Our final meeting of the season takes place on Tuesday 20 March at The Source, Thurles, when our own Dr. Pat Bracken talks about "Horse Racing in Co. Tipperary, 1840-80" Going to post 7.30pm Going is expected to be Good.…
Due to unforeseen circumstances, our speaker for February has had to postpone her talk. It is hoped that it will be rescheduled during the 2018 – 2019 series. In the meantime, Dr Bernadette Whelan of University of Limerick has kindly…
Our Tipperary People & Places Lecture Series kicks off 2018 with Clonmel's Michael Ahern. Although never exceeding five hundred members at any given time, Tipperary Friends produced many individuals who won an honoured place both in their own community and…
Poverty and the Poor in Pre-Famine Tipperary, Dr. Laurence Geary In this months lecture from the Tipperary People and Places series, Dr Laurence Geary of UCC will explore aspects of the lives of the poor in Tipperary around the time…
'South Tipperary 1913-1921' 'Some thoughts on the Volunteers/IRA in South Tipperary 1913-1921' is the final talk in the present Tipperary County Council Libraries lecture series. It takes place in The Source, Thurles on Tuesday 21st March at 7.30pm. The speaker…
February 21st Dr Barry O'Reilly Traditional hamlets in Ireland Our traditional hamlets form a very interesting and attractive part of the human landscape in Ireland. However, they tend to receive very little attention. This talk highlights the importance of these…
Tipperary Catholic landed gentry of the 18th Century - Paddy Ryan In the January lecture from the Tipperary People and Places series Paddy Ryan will examine the Tipperary Catholic landed gentry of the 18th century. Targeted by the Penal Laws,…
'Peoples, Kings and Kingdoms' Whilst Cashel is world famous as a former royal seat in Tipperary, there were many other seats of power and kingship dotted around the landscape of the county. In the December lecture from the Tipperary People…
October 18th: Dr Angela Byrne Visiting the ‘Gibraltar of Ireland’: John Lee’s Observations on Cashel and Co. Tipperary in 1806–7 The Tipperary People and Places Lecture Series returned on 18th October for its tenth edition when Dr. Angela Byrne regaled…
