The Castles, Tower, & Fortified Houses of Limerick, 1199-1703 This lecture - which includes the Butler Lordship in Tipperary - presents Joseph Lennon’s extensive research on Limerick’s castles and owners from 1199-1703. He spent 2010-2018 researching and compiling a photographic-survey…
Thanks to Salvador Ryan for his engaging lecture last night, he took us through some great stories about priests from the schools collection at www@duchas_ie and put them in context. He has also kindly given us permission to post the lecture…
Our November lecture "You may want a priest yet": the portrayal of the Catholic Priest in Irish Folklore takes place on November 19th at 7.30pm in The Source, Thurles. Salvador Ryan is Professor of Ecclesiastical History at St. Patrick's College, Maynooth,…
Tipperary People and Places Series returns to The Source, Thurles on Tuesday October 15th. Hope to see you at some of the lectures.
Tipperary County Council are delighted to host Dr. Leeann Lane for a lecture organised around the commemoration of the 120th Anniversary of the First Local Elections in 1899, and our first lecture in the series being organised by Tipperary County…
Save the date..we're back on the 15th October..more details later
Cashel Heritage Forum are delighted to host Dr. Paul McCotter for the sixth lecture of the ‘Within and Without the Walls’ series on Thursday 27th June. Dr. Mc Cotter is a renowned scholar, and is currently a university lecturer with…
Childhood and youth in Ireland from 1740; Dr Sarah Anne Buckley (rescheduled from last year's series) The history of children and childhood in Ireland has become a new and exciting area of research. This talk will trace the history of…
A very informative lecture last night from John Kirwan on the Butlers and the House of Ormond. His knowledge of an intricate family pedigree, their various marriages and houses through 800 years was astounding. John's book The Chief Butlers of Ireland…
Change to Schedule for February Lecture in Tipperary People and Places Series John Kirwan; The Chief Butlers of Ireland and the House of Ormond The Butlers were one of the powerful families in Irish history. Opulence defined their lives.…