Our December lecture by Dr. David Fleming explores life in eighteenth-century Ireland, considering the agricultural year and the seasons that shaped it, and how individuals interacted in their localities. David is based at the School of History and Geography, University…
Canon Edmund Kelly, MC: Tipperary's War Hero and Parish Builder By Yann Blake A Military Cross Medal, a Wikipedia Page, and a Life Worth Remembering The Military Cross awarded to Very Reverend Canon Edmond Kelly resides in permanent display at…
Our second lecture takes places on Tuesday November 18th at 7pm. Joanne Hughes will present Hidden in Plain Sight: Seventeenth-Century Cashel, Co. Tipperary This talk features the results of Joanne’s research on the urban morphology of Cashel, Co. Tipperary. She has…
Oaklands House in Clonmel, County Tipperary, was a historic late 18th century house that was destroyed by fire in 2017. The house which was close to St. Patrick's Well Clonmel had passed through many owners in it's lifetime. In this…
What an incredible day at the Rossmore Community Centre for our Community Heritage Day! The stories, memories, and shared history that filled the room were absolutely priceless. We loved seeing everyone pour over the old maps, share fascinating documents and…
We have a lot planned for Heritage week so we hope you can join us for some or all of our events. Monday 18th August - Saturday 23rd August, The Source Library, during Library open hours: Hosting the National Library…
Distinguished Tipperary scholar Dr. Pádraigín Riggs launched the latest edition of the Tipperary Historical Journal on Saturday, July 5th. A native of the county, retired UCC lecturer, and member of the Irish Texts Society Council, Dr. Riggs brought her expertise in…
New Digitised Graveyard Registers We are excited to announce a significant milestone in preserving local history! Tipperary Studies, in partnership with Tipperary County Council Environment Office, has published the first tranche of digitised North Tipperary Graveyard Registers. These registers represent…
This annual journal has been published by the Economic & Social History Society of Ireland since 1974, so that 2023 saw the publication of the 50th volume. A full run of this important periodical has been donated to Tipperary Studies.…
This month we said a fond – if slightly bittersweet –farewell to a Tipperary legend. After 47 years of safeguarding the county’s stories, Mary Guinan Darmody, Tipperary born and bred is stepping into a well-earned retirement. Mary walked through the…