County Waterford

County Waterford (Contae Phort Láirge) is a in the province of  on the south coast of. Administratively, the city of is a county-level authority. is the administrative centre for the rest of the county.

Cities, towns and villages in County Waterford include:

The Déise
County Waterford is known locally as "The Decies" (An Déise). Sometime between the 4th and 8th centuries, a of native  called the  were driven from the southern parts of the country, conquering and settling here. The ancient principality of the Déise is today roughly coterminous with the current of  and.

The Deise region has two mountain ranges, rivers and lakes and over 30 beaches along a volcanic coast line. It is one of the few regions in Ireland with a, an area with native Irish speaking people. The Deise has a rich history from ic s and stones, to, to remnants of  occupancy, including the Gaulstown Dolmen, Reginalds Tower and The Ballysaggartmore Towers respectively.

The people that live in the Deise today are known to thrive on Irish traditions such as and eating s (a type of y, unique to the region).