Tipperary Free Press, 14 July 1865 The Bagwell connections to Clonmel go back to Cromwellian times, when the Quaker merchant family established itself in the town. The progression of the 18th Century saw the Bagwells grow ever closer to…
Tipperary Free Press, 26 June 1845 The report of what seemed to be a rather unorthodox horse race from Clonmel in 1845. No doubt both Greer’s and Prettyman’s horses would have scoffed at today’s Beecher’s Brook, especially since they were…
Tipperary Star, 26 June 1976 Now, we are nothing – nothing! – if not hopeless romantics here in Tipperary Studies so we’re giving this hopeful letter to the Editor of the Tipperary Star another airing. If Jean is reading this…
Tom Burnell's '26 County Casualties of the Great War, Vols 1-15' are available to purchase on Amazon now: https://www.amazon.co.uk/…/1546405372/…/258-9845877-9767454… … In 1923 8 volumes of ‘Ireland’s Memorial Records’ were published, the purpose of which were to provide a remembrance of…
Clonmel Chronicle 26 June 1926 The Editorial of the Clonmel Chronicle does its bit to advertise the upcoming race meeting at Powerstown Park: after reading you’d feel the want to fill the hamper with cucumber sandwiches and Pimm’s, get the…
Nenagh Guardian, 30 June 1909 A good, old fashioned rant about truancy from the Nenagh altar by Fr. Hogan. Now, we all know that we have it soft these days – our grandparents told us often enough – but they…
Fourth Glenstal History Conference The Augustinian Canons and Canonesses in Medieval Ireland Friday 30 June - Sunday 2 July 2017 Glenstal Abbey, Murroe, Co. Limerick Conference programme and booking details: http://www.glenstal.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Glenstal-History-Conference-Programme.pdf
Clonmel Chronicle, 14 & 28 June 1854 Some good police work from Cashel in 1854. When a Bristol potato buyer was relieved of 52 sovereigns in that town it looked as though his fortune was gone forever. Not so. The…
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