The Tipperary Star, 11 October 1930 The Rev. J. Russell of Loughmore was home from a recent trip to Germany, and he liked what he saw there, so much so that he appealed to the people of his parish to…
EXTRA Dates announced for Thursday 5th and Friday 6th October Cashel Courthouse @ 8.30pm Bookings on 087 4135228 "I did not choose to become a pauper but I was compelled to become one because of the persecutions of others;…
The Nenagh Guardian, 24 September 1881 The painful account of an eviction in Cappawhite in September 1881. “Never would the tenants surrender to injustice”, stated the leader of the opposition to the ejectments, Rev. John Crowe CC. The eviction was…
The Nenagh Guardian, 4 September 1861 A report on the visit of James Edward William Theobald Butler, the 3rd Marquess of Ormond, to one of his family’s former strongholds. A few weeks ago we dealt with the demise of the…
The National Famine Commemoration will take place at the Famine Warhouse 1848, Ballingarry, Co. Tipperary on Saturday 30th September 2017. As part of the programme for this event Tipperary Heritage Office and Tipperary Studies invite you to an afternoon lecture…
Owning an Historic Property A Guide to Maintenance and other Issues Are you the owner of an historic property? Would you like to learn more about the care and maintenance of your home? Do you know what supports are available…
Tipperary Star, 16 September 1939 Laurence “Larry” Slattery, a Littleton native, was a gunner on a Bristol Blenheim IV when it was shot down over Wilhemshaven, Germany, on 4th September 1939. Slattery’s pilot, Willie Murphy, from Mitchelstown, was killed in…
Fr Michael Bergin SJ from Roscrea, Tipperary died on 12 October 1917, serving as a chaplain in the First World War. He holds the distinction of been the only member of the whole Australian forces in the First World War…
An Gorta Mór – The Great Hunger of the 1840’s, its impact on Carrick on Suir and District. As part of national Famine Commemoration Week local Librarian Maura Barrett charts the impact of the Great famine on the region, the…
