Tipperary Ordnance Survey 1840-41
O'Donovan seems put out by the corruption of a parish name. Check out the spelling of Soloheadbeg..poor man must be turning in his grave
Graveyard inscriptions available in Local Studies
Some of the Armstrong family gravestone inscriptions from Ballycahill Graveyard. For more inscriptions visit https://tipperarystudies.ie/digitisation-project/gravestone-inscriptions/ … or drop in to us in The Source.
Tipperary’s war dead
Died 17th July 1918, Christopher Keogh; one of thousands of Tipperary men to die in the WW1. https://tipperarystudies.ie/digitisation-project/tom-burnells-tipperary-war-graves-database/
Making Hay in 1918
Lovely photos of a group making hay 100 years ago. From our Murphy Ballinamona digitised collection.
Gravestone inscriptions
Gravestone inscriptions can be invaluable sources for genealogists; sometimes they pose more questions than answers..Who were John Ryans 8 children? did they all die in the same year? check out our digitised records here https://tipperarystudies.ie/digitisation-project/gravestone-inscriptions/
Tipperary Poor Law minutes
Some of the list of items required for girls emigrating to Australia in 1849 from Clogheen Workhouse under the Earl Grey scheme. From the workhouse minutes in our archives
Book of the Week; Holinshed’s Irish Chronicle 1577
Purely for the archaic language and hilarious reporting of historical events. Someone was obviously taking notes during this assembly in 1294 where Lord Justice Vescy and John Fitzgerald baron Offaly traded insults because Holinshed was able to report the conversation…
Kilkenny v Limerick programmes
Looking forward to another great battle in Semple Stadium on Sunday next as Kilkenny and Limerick go head to head in the All Ireland qualifiers. Great history between the two counties with the 1973 and 1974 All Ireland finals a…
Bianconi cars in Tipperary
July 1815, the first Bianconi car takes to the road; travelling between Clonmel and Chair at a fare of 2d per mile. for a similar experience today, head to the Gap of Dunloe and a jaunting car. We have a…
Birthday of John O’Donovan
John O'Donovan born OTD 1809, responsible for researching place names for the 1840 Ordanance Survey (no fanciful conjecture included) and a few other things..like producing the first complete translation of the Annals of the Four Masters. Drop in and have…