Tipperary folklore; St. Johns Eve
It was traditional to light bonfires on St. John's Eve, 23rd June. So this evening never mind the barbecue..it’s St. Johns Eve, have a bonfire instead And don’t forget to bring the cows!
1841 house plans book
An early Irish house plans book from 1841..and sure for £50 who wouldn’t want a gate lodge. #fromthearchives
Lackeen Castle’s hidden treasure
Lackeen Castle near Lorrha in Tipperary is a late medieval tower house which belonged to Brian Ua Cinneide Fionn, chieftan of Ormond, who died in 1588. It wasn’t until 1735 that the Stowe Missal which the O’Kennedys had hidden here…
Turf Cutting during the emergency
Remember those summer days getting the turf in..I know its probably going to be banned and we might see the last generation to spend summer on the bog, but there was a time (1943) when getting the turf in was…
Maps collection in Tipperary Studies
Tipperary Studies holds copies of some of Tipperary’s earliest maps, dating from the 17th Century, through to the OSI’s modern maps of the 21st Century. One of my favorites is this little gem of the area around Thurles in 1755. So impressed was…
Launch of 2018 Tipperary Historical Journal
The 2018 Historical Journal is now available from Tipperary Studies, The Source, Cathedral Street, Thurles, Co. Tipperary. The journal was launched by Dr. David Butler of U.C.C. and includes articles such as a bibliography of the GAA in County Tipperary, The rise of…
1949 County Hurling final
The Tipperary Star report on the 1949 County Hurling Final between Borris-illeigh and Knockavilla covers an entire page of the paper on November 5th. Refereed by Con Murphy of Cork the outcome was never in doubt with Borris leading all…
Emly Historical Society presents ‘The Annals of Inisfallen’
On Tuesday 10th July in St. Ailbe’s Hall, Emly there will be a talk on the Annals of Inisfallen given by Professor Thomas Charles-Edwards of the Bodleian Library, Oxford. The Annals of Inisfallen are a chronicle of the medieval history…
County Tipperary Historical Society AGM
The Annual General Meeting of the County Tipperary Historical Society will be held on Saturday June 9th at 2.15 p.m. in The Source, Thurles. The launch of the Tipperary Historical Journal 2018 by Dr. David Butler, U.C.C. will also take…
Digitisation project update
The digitisation team at Tipperary Studies have added yet more county final programmes to their website. A remarkable run of sixty-six county hurling final programmes from 1949 to 2017 is now available to view online at https://tipperarystudies.ie/tipperary-gaa-senior-hurling-county-final-match-programmes/ These are in addition to…