New additions to our collection
Something old, something new. Some of the latest additions to our book collection.
Locum’s pay in 1919
January 8th 1919; The Nenagh board of guardians approved a payment of £12.12.0 for a locum to cover the Medical Officers holiday in Newport. That's roughly €680 today.
Soloheadbeg Ambush; A centenary perspective
Just days before the centenary of the Solohead Ambush, the Tipperary People and Places Series brings Dr Des Marnane to give a very timely talk in The Source, Thurles. His subject is 'The Soloheadbeg Ambush - a centenary perspective'. With…
TG4 reports on digitisation of Cashel Registers
While the rest of us were polishing off the last of the mince pies Pat was talking to Tomás Ó Mainnín of TG4 nuacht about the digitisation of the Cashel Workhouse Registers...Maith thu Pat!
January Tipperary People and Places Lecture
Sologheadbeg Ambush; A centenary perspective; Dr Denis G. Marnane Des has been very involved in historical research for over four decades. He is an annual contributor to the County Tipperary Historical Journal and is also its present editor. His most…
The Death Census of 1847 -lecture by Brian Gurrin
We had a wonderful evening on Tuesday in the Source. Mince pies and fruit cake were the order of the day before settling down to Dr. Brian Gurrin's very informative presentation. Brian gave the background on the motivations behind the census,…