The Dearg Dúe procession commences at 7.30 p.m. in Cathedral Square, before performing along Lady Lane, Michael Street, Broad Street, then making its way for a finale performance at the Beach Tower, Jenkin’s Lane car park.
The Dearg Due, or Dearg Dúr, literally translates as Red Thirst or Red Bloodsucker. Said to be a young woman that lived two millennia ago, the Dearg Due was once the daughter of a nobleman in Waterford. She was loved by all the villagers and commoners in the area. Kind, smart, and incredibly beautiful, the Dearg Dúe was famous across the country. What happened to her next, however, made her infamous.