For Explore Your Archive week we have published The John James Quinn (1873-1944) Collection on our digital archive. https://tippstudiesdigital.ie/collections/show/132 The collection contains photographs, postcards, and personal letters created and collected by Irish photographer John James Quinn of Ballypatrick, Clonmel in…
Our November lecture given by Dr. Salvador Ryan on the social and cultural history of memorial cards is now available on our Youtube and Soundcloud channels . Salvador takes us on a journey from the Victorian era with bigamy cases…
Some more memories of Clonmel in the 50s and 60's by Noel Fanning Noel grew up in Clonmel in the 1950s and 1960s. He has fond memories of his childhood in the town, where street lights were turned off at…
By Noel Fanning MORE MEMORIES FROM THE 50’S & 60’S IN CLONMEL The ladies giving out bread & cocoa at lunchtime in the schools. Queuing at Madigan’s Stationary Shop Parnell St. to buy school books. The Monday afternoon novena for…
By Noel Fanning Growing up in Clonmel in the 50’s & 60’s was a great experience. It’s hard to believe now that the street lights were switched off in the town at midnight. Material things didn’t play a major role…