Nenagh Guardian, 20 November 1999 In November 1999, some people were somewhat troubled at the thoughts of the dawn of the new millennium. At midnight on New Year's Eve, the "Y2K Bug" might cause planes to fall from the sky.…
Freemans Journal, 5 October 1821 When you are in a tight spot with the courts, and all hope seems lost, what should you do? Change your plea? Or change your clothes? The Freemans Journal describes some bizarre events…
Jim Fogarty's "Cross of Cashel", a history of the All Ireland u21 Hurling Championship, is now available to buy in Tipperary Studies at the special price of €5.00.
Clonmel Chronicle, 21 October 1933 The normal methods of us annoying our brothers include borrowing their lawnmower and never giving it back, uploading embarrassing childhood photos of them on FaceBook, taking the front seat of the car on long trips…
October 18th: Dr Angela Byrne Visiting the ‘Gibraltar of Ireland’: John Lee’s Observations on Cashel and Co. Tipperary in 1806–7 The Tipperary People and Places Lecture Series returned on 18th October for its tenth edition when Dr. Angela Byrne regaled…
Nenagh Guardian, 5 October 1974 RTE regularly gets it in the neck from sports fans, but perhaps the station's harshest critics have always been the members of the GAA, who, understandably, want their games held up in the best possible…
Emly Historical Society is delighted to present a talk on the "War of Independence in the Emly area and the Emly connection in the 1916 rising" by prominent local historian and celebrated author Tom Toomey. The talk will take place on Oct 28th at 8pm in St Ailbe's Parish hall in Emly and will…
