Gus McCarthy from Fethard wearing what looks like a knitted jersey and shorts, with his Hercules racing bicycle. Gus played for Tipperary on Bloody Sunday and survived. Images from the Patrick Kenrick Collection at Tipperary Studies (courtesy Joe Kenny) and…
The compensation case following the fires on the Massy-Dawson estate in 1901 hinged on arson. Were dissaffected employees to blame? listen to podcast here
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 …
A short guide to Irish family history research with an emphasis on free online resources and Tipperary resources. for more information visit https://tipperarystudies.ie/genealogy/
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
Get your copy of the 2020 historical journal here https://tipperarystudies.ie/tipperaryhistoricaljournal/ This years issue features articles on subjects as diverse as the spanish flu in Tipperary to Irish in Lower Ormond and a range of subjects of Tipperary interest.