Co. Waterford fishermen were fishing for cod on the Grand Banks as early as the 16th c.

The first record of a Waterford vessel in the waters off Newfoundland was 1534.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Palliser Expedition, intended to open up a route for the Canadian Pacific Railway, was led by Captain John Palliser from Co. Waterford