The Nationalist, 29 March 1944 News of the appointment of a gentleman with close Tipperary links to high office in Britain. The Mansergh family had been established in West Tipperary in the late 17th Century, through marriage with a Southcote…
Midland Tribune, 25 March 1944 March 1944 and the Turf Board is indulging in a bit of overstatement. Behind the hyperbole, however, there was, indeed, a real problem: Ireland was drastically short of fuel for domestic heating and cooking. The…
Irish Press, 16 March 1944 A Lively Wake When Clonmel man John Langley passed away in 1674, his last will and testament laid out the manner in which he wished to be waked. It involved whiskey and knives. The…
The Nenagh Guardian, 18 March 1944 An impassioned plea to the readership of the Guardian of 18 March 1944 to maximise their efforts in increasing food production. The article floats the threat of another famine and makes reference to the…
A report from The Tipperary People of 1888, describing a rugby game between St. Ailbe's College, Tipperary, and Knocknavoher Republicans, perhaps from Co. Cork. The game was in its infancy at that time, having only been codified around 17 years…