I've heard that Bridge castle (Barry's castle) in Thurles was built by the Knights Templars but Archdall's Monasticon Hibernicum credits the knights of St. John. Either version is just a tradition. There are no accurate dates for the construction of…
The Nationalist, 15 February 1893 Frugality pays. It certainly pays when you’re a bachelor herring salesman in Tipperary Town with a regular cash stream flowing in from Australia. £1,000 in 1893 would be worth somewhere in the region of…
The Tipperary Star, 9 February 1952 Keen equine enthusiasts will know Chantilly well. The historic town outside Paris is home to one of the most beautifully set racetracks in the world. Foodies will, of course, be familiar with Chantilly Cream,…
The Clonmel Herald, 14 February 1835 If religious tolerance was what you were after then the pages of Tipperary’s newspapers during the mid 1800s were not the places to go looking for it. As well as holding polar views…
The Nenagh Guardian, 20 & 27 January; 3 February 1945 The notes from Toomevara parish in the run up to Lent, the traditional time for matchmaking in rural Ireland. The author of this column appears to have been heavily influenced…
The Nenagh Guardian, 16 January 1889 How did the poverty stricken of the late 19th Century find themselves in their unhappy circumstance? In January 1889 this curious journalist, whose name is unfortunately not recorded, was bothered enough to try…
The Nationalist, 7 January 1950 We’ve struck oil! Somebody ring OPEC and tell them to send on the application forms, we’re taking our place amongst the oil-producing nations of the world. Or perhaps not...
The Clonmel Chronicle, 23 January 1830 In early 1830, Daniel O’Connell was at the peak of his powers. The previous year he had led the successful charge for Catholic Emancipation, and a matter of days after this fleeting visit to…
The Tipperary Star, 5 January 1963 January 1963 was the coldest of the 20th Century. By the turn of the New Year the country's usual mild Atlantic regime had been replaced by a bitter East wind, the prolonged presence of…
The Tipperary Free Press, 14 December 1880 Be wary of Belfasters bearing bottles. That would be the advice given by one poor chap from the Silvermines who was duped into buying an elixir that could supposedly cure his worsted knee.…