Tipperary People and Places Lecture Series

Dr. Gillian Kenny addresses the fascinating subject of women’s lives in medieval Tipperary. Gillian is from Co. Meath, and the title of her talk reflects her exhaustive analysis which formed the basis of her masters thesis at U.C.D. and her…

They came. They saw. They wrote. This talk takes an entertaining look at what strangers made of us over the centuries. A variety of sources are used, some very unfamiliar, even to those who know their county. With assistance from…

To celebrate Heritage Week 2012 Tipperary Studies held a lecture by Dr. Liam Downey on the subject of the History of Irish Butter on Thursday, 23 August. This very well attended event was an intriguing account of Irish butter for…

Local government was introduced to Ireland by the Normans in the twelfth century and has been integral to our public life for 800 years. In this lecture, Dr Matthew Potter will examine its role in County Tipperary, including such institutions…

On 28 May 1849, at the height of the Great Famine, over 500 people were evicted from the village of Toomevara. Reports of the clearance spread far and wide and its notoriety was such that it was discussed in the…

When the North Korean Peoples’ Army invaded the Republic of South Korea on 25 June 1950 it began a war that was to last three years, leave millions dead and bring the world to the brink of a third world…

Templemore is well known as the location of the Garda College, which has been the national training faculty for the Garda Síochána na hÉireann since 1964. The complex has a long and interesting history as a military barracks, having opened…

Recruiting was one of the principal themes of the First World War and serves as an excellent way of measuring the political temperature in Tipperary. This paper will examine the recruiting campaigns, methods used to encourage enlistment, and the response…

When Bridget Cleary was burned to death in Ballyvadlea, near Cloneen, in 1895, some of her relatives and neighbours said she had gone away with the fairies. Did they expect to be believed, or what did they mean? Angela Bourke,…