Our final lecture in series fifteen. Dr Des Marnane gives an overview of Tipperary in 1921 through a series of documents which illustrate aspects of the final year of the War of Independence and the Truce. Listen on our soundcloud…
Come along to our re-scheduled January lecture. 7pm on 17th May Dr Des Marnane will be discussing Co. Tipperary in 1921 with the help of Cathal O'Donoghue, a continuation of his popular documents based talks on Tipperary during the decade…
We have added a new collection to our digital archives. Images from a photographic album of the Butler-Stoney family of Portland Park, Tipperary: In Burkes 1904 landed gentry the family were Walter Charles Butler-Stoney b.1846, married 1872 Ellen Cattley Kemble…
Our April Lecture 'Never no More; Rural and small town Irelad in the popular fiction of the 1930s - 50s is now available on Soundcloud. A reading list is also provided and you may find yourself searching for out-of-print books…
The exhibition marks the centenary of the signing of the Anglo-Irish Treaty on 6 December 1921 The Treaty, 1921: Records from the Archives exhibition will open at Source Arts Centre, Cathedral Road, Thurles on 3 May, where it will stay until…
Our March lecture is now available on our YouTube channel watch here . Thanks to Dr. Coleman for a most interesting exploration of the legal system and it's workings in the palatine of Tipperary under the Butlers. While punishments were harsh…
Using rare seventeenth century records from the NLI, Colman describes and considers the Irish criminal justice system. he shines a light on Irish law, order and punishment with many examples provided by the court records for the Liberty of Tipperary.…
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…
Photographs from Carrick-on-Suir Macra na Feirme club have been digitised by staff in Carrick-on-Suir library and are now available on our digital archives. Well done to all involved in the project and especially thanks to club members who gave the…
In December 2021, Tipperary Studies received an historic map on loan from a Tipperary family whose ancestors were involved in the War of Independence. The map which has been cherished by the family for decades was kindly loaned so that…