Tipperary, usually to the forefront in rebellions was relatively subdued in 1798. This was in a large part due to the extreme measures employed by the county High Sheriff, Thomas Judkin Fitzgerald. Who earned the nickname 'Flogging Fitzgerald' for his…
George Borrow, a novelist most famous for his book Lavengro, spent some time in Clonmel, Co. Tipperary as a boy. His father was a military man and the family moved between postings until George was a teenager. While in Clonmel…
Todays podcast introduces Dr. Jeremiah Dowling and his diary. Dr Dowling was the Medical officer for the #Tipperary Workhouse for a period of 45 years during which he kept a diary. https://soundcloud.com/tipperary-libraries/a-tipperary-town-md
The deposition of Ann Baker of Lattin,Tipperary taken in 1642 describes the losses of her family; British settlers who had lived in the area since before 1620. After the death of her husband she had to surrender her besieged tower…
Lady Clementina began her photography career in 1856 or early 57 while staying at the family estate in Dundrum, Tipperary in 1859 the family moved to London and Lady Clementina exhibited in the annual exhibition of the Photographic Society of…
The Society of Friends also known as Quakers, did incredible charitable work during the Irish Famine, setting up well organised and structured relief efforts and also reporting on conditions. In February 1847 Robert Davis of Clonmel rode through South Tipperary…
The move to increase the remit of Tipperary's Town council in 1864 was not universally popular. A public meeting in the courthouse boiled over into rioting with stone throwing (naturally) and rat throwing. Some supporters of the move were lucky…
The back story of Lady Clementina Maude, a pioneering photographer of the Victorian era and how she became associated with Dundrum in #Tipperary https://soundcloud.com/tipperary-libraries/clementina-maude-i
in the mid 18th Century John Wesley the famous cleric and founder of the Methodist movement visited Tipperary on a number of occasions. As well as Clonmel and Nenagh he also went to the weavers of Shronell, a colony of…
Today's podcast continues the story of Peter Gill from Nenagh, a tireless campaigner his paper covered many nationalist and land agitation meetings in #Tipperary including a St. Patrick's banquet in 1861 https://soundcloud.com/tipperary-libraries/peter-gill-ii