Oaklands House in Clonmel, County Tipperary, was a historic late 18th century house that was destroyed by fire in 2017. The house which was close to St. Patrick's Well Clonmel had passed through many owners in it's lifetime. In this…
We have a lot planned for Heritage week so we hope you can join us for some or all of our events. Monday 18th August - Saturday 23rd August, The Source Library, during Library open hours: Hosting the National Library…
New Digitised Graveyard Registers We are excited to announce a significant milestone in preserving local history! Tipperary Studies, in partnership with Tipperary County Council Environment Office, has published the first tranche of digitised North Tipperary Graveyard Registers. These registers represent…
The compensation case following the fires on the Massy-Dawson estate in 1901 hinged on arson. Were dissaffected employees to blame? listen to podcast here
In 1875 despite having won his legal battle with his brother over the lease on the family farm Denis Treacy was back in court. This time suing a local doctor. The court case brought to light many unsavory details of…
The story behind a stained glass window depicting a British officer in St. Michaels church, Tipperary Town. https://soundcloud.com/tipperary-libraries/one-wedding-and-a-funeral
A recent donation to Local Studies is this copy of a charter from the reign of George 1st. The charter grants to Edward Riley of Borrisokane the right to hold four annual fairs on the 15th of April, June, September…
Around 1842 a new Bridewell was built for Tipperary which still stands today though it hasn't been in use for a century. The Bridewell had twelve male and four female cells and two cells especially for drunks. The new accommodation…
A sixteenth century Tipperary manuscript now in the British Library contains elegy's on five marcher lords of the area, Archbishop John Cantwell, Philip Hackett, James Purcell, Tadgh O'Carroll and Piaras Butler. All noted warriors who spent their lives, including the…
In our latest podcast we look at A.M. Sullivan's New Ireland. published in 1877, it is a chronicle of some major aspects of 19th century Ireland. Owner and editor of 'The Nation' Sullivan covered many Tipperary themes in his book…