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…
1909 – Clonmel Town is Quite Irate About Carrick’s Jibes at Her Death Rate
The Nationalist, 13 November 1909 Water. It seems like we’re always falling out over it. The year was 1909, and Clonmel had access to piped water, whilst Carrick on Suir did not. And that was the way one Carrick councillor…
Dunkerrin Parish History Society Journal Launch, 10 November, Obama Plaza
Dunkerrin Parish History Society Journal Launch Dunkerrin Parish History Society's first historical journal, 'Under Crimblin Hill', will be launched in Obama Plaza Moneygall on Friday 10th November at 8pm. All welcome.
1954 – Something More Solemn for Nelson’s Column?
The Tipperary Star, 23 October 1954 The erection of Nelson’s Pillar on Sackville Street in Dublin was completed in 1809, and from that day on it was the preoccupation of many Irish Nationalists as to how they could take…