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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…
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
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Thank you to everyone who contributed to our 'Day in the Life 2020' archive project. We have some marvellous photographs of different aspects of the lockdown. These are now available to view at https://tipperarystudies.ie/a-day-in-the-life-tipperary-2020-within-2km/