March lecture cancelled
Our March lecture is cancelled due to the ongoing Corona virus situation. We hope to reschedule at a later date. Best wishes and good health to everyone over the coming weeks.
March people and places lecture
March 24th @ 7.30pm Dr. Kevin McCarthy Tom Kiely: Tipperary's and Ireland's greatest champion. Dr Kevin McCarthy presents an illustrated talk on Tom Kiely, and presents the case for him being not only Tipperary's greatest sports star, but Ireland's too.…
Bridge castle in Thurles
I've heard that Bridge castle (Barry's castle) in Thurles was built by the Knights Templars but Archdall's Monasticon Hibernicum credits the knights of St. John. Either version is just a tradition. There are no accurate dates for the construction of…
February lecture online
The podcast and video for our February lecture is now available. Thanks to Dr. Brian Casey for permission to record and post and to Donal for getting it online. https://soundcloud.com/tipperary-libraries/the-tipperary-by-election-of-1869-and-the-election-of-odonovan-rossa-by-dr-brian-casey https://youtu.be/GVTjLqnmG2Y
Tipperary folklore; The Gobán Saor
The Gobán Saor was the greatest Irish mason and craftsman. Legend has it he had a hand in many historic buildings including producing the cat with two tails carving from Holycross Abbey according to this story from the Schools Collection …
Two views of Cappawhite
Cappawhite, Co. Tipperary in 1913 from the Murphy photos https://tipperarystudies.ie/the-murphy-ballinamona-cashel-negatives-collection-c-1898-1932 and the same view from Google maps 2011.
Podcast; The castles, tower and fortified houses of Limerick; 1199 – 1703
Our December Lecture 'The castles, tower and fortified houses of Limerick' is now available as a podcast on soundcloud https://soundcloud.com/tipperary-libraries/the-castles-towers-and-fortified-houses-of-limerick-1199-1703 Thanks to Joseph for permission and Donal for all the backroom work. Tipperary County Council Library Service Tipperary County Council
Podcast: 1919, waiting for revolution
https://soundcloud.com/tipperary-libraries/1919-waiting-for-a-revolution/s-KSbQ7 Des Marnane with the help of Cathal O’Donoghue will look at 1919 through a selection of contemporary documents. Des Marnane’s most recent publications are The 3rd Brigade: a history of the Volunteers/IRA in South Tipperary and County Tipperary 1917-1921…
Finding Ogle – David Broderick talk on Portumna Workhouse
Friday evening next [31st] 8.00 pm in Borrisoleigh Community Centre. “The Irish Workhouse”. A talk by Lorrha historian David Broderick on the story of the workhouse system in Ireland and a study of the Portumna institution and its notorious master,…
Labourer’s cottage plans
A recent buy, this little book of plans was printed 'in haste' in 1868 for those landowners who couldn't wait for the winner of the Agricultural Society prize for best labourer's cottages designs to be announced. Some of the explanatory…