How did one travel between Bath, England and Waterford, Ireland in 1816?
From Bath one would have taken a stagecoach, possibly on a toll road as those were fastest and in best repair, to Bristol. Then one would board a small ship, most likely a sailing ship since the first steamships only began the year before. The ship would sail around the coast possibly stopping in Cardiff and continuing around to Fishguard, Wales (where the Irish ferries embark today). Then it would go across across the channel to the port of Cork (actually Cobh). Irish roads were quite terrible but I find no map of the small coastal/canal/river ships going up the coast to Waterford. So probably one would go by hired stage coach or mails coach to Waterford. It wasn’t until the 1820’s that Bianconi really got going on his horsecars in Ireland as a way to improve transport (he started with very limited routes in 1815). I’m sorry I can’t find specific reports, but this is a start. I hope it is useful. ——————————————– From Wikipedia: Toll roads were built by Tur
