Waterford is the county seat; prior to the merger of the 2 Waterford authorities in June 2014 Dungarvan was thecounty seat[5] for Waterford County Council.
There are manymegalithic tombs andogham stones in the county.[15] TheViking influence can still be seen with Reginald's Tower, one of the first buildings to use a brick and mortar construction method in Ireland.Woodstown, a settlement dating to the 9th century, was discovered 5.5 kilometers (3.4 miles) west ofWaterford city. It was the largest settlement outside Scandinavia and the only large-scale 9th-century Viking settlement discovered to date in Western Europe. Other architectural features are products of theAnglo-Norman invasion of Ireland and its effects.
As of 1 June 2014,Waterford City and County Council is the local government authority for the local government area of Waterford City and County. The authority was formed following the merger of the local government areas of the county of Waterford and the city of Waterford under theLocal Government Reform Act 2014, and succeeded the functions ofWaterford City Council andWaterford County Council.[16] Thelocal authority is responsible for certain local services such as sanitation, planning and real-estate development, libraries, the collection of automobile taxation, local roads andsocial housing.
Gaeltacht na nDéise is a Gaeltacht area in County Waterford, consisting of the parish ofAn Rinn andAn Sean Phobal.Gaeltacht na nDéise is located 10 kilometres (6.2 miles) from the town of Dungarvan, has a population of 1,816 people (Census 2016) and encompasses a geographical area of 62 km2. According to Census 2016 the percentage of daily Irish speakers inGaeltacht na nDéise was 45.6%.[19]
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^European Parliament Elections (Amendment) Act 2019, s. 7: Substitution of Third Schedule to Principal Act (No. 7 of 2019, s. 7). Enacted on 12 March 2019. Act of theOireachtas. Retrieved fromIrish Statute Book on 10 January 2022.
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