Life in Lockdown
Back in March we asked the children of Tipperary to help us build an archive of their unique experiences during Life in Lockdown. We are thrilled with the response we received and want to thank all the children, their parents…
Tipperary Studies reopens Monday 29th June
Tipperary Studies reopens Mon 29th June Limited numbers & Resources due to current restrictions Booking essential Temporary Opening Hours 10am - 1pm & 2pm - 5pm Monday - Friday email: studies@tipperarycoco.ie Phone: 0761 066123
Podcast 34; Peter Gill I
Peter Gill from Nenagh, Co. Tipperary was the grand uncle of Irish polititician Thomás MacGiolla. Born in 1822 Peter was involved in politics and land agitation. In 1857 he bought the Tipperary Advocate newspaper and used it to further his…
Podcast 29; An odd book (1923)
Our latest podcast is a sample from a 1923 book of Munster folktales, retold in verse - of sorts. https://soundcloud.com/tipperary-libraries/an-odd-book-1923
Podcast 28; Boarding out 1919
A discussion at a board meeting of the Tipperary Poor Law guardians over providing a second set of clothes for a 'Boarded out' boy gives an insight into how such children were regarded. The dangerous precedent of spending rate payers…
Local Studies services in June
For the month of June our building will not be open to the public but we are happy to help with queries and research by phone 0761 066123 (10.00 to 1.00 and 2.00 to 5.00..Monday to Friday) and also by…
Podcast 27; Denis Dowling Mulcahy
Denis Dowling Mulcahy, an Irish Fenian from near Clonmel was arrested in 1865 in the offices of the Fenian paper The Irish People and sentenced to ten years penal servitude. He was released in Gladstones amnesty of 1870 on condition…
Podcast 25; The Hansard Family I
Today's podcast traces the origins of the Hansard family in Tipperary to the year of rebellion 1798. The Earl of Derby raised a militia on his Irish estate in Tipperary to protect his interests during the rebellion. He brought in…
Live talk ;Protestants in the nationalist movement
Kildare Historian, Dr Conor Morrissey, Lifts the Lid on Protestants in the Irish Volunteers, the IRA, and the Free State Army As part of Newbridge, Co Kildare’s June Fest’s online festival, Dr Conor Morrissey will deliver a talk via Facebook…
Podcast 24: Lady Cleeve visits a creamery
Our podcast today tells about the enthusiastic reception in Tipperary town for Lady Cleeve when she attended a ball at the military barracks. Lady Cleeve, the wife of Sir Thomas Cleeve a Limerick businessman, was a noted philanthropist who was…