The Clonmel Chronicle, 23 January 1830 In early 1830, Daniel O’Connell was at the peak of his powers. The previous year he had led the successful charge for Catholic Emancipation, and a matter of days after this fleeting visit to…
The Tipperary Star, 5 January 1963 January 1963 was the coldest of the 20th Century. By the turn of the New Year the country's usual mild Atlantic regime had been replaced by a bitter East wind, the prolonged presence of…
Our Tipperary People & Places Lecture Series kicks off 2018 with Clonmel's Michael Ahern. Although never exceeding five hundred members at any given time, Tipperary Friends produced many individuals who won an honoured place both in their own community and…
The Tipperary Free Press, 14 December 1880 Be wary of Belfasters bearing bottles. That would be the advice given by one poor chap from the Silvermines who was duped into buying an elixir that could supposedly cure his worsted knee.…
The Nenagh Guardian, 24 December 1892 A very happy Christmas to all of our patrons, and every best wish for 2018.
Clonmel Chronicle, 1 December 1869 A serious misunderstanding from the Mayor’s Court, Clonmel in 1869. Prior to what follows here a case of serious assault had been heard, which had occurred in the public house of a man named Ross.…
The Nationalist, 24 December 1927 Well, as soon as they read this advertisement in The Nationalist of December 1927 the skippers of the Suir must have made bonfires out of their oars:
The Tipperary Star, 8 December 1923 A little cracker of a court case which includes possibly the finest response to the question “How long is your grandfather dead” ever heard in a Tipperary Court:
December 19th: Dr Willie Nolan ‘ Michael Doheny of Fethard, Tipperary’s first Fenian' The Tipperary People and Places Lecture Series continues in December with Dr. Willie Nolan's lecture on one of the county's most famous Fenians, Michael Doheny. Born…
Dunkerrin Parish History Society's Lecture Series continues on Wednesday December 6th in Obama Plaza, Moneygall, at 8pm. James C. Feighery will present, 'Rollestons - A Thousand Years of History'. Entry €5, members free.
