Studies will be closed Monday 9th December
The Source Library and Tipperary Studies are closed on Monday the 9th December for staff training. Apologies for the inconvenience.
November Lecture with Salvador Ryan
Thanks to Salvador Ryan for his engaging lecture last night, he took us through some great stories about priests from the schools collection at www@duchas_ie and put them in context. He has also kindly given us permission to post the lecture…
Holycross drawings
Some gorgeous drawings of Holycross Abbey taken from the 50th Annual Report of the Commissioners of Public Works 1882.
Sketches and prints of Tipperary
We have a large archive of prints, photos and postcards relating to Tipperary. Some of my favorite ones are the Bartlett and Hooper sketches. This one is of St. Marys, Thurles in a ruined state in 1793. The church was…
The Earl of Normanton v tenants
Documents from the Irish Land War. The Earl of Normanton, residing in Hampshire, England, owned over 7,600 acres in Tipperary. His agent E.S. Rice paid the Property Defense Association for bailiffs to help carry out sales and evictions from the…
November ‘People and Places’ Lecture
Our November lecture "You may want a priest yet": the portrayal of the Catholic Priest in Irish Folklore takes place on November 19th at 7.30pm in The Source, Thurles. Salvador Ryan is Professor of Ecclesiastical History at St. Patrick's College, Maynooth,…
Priest and Folklore in Tipperary
'Priest's heads were very dear at that time' a #Halloween worthy story from North Tipperary about priest hunting in penal times and why the ghost of Harry Palmer is still 'going around' Ivy hall. Read more at https://www.duchas.ie/en or come…
Athassel Lecture podcast and video now available
We are delighted to announce that Dr. Tadhg O'Keeffe's October lecture on Athassel Priory is now available online. Thanks especially to Donal Lillis for working his usual magic to achieve this and Dr. O'Keeffe for permission to post the lecture.…
Dr Tadhg O’Keeffe and Athassel Priory
Many thanks to Dr. Tadhg O'Keeffe for a wonderfully interesting and informative lecture on Athassel and it's foundation. Who knew you could tell so much about a building just by looking closely. Thanks also to the capacity crowd who came along and…
Tipperary People and Places October Lecture
Come along to The Source, Thurles, tonight 15th October to hear the first of our new season People & Places Lecture series. The lecture by Dr. Tadgh O'Keeffe focuses on Athassel Priory and it's history. Time 7.30pm, all welcome