County Waterford <\/span><\/span>is commonly known as "The Déise," pronounced "day-shih" or in Irish "Na Déise." Located in the province of Munster, Waterford is part of the southeast region. There is an Irish-speaking area in the southwest of the county. The county is known for its beautiful beaches along the volcanic coastline and the Copper Coast, a designated UNESCO Geopark. Many megalithic tombs and ogham stones are also in this county. The Viking influence can still be seen with Reginald's Tower, one of the first buildings to use a brick and mortar in Ireland.<\/span><\/span><\/span>","Cheshire <\/strong>is located in the North West of England, the history can be traced back to the Hoxnian interglacial (400,000 and 380,00 Years BP), stone age remains have been found showing permanent habitation in the Neolithic period.","Hundred<\/strong> derived from the Danish or Norse word wapentake which literally meant the taking up of weapons that were laid aside after an agreement was first used by the Saxons between 613 and 1017. One hundred held enough land to sustain approximately 100 households, or in other words land covered by one hundred \"hides\".","Ireland<\/strong> was first settled around 6000 BC by a race of Middle Stone Age hunter-gatherers who lived there. They tended to hunt such creatures as the megaceros, a giant variety of deer so large that their antlers spanned ten feet. ","England<\/strong> is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It occupies more than half of the land of the area. It shares its borders with Wales to the West and Scotland the to its north. Laced by great rivers and small streams, England is a fertile land which has supported a thriving agricultural economy for millenia.",null],"lnksHoverSummaryImgURL":[null,"\/cdn\/webp\/i\/kb\/200w\/Northumberland England.webp?pos=floatRight","","\/cdn\/webp\/i\/kb\/200w\/knight.webp?pos=floatRight","\/cdn\/webp\/i\/kb\/200w\/books.webp?pos=floatRight","\/cdn\/webp\/i\/kb\/200w\/Leicestershire England.webp?pos=floatRight","","\/cdn\/webp\/i\/kb\/200w\/Lancashire England.webp?pos=floatRight","\/cdn\/webp\/i\/kb\/200w\/island_of_ireland_waterford.webp?pos=floatRight","\/cdn\/webp\/i\/kb\/200w\/Cheshire England.webp?pos=floatRight","","","",null],"mode":"f","s":"Adderston","sU":"ATHERTON","oC":"EN","o":"English","o2":null,"cOk":true,"c":"\/dpreview\/ATHERTON\/EN\/Adderston\/family-crest-coat-of-arms.png","c2":"\/dpreview\/ANDERSON\/SC\/Anderson\/family-crest-coat-of-arms.png","v":"1","sections":["","SettlersUS","SettlersCA","SettlersAU","SettlersNZ","SettlersZA","SettlersWI","Settlers","ContemporaryNotable","ContemporaryNotables","HistoricEvents","RelatedStories","Motto","SuggestedReading","Citations",""]}
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