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They say that, in medieval times, there was a rather intense rivalry between the ports of Waterford (on the R.Suir) and New Ross (just downstream from the confluence of the Rs Nore and Barrow). I don't know nuttin' about medieval trade except that transport by water was considerably more efficient [in terms of, say, ton-mile-days] than by land. And if that's true it must have been a case of ¿porque no los dos? I mean if the final destination is Carlow, Kilkenny, or Kildare then New Ross is the best place to tranship to a barge and off upstream. For Clonmel, Cahir or Carrick, Waterford is your only man.Howsoever, Waterford won that trade war long long ago and became a City. And New Ross declined despite several interventions to prop-up the economy [see Albatros Fertlizer] and is now a local market-town. On Friday 23Oct26, The Beloved and The Blob scheduled separate meetings in New Ross. Carbon-foot-Bonus for sharing the 80km round-trip. I went to the fancy hotel for my meeting and we…