Cheekpoint (Irish: Pointe na Síge) is a village set on the confluence of the River Suir and the River Barrow. Lying beneath the 150 metre high Minaun Hill (mountain meadow by a river) the village has panoramic views of Waterford Harbour, the 2131 ft. Barrow Bridge, which was once the longest bridge in Ireland, and Great Island Power Station now owned by the power Endesa. The village is also surrounded by the Malting Woods which were planted by Cornelius Bolton.
The Irish name for Cheekpoint is "Pointe na Síge", or perhaps "Pointe na Sí" (in English, Point of the Fairies). It is also claimed to mean Point of the Streak,. Now it is thought that the name comes from a rock called Carraig na Síge out on the river near the low water mark which shows a trail of foam or streak with the ebbing tide.
Subsequently it was called Bolton but this name is now no longer used and the original is the only one recognised. Before the building of the pier at Dunmore East, Cheekpoint was a thriving village, being the station at which the mail packets from England for Waterford stopped. In addition there were cotton, rope, and hosiery factories which disappeared when the mail packet station was transferred to Dunmore East on July 1, 1818.
I remember so well
The day that you came into my life
You asked for my name
You had the most beautiful smile
My life started to change
I'd wake up each day feeling alright
With you right by my side
Makes me feel things will work out just fine
CHORUS
How did you know
I needed someone like you in my life
That there's an empty space in my heart
You came at the right time in my life
I'll never forget
How you brought the sun to shine in my life
And took all the worries and fears that I had
I guess what I'm really trying to say
It's not everyday that someone like you comes my way
I remember so well
the day that you came into my life
you asked for my name
you had the most beautiful smile
My life started to change
i'd wake up each day feeling alright
with you right by my side
makes me feel things will work out just fine
Chorus:
how did you know
i needed someone like you in my life
that there's an empty space in my heart
you came at the right time in my life
I'll never forget
how you brought the sun to shine in my life
and took all the worries and fears that i had
i guess what i'm really trying to say
it's not everyday that someone like you comes my way