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Podcast 42; Bakers and the 1641 Depositions
The deposition of Ann Baker of Lattin,Tipperary taken in 1642 describes the losses of her family; British settlers who had lived in the area since before 1620. After the death of her husband she had to surrender her besieged tower…
Podcast 41; Lady Clementina Maude II
Lady Clementina began her photography career in 1856 or early 57 while staying at the family estate in Dundrum, Tipperary in 1859 the family moved to London and Lady Clementina exhibited in the annual exhibition of the Photographic Society of…
Podcast 40; A Quaker view of the Famine in South Tipperary
The Society of Friends also known as Quakers, did incredible charitable work during the Irish Famine, setting up well organised and structured relief efforts and also reporting on conditions. In February 1847 Robert Davis of Clonmel rode through South Tipperary…
Life in Lockdown
Back in March we asked the children of Tipperary to help us build an archive of their unique experiences during Life in Lockdown. We are thrilled with the response we received and want to thank all the children, their parents…
Podcast 39; Local Government riot Tipperary 1864
The move to increase the remit of Tipperary's Town council in 1864 was not universally popular. A public meeting in the courthouse boiled over into rioting with stone throwing (naturally) and rat throwing. Some supporters of the move were lucky…
Podcast 38; Lady Clementina Maude I
The back story of Lady Clementina Maude, a pioneering photographer of the Victorian era and how she became associated with Dundrum in #Tipperary https://soundcloud.com/tipperary-libraries/clementina-maude-i
Podcast 36; John Wesley in Tipperary
in the mid 18th Century John Wesley the famous cleric and founder of the Methodist movement visited Tipperary on a number of occasions. As well as Clonmel and Nenagh he also went to the weavers of Shronell, a colony of…
Podcast 35; Peter Gill II
Today's podcast continues the story of Peter Gill from Nenagh, a tireless campaigner his paper covered many nationalist and land agitation meetings in #Tipperary including a St. Patrick's banquet in 1861 https://soundcloud.com/tipperary-libraries/peter-gill-ii
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