I promised @Reynolds_Irl that i would add some info to this #WhereInWaterford photo taken by @deisespud. The forty steps at Creaden Head and the road it led to Bothar an Mban Gorm. So hang on this could take a while! The steps have been surveyed by a expert in the field,

Dr Konnie Kelleher, they date from the time period of the Confederacy of Pirates (1570 - 1620). Pirates had been driven from england basically had a meeting and all moved to the Irish coast. Ireland at that point was like Somalia today. These steps aren't unique and there

Is more around the coast. They tend to be out of the way in remote locations. The pirates needed them to load supplies bought from locals. The locals often would report these supplies as stolen to English landlords. Now the name of the road is another story

The name translates to road of the black women and it is said slaves were landed here and walked to another port for exercise. This doesn't make sense and there is no records of slaves being landed in Ireland at any stage although Irish merchants were involved in the trade

The name may have come from one incident and perhaps a slaver was blown ashore or wrecked there at some stage but it wasnt a formal route. Anyway hope this is of some interest. Have a nice day!