In 1837, Samuel Lewis's Topographical Dictionary of Ireland described Cheekpoint like this:
CHEEKPOINT, or BOLTON, a village, in the parish of FAITHLEGG, barony of GAULTIER, county of WATERFORD, and province of MUNSTER, 1 ½ mile (N.) from Passage: the population returned with the parish. This place, which was formerly part of the estate of the late Mr. Bolton, and is now the property of Nicholas Power, Esq., of Faithlegg House, is situated on Waterford harbour, at the confluence of the rivers Suir and Barrow, the latter of which is navigable for ships to the town of New Ross. ...
It was formerly the Waterford post-office packet station, and the seat of a hosiery and cotton manufacture, but the station has been removed to Dun-more, and the manufacture has failed. Rope-making was also carried on to a limited extent; but since the removal of the packet station, the place has fallen into decay.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Cheekpoint, in and County Waterford | Map and description, A Vision of Ireland through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofireland.org/place/27243
Date accessed: 27th April 2024
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