Nenagh Guardian, 30 June 1909 A good, old fashioned rant about truancy from the Nenagh altar by Fr. Hogan. Now, we all know that we have it soft these days – our grandparents told us often enough – but they…
Fourth Glenstal History Conference The Augustinian Canons and Canonesses in Medieval Ireland Friday 30 June - Sunday 2 July 2017 Glenstal Abbey, Murroe, Co. Limerick Conference programme and booking details: http://www.glenstal.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Glenstal-History-Conference-Programme.pdf
Clonmel Chronicle, 14 & 28 June 1854 Some good police work from Cashel in 1854. When a Bristol potato buyer was relieved of 52 sovereigns in that town it looked as though his fortune was gone forever. Not so. The…
In the coming weeks Tom Burnell's magnificent 15 volume work "26 County Casualties of The Great War" will be available on Amazon.
Tipperary Star, 1 May 1993 In late April 1993 the Tipperary County Board voted to stage the fourth instalment of Féile in Semple Stadium on the August Bank Holiday weekend of that year. The Féile series of festivals proved to…
Tipperary Free Press, 10 May 1848 When in May of 1848 a Thurles man named Guilfoyle was convicted for possessing a pike, The Tipperary Free Press was in no doubt as to who should take the blame: the Nation newspaper.…
In order to facilitate the launch of the 2017 Tipperary Historical Journal Tipperary Studies will be closed on Saturday afternoon, 20 May, from 1pm to 5pm. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause to our patrons.
The Nationalist, 25 May 1904 These days the local newspapers are generally very supportive of the efforts of the local dramatic societies, regardless of the quality of fare they put on. “Grease” brought the house down, “The Shadow of a…
Dunkerrin Parish History Society Our next lecture takes place on Tuesday 16th May at 8pm in Obama Plaza, Moneygall. Professor Terence Dooley , Senior Lecturer at the Department of History, Maynooth University & Chairman of the Centre for the Study…
