William Hobson 1793-1842 Naval officer and first Governor of New Zealand was born here

Dr Cormac O'Duffy tells us that, "The blue plaque in Waterford to commemorate William Hobson is not on the right building. He was born at the site of the 3 Ships pub farther up the street. I gave a copy of my film script concerning his life to Ambassador Johnathan Hunt at the Three Ships in 2005."