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…
19 December: Dr. Willie Nolan, ‘Michael Doheny of Fethard, Tipperary’s first Fenian’
December 19th: Dr Willie Nolan ‘ Michael Doheny of Fethard, Tipperary’s first Fenian' The Tipperary People and Places Lecture Series continues in December with Dr. Willie Nolan's lecture on one of the county's most famous Fenians, Michael Doheny. Born…
Part 5: Irish Burial Sites in World War I, R-Z – Tom Burnell
Military historian Tom Burnell (author of ‘The War Dead’ series and ‘Irishmen in the Great War’) has compiled a five-part list of statistics pertaining to the Irish casualties for World War I. In this fifth and final instalment, Tom lists alphabetically the cemeteries…
Part 4: Irish Burial Sites in World War I, L-Q – Tom Burnell
Military historian Tom Burnell (author of ‘The War Dead’ series and ‘Irishmen in the Great War’) has compiled a five-part list of statistics pertaining to the Irish casualties for World War I. In this fourth part of five, Tom lists alphabetically the cemeteries…
Part 3: Irish Burial Sites in World War I, D-K – Tom Burnell
Military historian Tom Burnell (author of ‘The War Dead’ series and ‘Irishmen in the Great War’) has compiled a five-part list of statistics pertaining to the Irish casualties for World War I. In this third part of 5, Tom lists alphabetically the cemeteries…
Part 2: Irish Burial Sites in World War I, A-C – Tom Burnell
Military historian Tom Burnell (author of ‘The War Dead’ series and ‘Irishmen in the Great War’) has compiled a five-part list of statistics pertaining to the Irish casualties for World War I. In this second part of 5, Tom lists alphabetically the cemeteries…
Part I: Irish Casualty Statistics for The Great War – Tom Burnell
Military historian Tom Burnell (author of 'The War Dead' series and 'Irishmen in the Great War') has compiled a list of statistics pertaining to the Irish casualties for World War I, which includes a list of cemeteries where the…
Tipperary’s Olympians – Tomas Coman, Sydney 2000
To celebrate the Rio Olympics were are putting the spotlight on Olympians with Tipperary connections that have represented Ireland on the world’s most famous and prestigious sporting stage. These articles were written by sports historian Michael O’Dwyer, and appeared originally during…
Tipperary’s Olympians – Cyril Simey, Amsterdam 1928
To celebrate the Rio Olympics were are putting the spotlight on Olympians with Tipperary connections that have represented Ireland on the world’s most famous and prestigious sporting stage. These articles were written by sports historian Michael O’Dwyer, and appeared originally during…