Canon Edmund Kelly, MC: Tipperary's War Hero and Parish Builder By Yann Blake A Military Cross Medal, a Wikipedia Page, and a Life Worth Remembering The Military Cross awarded to Very Reverend Canon Edmond Kelly resides in permanent display at…
Oaklands House in Clonmel, County Tipperary, was a historic late 18th century house that was destroyed by fire in 2017. The house which was close to St. Patrick's Well Clonmel had passed through many owners in it's lifetime. In this…
James O’Donnell, the merchant who banked on education for all: pioneering vision in nineteenth-century Ireland and Newfoundland. By Yann Blake James O’Donnell was born around Cahir in County Tipperary, Ireland, around 1829, into a time of great economic and social…
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In our January lecture Dr. David Fleming explored the mythology and historical evidence surrounding 'mass rocks' in Ireland and the stories surrounding them. The recording is now available on YouTube https://youtu.be/Kv7LoSE1R5M and audio only on Soundcloud https://soundcloud.com/tipperary-libraries/the-mass-rock-myth-and-reality
Due to the adverse weather and to ensure the safety and welfare of staff, Thurles Library and Tipperary Studies will close from Monday 6th of January until further notice. We will keep you updated during the week . apologies for…
Registers and roll books from Ballydrehid NS near Cahir have now been added to our national school archives view collection here The records span 1872-1922 and give pupils name, address, age, religious denomination and parents occupation. They are useful for…
Glass plate photographic image collection of Munster now online In June 2021 Tipperary Studies Department of Tipperary County Council Library Service acquired 399 glass plate negatives. The images were taken during the latter half of the 1930s, which is apparent…
OpenStreetMap want your help for Heritage Week. They want to map all the history of #Clonmel by adding buildings, plaques, memorials etc. The possibilities are almost endless in what to add, even old street names, old uses of buildings, architects for buildings…
Tipperary County Council are delighted to host Dr. Leeann Lane for a lecture organised around the commemoration of the 120th Anniversary of the First Local Elections in 1899, and our first lecture in the series being organised by Tipperary County…