b'H E R I TA G EFor over 200 years, weve been harnessing Irelands powerful elements to produce hand-crafted luxury crystal. Discover more about the history and heritage ofWaterford today.ThoughtheexactdetailsofIrelandsglass-makingtraditions are lost in the mists of time, there is sufficientarchaeologicalevidencethatshowsglasswas regarded with respect from as early as the Iron Age, around 500 BC, along with medieval documents also proving that glass-making took place in Ireland backinthemiddle13thcentury.Whathappenedbetweenthesedatesmaybeamystery,butwhatisclearisthattheIrishhaveaninnateaffinityforglass-making that spans millennia.AtWaterfordCrystal,werehonouredtoholdsuchanillustrious and pivotal role in this artisanal tapestry - one which propelled primitive glass-making processes into luxury crystal manufacture.16'