney Mines and Reserve Mines.
Woodstown, a settlement dating to the 9th Century was discovered 5. 5 kilometres west of Waterford city.
The Lord of Striguil crossed over in person in 1170, took both Waterford and Dublin, and was married to Diarmuid's daughter, Aoife MacMurrough, claiming the Kingship of Leinster after Diarmuid's death in 1171.
In Waterford there was an outcrop of slate that was quarried for roofing.
In the 1980s and 1990s the major part of Lake Hills Estates north of Green Valley Road, was reorganized into Lake Forest Village, containing the neighborhoods of Waterford, The Summit, Green Valley Hills, Winterhaven, Marina Woods and Windsor Point.
* In 2009, Waterford was the home of the game show Deal or No Deal, which was filmed at Sonalyst Studios.
The airport previously was owned by the city of Pontiac and was known as the Pontiac City Airport, despite being located in neighboring Waterford Township and not on land contiguous with Pontiac's city limits.
Waterford Township was organized in 1834.
Here the first house of the village of Waterford was built by Alpheus Williams on the north bank of the river.
The town of Lismore was named after Lismore Township which, in turn, was named after a village in County Waterford, Ireland, noted for its beautiful castle.
Berlin was incorporated as a township on April 11, 1910, from portions of Waterford Township.
Chesilhurst was incorporated as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on November 26, 1887, from portions of Waterford Township and Winslow Township, based on the results of a referendum held on October 18, 1887.
Voorhees Township was incorporated as a township by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 1, 1899, from portions of Waterford Township.
Waterford Township was originally created by Royal Charter on June 1, 1695, while the area was still part of Gloucester County.
Even with the canals and the bridge bringing easier access to larger markets Cohoes was a sleepy place to be in prior to 1831, the nearest post office was at Waterford and fresh meat and groceries were a luxury hard to come by in Cohoes.
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