January lecture now available online
Our January lecture 'Tipperary in 1922' is now available on our soundcloud channel https://soundcloud.com/tipperary-libraries/county-tipperary-in-1922
April lecture; Never no More by Caitriona Clear
Our April Lecture 'Never no More; Rural and small town Irelad in the popular fiction of the 1930s - 50s is now available on Soundcloud. A reading list is also provided and you may find yourself searching for out-of-print books…
Podcast: Raising revenue for the Holy Land
Our series fifteen lecture series got off to a flying start with Dr. Margaret Murphy of Carlow College speaking on the Templar Order in Ireland and more particularly on the manor at Clonoulty, Co. Tipperary. The manor of Clonoulty was…
Centenary lecture; Tipperary in 1920
Our usual commemoration lecture which had to be postponed due to Covid 19 restrictions is now available on podcast. As hostilities escalated over the course of 1920 the IRA changed tactics and targets. Des Marnane with the help of Cathal…
Podcast 80; Dr Wilde and Tipperary workhouse
The contemporary report of Dr. William Wilde on the conditions causing an opthalmia infection to sweep through the children in Tipperary workhouse in 1849 and 1850 listen to podcast here
Podcast 79; Parnell in Tipperary 1880
In October 1880 Charles Stewart Parnell visited Tipperary Town. At the time, the most influential man in Irish politics and Tipperary turned out to meet him in style. listen to podcast here
Podcast 78; Rebellion in Aherlow 1571
Our latest podcast tells the story of the reports of Sir John Perrot to the court of Elizabeth I detailing his efforts to suppress the Geraldine rebellion of James Fitzmaurice, cousin of the Our latest podcast tells the story of…
Podcast 77; Barnanalleen Lease in Texas
The mystery surrounding a lease for Barnanlleen, Co. Tipperary dated 1729 turning up in the walls of a Texas house. listen to podcast here
Podcast 76; Purefoy of Cappawhite
Podcast 76 in Denis Marnane's series on Tipperary history looks at William Purefoy of Greenfield house. Described by a local curate as a 'brute in human form'. https://soundcloud.com/tipperary-libraries/purefoy-of-cappawhite
Podcast 75; Lady Chatterton in Clonmel
Impressions of Clonmel in 1839 from an English lady married to an Irish landowner from Cork listen to podcast here