21 March: Des Marnane, ‘South Tipperary Volunteers, 1913-1921’
'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…
Feb 21st, Barry O’Reilly: Traditional hamlets in Ireland
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…
Jan 17 – Tipperary Catholic landed gentry of the 18th Century – Paddy Ryan
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,…
20 December – Dr. Patrick Gleeson – ‘Peoples, Kings and Kingdoms, Medieval Tipperary’
'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…
Angela Byrne’s Lecture on John Lee Begins Lecture Series 10
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…
Tipperary People and Places Lecture Series 2016/17
Tipperary County Council Library Service invites you to attend the annual Tipperary People and Places Lecture Series, which returns to Tipperary Studies, The Source, Cathedral Street, Thurles for its tenth series this winter. The lectures take place on the third…
Dr. William Murphy – “The German Plot Prisoners”
On Tuesday 12 April Dr. William Murphy of DCU concluded out 2015/16 Tipperary People and Places Lecture Series with his rescheduled lecture titled "The German Plot Prisoners: Stopping the Hunt and Tipperary, 1918-19". In a very entertaining and descriptive talk…
Tue 12 April – Dr William Murphy: “The German Plot Prisoners, 1918-1919”
Our rescheduled November lecture will take place on Tuesday, 12 April at 7.30 pm. Dr William Murphy The German Plot Prisoners, Stopping the Hunt and Tipperary, 1918-1919 In May 1918, in response to Sinn Féin opposition to the threat of…
County Tipperary in 1916 – Tuesday 15 March @ 7.30
County Tipperary in 1916 - Des Marnane & Sean Hogan: The Source, Thurles, Tuesday 15 March @ 7.30pm. The March lecture in the Tipperary People and Places Series promises to be a most enjoyable and unique event. In two talks,…