1847 – “Guy Fall”
Freemans Journal, 2 April 1847 Normally the likes of James Bond would undertake this type of thing on board the Orient Express, as it wound its way through the gorgeous scenery of the Swiss Alps. A terrifying Spectre unfolded when…
The Women of the 1916 Rising, Maura Barrett: Killenaule, Wed. 4 May
Carrick on Suir librarian and author Maura Barrett will deliver a talk entitled "The Women of the 1916 Rising: Her Story in History" on Wednesday 4 May @ 7pm in Killenaule Library. All are welcome to what promises to be…
Bealtaine 2016 Launch – The Source, Thurles, Thursday 28 May @ 3pm
"Bealtaine" is Ireland's annual national celebration of creativity as we age. During May, all over the country Bealtaine events are running in arts centres, theatres, libraries, galleries, community centres, local halls, care setting, cultural spaces and even out in the open air! This…
Podcast: Irish Drama Defining Irish Identity by Nancy Leahy
A look at the process of national self-definition in the context of our Gaelic tradition, Colonial Theatre and National Theatre. Did Tipperary have a contribution to make? Nancy Leahy MA - Retired from St. Anne's Secondary School Tipperary Town. She…
1847 – “Broadsheet Bickering”
Tipperary Constitution, 10 April 1847 The Tipperary Free Press and the Tipperary Constitution were contemporaries, both printed in Clonmel in the middle of the 19th Century. The attitudes they expressed in their columns, however, could not have been more…
Cashel:Trace your Family Tree to 1916: Genealogy Workshop
Cashel Library, Tuesday 10 May, 6.00 - 8.00pm Workshop will discuss the sources; from national sources to local sources, taking a particular interest in the military bureau sources and witness statements. Participants will be encouraged to do their own search…
Knocklong History Weekend, 13 – 15 May 2016
Knocklong History Weekend 2016 The Knocklong History Weekend 2016 will take place in Knocklong, Co. Limerick on the 13th, 14thand 15th of May. This is a unique annual event, focusing on the Irish Revolution in Munster. It commemorates…
1847 – “Perfect Pandemonium”
Tipperary Vindicator 21 April 1847 The Hon. William Edward FitzMaurice was the Conservative MP for Buckinghamshire during the 14th British Parliament. When, in April of 1847, he declared that the County of Tipperary was in a state of "perfect pandemonium"…
Dr. William Murphy – “The German Plot Prisoners”
On Tuesday 12 April Dr. William Murphy of DCU concluded out 2015/16 Tipperary People and Places Lecture Series with his rescheduled lecture titled "The German Plot Prisoners: Stopping the Hunt and Tipperary, 1918-19". In a very entertaining and descriptive talk…