In 1875 despite having won his legal battle with his brother over the lease on the family farm Denis Treacy was back in court. This time suing a local doctor. The court case brought to light many unsavory details of…
The realities of TB treatment in 1940s Ireland. Bill Heaney from Nenagh spent fourteen months in a Dublin Sanatorium from 1943 and wrote an account of his experiences to encourage others facing into treatment of a disease which carried a stigma …
Tuberculosis was the plague of the early part of the 20th century. With the only treatment available bed rest in a sanatorium. When Bill Heaney from Nenagh contracted the disease in 1941 he was devastated by the news and possibly…
The fires which destroyed 100's of acres of woodland in the Glen of Aherlow in 1901 were the culmination of threats and earlier arson attacks on the Massy Dawson estate in the glen. While much of the farmland had been…
The bitter feud over land between Thomas Treacy and Denis Treacy, Sean Treacy's father developed when their mother left the interest in the family farm to both brothers in turn. No one was safe in the struggle to gain the…
Our latest podcast explores the complicated familial relationships of the earls of Ormonde and a fateful Christmas encounter. https://soundcloud.com/tipperary-libraries/family-matters-17th-century-earls-of-ormond
The final chapter of the infamous Judkin Fitzgerald story. Sir Joseph Capel Judkin-Fitzgerald, 4th Baronet (1853–1917)pursued a disastrously ruinous life and outlived both his sons becoming the last baronet of his line. https://soundcloud.com/tipperary-libraries/a-final-judkin-fitzgerald
The story behind a stained glass window depicting a British officer in St. Michaels church, Tipperary Town. https://soundcloud.com/tipperary-libraries/one-wedding-and-a-funeral
Today's podcast features John Redmond, leader of the Irish Parliamentary Party from 1900 to his death in 1918. He devoted his life to achieving home rule for Ireland. https://soundcloud.com/tipperary-libraries/john-redmond-in-tipperary
Around 1842 a new Bridewell was built for Tipperary which still stands today though it hasn't been in use for a century. The Bridewell had twelve male and four female cells and two cells especially for drunks. The new accommodation…