From 1714 onwards, Ballybricken was host to the barbarity of bull-baiting.
A peculiar breed of dog was used as part of the activity, a dog identified by disproportionate heads and jaws.
A bull was tied to the bull-post in Ballybricken, attracting a large crowd.
Following this, dogs were used to terrorise the bull, raising his blood pressure and thus, it was believed, tenderising the meat.
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Local historian Cian Manning, discusses the history behind the bull-post in Waterford for his first installment of 'I Love Me County.'
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