The Waterford Crystal story begins in 1783 when George and William Penrose founded their crystal manufacturing business in the busy port of Waterford. They seized on the opportunity to produce “plain and cut flint glass, which was both useful and ornamental” in their factory, situated in the heart of Waterford city.
It was the enterprise and skill of these founders and their successors, which
had such an impact for generations to come on the appreciation of glass, which
is stronger today than when they began two centuries ago.
Chuck Daisy
Celtic Links Tours 4U LLC
celticlinkstours4u@comcast.net
