1927 – Clonmel’s New Outboard Motor Suir to Thrill Every Boater
The Nationalist, 24 December 1927 Well, as soon as they read this advertisement in The Nationalist of December 1927 the skippers of the Suir must have made bonfires out of their oars:
1923 – Billy Goat’s Substitute Causes Fierce Trespass Dispute
The Tipperary Star, 8 December 1923 A little cracker of a court case which includes possibly the finest response to the question “How long is your grandfather dead” ever heard in a Tipperary Court:
19 December: Dr. Willie Nolan, ‘Michael Doheny of Fethard, Tipperary’s first Fenian’
December 19th: Dr Willie Nolan ‘ Michael Doheny of Fethard, Tipperary’s first Fenian' The Tipperary People and Places Lecture Series continues in December with Dr. Willie Nolan's lecture on one of the county's most famous Fenians, Michael Doheny. Born…
‘Rollestons – A Thousand Years of History’
Dunkerrin Parish History Society's Lecture Series continues on Wednesday December 6th in Obama Plaza, Moneygall, at 8pm. James C. Feighery will present, 'Rollestons - A Thousand Years of History'. Entry €5, members free.
1842 – Cunning Outlaw Attempts to Flee Jumping House to House in Donaskeagh
The Nenagh Guardian, 19 November 1842 You've probably seen something like this before, acted out in a Tom and Jerry or Bugs Bunny cartoon, or somesuch...
1960 – Remember Niemba
The Munster Tribune, 11 November 1960 In November of 1960 a new word entered the Irish lexicon, a term of abuse that was aimed at someone thought to be especially uncivilised, savage or backward: “Baluba”. The word was derived from…
21 November: Poverty & the Poor in Pre-Famine Tipperary, Dr. Laurence Geary
Poverty and the Poor in Pre-Famine Tipperary, Dr. Laurence Geary In this months lecture from the Tipperary People and Places series, Dr Laurence Geary of UCC will explore aspects of the lives of the poor in Tipperary around the time…
1926 – Borris Concert Report Interwoven With Fanciful Moonlit Tales of Beethoven
The Tipperary Star, 6 November 1926 The headline of this report is a misleading one. No, Ludwig van Beethoven did not play his Moonlight Sonata in Borrisoleigh Parochial Hall. In fact, no-one played the Moonlight Sonata in Borrisoleigh Parochial…
