Tipperary Studies
@tippstudies.bsky.social
Tipperary Studies is the local studies branch of Tipperary County Council Library Service, and is dedicated to documenting and preserving the rich cultural, social, economic and sporting histories of the county
To commemorate Armistice Day '25 we have the Military Cross medal awarded to Fr Edmond Kelly, native of New Inn, for ‘ conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty ‘ on 16 August 1917 , East of Ypres.
A new wikipedia page about Fr. Kelly has just been published
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmond_...
A new wikipedia page about Fr. Kelly has just been published
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmond_...
November 11, 2025 at 11:00 AM
To commemorate Armistice Day '25 we have the Military Cross medal awarded to Fr Edmond Kelly, native of New Inn, for ‘ conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty ‘ on 16 August 1917 , East of Ypres.
A new wikipedia page about Fr. Kelly has just been published
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmond_...
A new wikipedia page about Fr. Kelly has just been published
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmond_...
Our second lecture takes places on Tuesday November 18th at 7pm.
Joanne Hughes will present Hidden in Plain Sight: Seventeenth-Century Cashel, Co. Tipperary
This talk features the results of Joanne’s research on the urban morphology of Cashel, Co. Tipperary.
All are welcome.
Joanne Hughes will present Hidden in Plain Sight: Seventeenth-Century Cashel, Co. Tipperary
This talk features the results of Joanne’s research on the urban morphology of Cashel, Co. Tipperary.
All are welcome.
November 10, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Our second lecture takes places on Tuesday November 18th at 7pm.
Joanne Hughes will present Hidden in Plain Sight: Seventeenth-Century Cashel, Co. Tipperary
This talk features the results of Joanne’s research on the urban morphology of Cashel, Co. Tipperary.
All are welcome.
Joanne Hughes will present Hidden in Plain Sight: Seventeenth-Century Cashel, Co. Tipperary
This talk features the results of Joanne’s research on the urban morphology of Cashel, Co. Tipperary.
All are welcome.
Kilbarron Terryglass Historical Soc. will have a talk by archaeologist Caimin O'Brien on the Rock of Dunamase castle
When: Thursday 13th November - 8pm
Where: Terryglass Hall
Admission €5
#Lecture #Archaeology #Tipperary
When: Thursday 13th November - 8pm
Where: Terryglass Hall
Admission €5
#Lecture #Archaeology #Tipperary
November 7, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Kilbarron Terryglass Historical Soc. will have a talk by archaeologist Caimin O'Brien on the Rock of Dunamase castle
When: Thursday 13th November - 8pm
Where: Terryglass Hall
Admission €5
#Lecture #Archaeology #Tipperary
When: Thursday 13th November - 8pm
Where: Terryglass Hall
Admission €5
#Lecture #Archaeology #Tipperary
We’re thrilled to announce that a brand new historical collection is now LIVE on our archive!
Thanks to the wonderful Healy family from Cahir we can now explore documents about some of the most well‑known Quaker families in Tipperary.
🔗https://www.tippstudiesdigital.ie/collections/show/170
Thanks to the wonderful Healy family from Cahir we can now explore documents about some of the most well‑known Quaker families in Tipperary.
🔗https://www.tippstudiesdigital.ie/collections/show/170
November 6, 2025 at 11:00 AM
We’re thrilled to announce that a brand new historical collection is now LIVE on our archive!
Thanks to the wonderful Healy family from Cahir we can now explore documents about some of the most well‑known Quaker families in Tipperary.
🔗https://www.tippstudiesdigital.ie/collections/show/170
Thanks to the wonderful Healy family from Cahir we can now explore documents about some of the most well‑known Quaker families in Tipperary.
🔗https://www.tippstudiesdigital.ie/collections/show/170
He was a successful Clonmel businessman.
He led Tipperary in an armed insurrection against the Crown.
In Australia he did something similar.
Want to know who he is?
Read Ruan O’Donnell’s article in THJ (1998)
tipperarystudies.ie/tipperary-hi...
He led Tipperary in an armed insurrection against the Crown.
In Australia he did something similar.
Want to know who he is?
Read Ruan O’Donnell’s article in THJ (1998)
tipperarystudies.ie/tipperary-hi...
November 4, 2025 at 12:00 PM
He was a successful Clonmel businessman.
He led Tipperary in an armed insurrection against the Crown.
In Australia he did something similar.
Want to know who he is?
Read Ruan O’Donnell’s article in THJ (1998)
tipperarystudies.ie/tipperary-hi...
He led Tipperary in an armed insurrection against the Crown.
In Australia he did something similar.
Want to know who he is?
Read Ruan O’Donnell’s article in THJ (1998)
tipperarystudies.ie/tipperary-hi...
Our October lecture is now available on our YouTube channel at youtu.be/0h3YuznzU1g
David Broderick explores the life and work of artist Thomas Butler Stoney from Portland Park, Lorrha, Co. Tipperary
#Tipperary #GreatWar #ButlerStoney #ArtHistory
David Broderick explores the life and work of artist Thomas Butler Stoney from Portland Park, Lorrha, Co. Tipperary
#Tipperary #GreatWar #ButlerStoney #ArtHistory
October 31, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Our October lecture is now available on our YouTube channel at youtu.be/0h3YuznzU1g
David Broderick explores the life and work of artist Thomas Butler Stoney from Portland Park, Lorrha, Co. Tipperary
#Tipperary #GreatWar #ButlerStoney #ArtHistory
David Broderick explores the life and work of artist Thomas Butler Stoney from Portland Park, Lorrha, Co. Tipperary
#Tipperary #GreatWar #ButlerStoney #ArtHistory
Borrisoleigh Historical Society are hosting a lecture on 'The evolution of modern Irish agriculture; from 1950s to present day', by Professor Gerry Boyle.
Venue: Borrisoleigh Community Centre
When: Friday 31 October at 8pm
All proceeds to 'Ramble with Ronan'
#Tipperary #History #Farming
Venue: Borrisoleigh Community Centre
When: Friday 31 October at 8pm
All proceeds to 'Ramble with Ronan'
#Tipperary #History #Farming
October 29, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Borrisoleigh Historical Society are hosting a lecture on 'The evolution of modern Irish agriculture; from 1950s to present day', by Professor Gerry Boyle.
Venue: Borrisoleigh Community Centre
When: Friday 31 October at 8pm
All proceeds to 'Ramble with Ronan'
#Tipperary #History #Farming
Venue: Borrisoleigh Community Centre
When: Friday 31 October at 8pm
All proceeds to 'Ramble with Ronan'
#Tipperary #History #Farming
Back in the 1870s, Tipperary was churning out around 160,000 firkins of butter a year?
A firkin was a small wooden barrel that held about 80–100 pounds of heavily salted butter — and it shipped all over the world!
Read more in William Jenkins article
tipperarystudies.ie/tipperary-hi...
#Tipperary
A firkin was a small wooden barrel that held about 80–100 pounds of heavily salted butter — and it shipped all over the world!
Read more in William Jenkins article
tipperarystudies.ie/tipperary-hi...
#Tipperary
October 24, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Back in the 1870s, Tipperary was churning out around 160,000 firkins of butter a year?
A firkin was a small wooden barrel that held about 80–100 pounds of heavily salted butter — and it shipped all over the world!
Read more in William Jenkins article
tipperarystudies.ie/tipperary-hi...
#Tipperary
A firkin was a small wooden barrel that held about 80–100 pounds of heavily salted butter — and it shipped all over the world!
Read more in William Jenkins article
tipperarystudies.ie/tipperary-hi...
#Tipperary
A lecture on the Art and Architecture of Holycross Abbey by Roger Stalley
on Thursday 23rd October at 7.30pm in Holycross Abbey
All welcome
on Thursday 23rd October at 7.30pm in Holycross Abbey
All welcome
October 22, 2025 at 2:06 PM
A lecture on the Art and Architecture of Holycross Abbey by Roger Stalley
on Thursday 23rd October at 7.30pm in Holycross Abbey
All welcome
on Thursday 23rd October at 7.30pm in Holycross Abbey
All welcome
Thank you to everyone who came along last night and to David Broderick for a fascinating look at the father and son Butler Stoney artists from Portland House near Lorrha in our first lecture of this season.
He even brought along some of his own collection of Butler Stoney work for everyone to see.
He even brought along some of his own collection of Butler Stoney work for everyone to see.
October 22, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Thank you to everyone who came along last night and to David Broderick for a fascinating look at the father and son Butler Stoney artists from Portland House near Lorrha in our first lecture of this season.
He even brought along some of his own collection of Butler Stoney work for everyone to see.
He even brought along some of his own collection of Butler Stoney work for everyone to see.
Ardmayle History Society are holding a talk by Noreen Higgins
on 'Political funerals, jail breaks and hunger strikes, 1912 - 1923'
23rd October at 7.30pm in Ardmayle Church
All welcome
on 'Political funerals, jail breaks and hunger strikes, 1912 - 1923'
23rd October at 7.30pm in Ardmayle Church
All welcome
October 22, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Ardmayle History Society are holding a talk by Noreen Higgins
on 'Political funerals, jail breaks and hunger strikes, 1912 - 1923'
23rd October at 7.30pm in Ardmayle Church
All welcome
on 'Political funerals, jail breaks and hunger strikes, 1912 - 1923'
23rd October at 7.30pm in Ardmayle Church
All welcome
ARRA HISTORICAL & ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY
Are holding a Halloween talk by Karol Mullaney-Dignam
“OÍCHE SHAMHNA/HALLOWE'EN: IRISH ORIGINS AND CUSTOMS”
Thursday 23 October 2025
Venue – Reidy’s bar, NewtownTime: 8 pm
Are holding a Halloween talk by Karol Mullaney-Dignam
“OÍCHE SHAMHNA/HALLOWE'EN: IRISH ORIGINS AND CUSTOMS”
Thursday 23 October 2025
Venue – Reidy’s bar, NewtownTime: 8 pm
October 21, 2025 at 5:10 PM
ARRA HISTORICAL & ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY
Are holding a Halloween talk by Karol Mullaney-Dignam
“OÍCHE SHAMHNA/HALLOWE'EN: IRISH ORIGINS AND CUSTOMS”
Thursday 23 October 2025
Venue – Reidy’s bar, NewtownTime: 8 pm
Are holding a Halloween talk by Karol Mullaney-Dignam
“OÍCHE SHAMHNA/HALLOWE'EN: IRISH ORIGINS AND CUSTOMS”
Thursday 23 October 2025
Venue – Reidy’s bar, NewtownTime: 8 pm
Quick Reminder!
Join us TONIGHT at 7PM in The Source for the kickoff of our lecture series!
David Broderick dives into the fascinating story of the two Butler Stoney artists of Portland Park, Lorrha.
All welcome – see you there!
Join us TONIGHT at 7PM in The Source for the kickoff of our lecture series!
David Broderick dives into the fascinating story of the two Butler Stoney artists of Portland Park, Lorrha.
All welcome – see you there!
October 21, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Quick Reminder!
Join us TONIGHT at 7PM in The Source for the kickoff of our lecture series!
David Broderick dives into the fascinating story of the two Butler Stoney artists of Portland Park, Lorrha.
All welcome – see you there!
Join us TONIGHT at 7PM in The Source for the kickoff of our lecture series!
David Broderick dives into the fascinating story of the two Butler Stoney artists of Portland Park, Lorrha.
All welcome – see you there!
John Coman is giving a talk on Mary Fleming G.M. from Clonganhue, Co. Tipperary who was awarded a George Medal in WW2
Talk in Ayle School, E34 FF90 on 19th November at 8pm
Free event, all welcome
Talk in Ayle School, E34 FF90 on 19th November at 8pm
Free event, all welcome
October 10, 2025 at 5:10 PM
John Coman is giving a talk on Mary Fleming G.M. from Clonganhue, Co. Tipperary who was awarded a George Medal in WW2
Talk in Ayle School, E34 FF90 on 19th November at 8pm
Free event, all welcome
Talk in Ayle School, E34 FF90 on 19th November at 8pm
Free event, all welcome
In the summer of 1967 Dan Breen was interviewed when he was in a nursing home in Co Wicklow and it was a fascinating record of events, people and places from his early life.
Read the article by Jim Maher in THJ (1998)
tipperarystudies.ie/tipperary-hi...
Sharkey collection, Dan Breen 2nd from right
Read the article by Jim Maher in THJ (1998)
tipperarystudies.ie/tipperary-hi...
Sharkey collection, Dan Breen 2nd from right
October 10, 2025 at 11:00 AM
In the summer of 1967 Dan Breen was interviewed when he was in a nursing home in Co Wicklow and it was a fascinating record of events, people and places from his early life.
Read the article by Jim Maher in THJ (1998)
tipperarystudies.ie/tipperary-hi...
Sharkey collection, Dan Breen 2nd from right
Read the article by Jim Maher in THJ (1998)
tipperarystudies.ie/tipperary-hi...
Sharkey collection, Dan Breen 2nd from right
Oaklands House, located close to St. Patrick's Well #Clonmel had passed through many owners in it's lifetime.
Paddy O'Keeffe has written an account of his time as a young apprentice gardener alongside a mystery on the location of an ancient monastery.
tipperarystudies.ie/oaklands-hou...
Paddy O'Keeffe has written an account of his time as a young apprentice gardener alongside a mystery on the location of an ancient monastery.
tipperarystudies.ie/oaklands-hou...
October 8, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Oaklands House, located close to St. Patrick's Well #Clonmel had passed through many owners in it's lifetime.
Paddy O'Keeffe has written an account of his time as a young apprentice gardener alongside a mystery on the location of an ancient monastery.
tipperarystudies.ie/oaklands-hou...
Paddy O'Keeffe has written an account of his time as a young apprentice gardener alongside a mystery on the location of an ancient monastery.
tipperarystudies.ie/oaklands-hou...
Members of the Maxwell family who recently donated a large collection of mainly GAA related publications to Tipperary Studies. We are delighted to give a home to the family library, gathered over many years.
L to r: Kay Morgan, Breda Corcoran, John Maxwell, Anne Marie Maxwell and P.J. Maxwell
L to r: Kay Morgan, Breda Corcoran, John Maxwell, Anne Marie Maxwell and P.J. Maxwell
October 6, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Members of the Maxwell family who recently donated a large collection of mainly GAA related publications to Tipperary Studies. We are delighted to give a home to the family library, gathered over many years.
L to r: Kay Morgan, Breda Corcoran, John Maxwell, Anne Marie Maxwell and P.J. Maxwell
L to r: Kay Morgan, Breda Corcoran, John Maxwell, Anne Marie Maxwell and P.J. Maxwell
Thanks to Tom French in Meath Local Studies for sharing this fascinating snippet with us.
Maggie Roche, hired from the Presentation Sisters in Cashel in 1925 , most probably St. Francis's industrial school, by the Smith family in Navan for £20 a year.
Maggie Roche, hired from the Presentation Sisters in Cashel in 1925 , most probably St. Francis's industrial school, by the Smith family in Navan for £20 a year.
October 4, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Thanks to Tom French in Meath Local Studies for sharing this fascinating snippet with us.
Maggie Roche, hired from the Presentation Sisters in Cashel in 1925 , most probably St. Francis's industrial school, by the Smith family in Navan for £20 a year.
Maggie Roche, hired from the Presentation Sisters in Cashel in 1925 , most probably St. Francis's industrial school, by the Smith family in Navan for £20 a year.
Join the Holycross community as they celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Restoration of Holycross Abbey on Sunday 5th October with Mass at 3pm
This will be followed by a Community Gathering in The Marquee (Padre Pio Garden) 4.30pm - 7.30pm.
This will be followed by a Community Gathering in The Marquee (Padre Pio Garden) 4.30pm - 7.30pm.
October 2, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Join the Holycross community as they celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Restoration of Holycross Abbey on Sunday 5th October with Mass at 3pm
This will be followed by a Community Gathering in The Marquee (Padre Pio Garden) 4.30pm - 7.30pm.
This will be followed by a Community Gathering in The Marquee (Padre Pio Garden) 4.30pm - 7.30pm.
Our 19th lecture series kicks off this month. David Broderick will be telling us about two Tipperary artists, Thomas and Charles Butler Stoney of Portland Park, Lorrha.
The lecture is on 21 October at 7pm in the Source Gallery.
All welcome
The lecture is on 21 October at 7pm in the Source Gallery.
All welcome
October 1, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Our 19th lecture series kicks off this month. David Broderick will be telling us about two Tipperary artists, Thomas and Charles Butler Stoney of Portland Park, Lorrha.
The lecture is on 21 October at 7pm in the Source Gallery.
All welcome
The lecture is on 21 October at 7pm in the Source Gallery.
All welcome
Margaret Gunning from Templemore was the last woman hanged in Co. Tipperary.
She was convicted of conspiracy to murder and was executed outside Clonmel Gaol on 1 June 1832.
Read the full story by Danny Grace in
tipperarystudies.ie/tipperary-hi...
She was convicted of conspiracy to murder and was executed outside Clonmel Gaol on 1 June 1832.
Read the full story by Danny Grace in
tipperarystudies.ie/tipperary-hi...
September 26, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Margaret Gunning from Templemore was the last woman hanged in Co. Tipperary.
She was convicted of conspiracy to murder and was executed outside Clonmel Gaol on 1 June 1832.
Read the full story by Danny Grace in
tipperarystudies.ie/tipperary-hi...
She was convicted of conspiracy to murder and was executed outside Clonmel Gaol on 1 June 1832.
Read the full story by Danny Grace in
tipperarystudies.ie/tipperary-hi...
Thanks to Boher National School, Co. Tipperary for loaning us records to digitise. School records can be a great way of tracking a family particularly in the record gap in the late 19th century.
#Tipperary #digitisation #SchoolRecords
#Tipperary #digitisation #SchoolRecords
September 23, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Thanks to Boher National School, Co. Tipperary for loaning us records to digitise. School records can be a great way of tracking a family particularly in the record gap in the late 19th century.
#Tipperary #digitisation #SchoolRecords
#Tipperary #digitisation #SchoolRecords
Bridget Cleary is a very ordinary name, shared no doubt by many people but for most Tipperary readers there is only one: the extraordinary case from 1895 when she was burned as a witch near Drangan.
For an account Read Angela Bourke’s article here
tipperarystudies.ie/tipperary-hi...
For an account Read Angela Bourke’s article here
tipperarystudies.ie/tipperary-hi...
September 17, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Bridget Cleary is a very ordinary name, shared no doubt by many people but for most Tipperary readers there is only one: the extraordinary case from 1895 when she was burned as a witch near Drangan.
For an account Read Angela Bourke’s article here
tipperarystudies.ie/tipperary-hi...
For an account Read Angela Bourke’s article here
tipperarystudies.ie/tipperary-hi...
Get ready for a captivating night! 🎭 Boherlahan History Society & Black Fort Players present Conor McPherson's "The Weir." Ghost stories, atmosphere, and brilliant theatre.
🗓️ Sept 19th & 20th, 2025
⏰ 8pm
📍 Boherlahan Parish Hall (E25 VY27)
🎟️ Tickets €15
📞 Book: 086-8513647
#TheWeir #Boherlahan
🗓️ Sept 19th & 20th, 2025
⏰ 8pm
📍 Boherlahan Parish Hall (E25 VY27)
🎟️ Tickets €15
📞 Book: 086-8513647
#TheWeir #Boherlahan
September 16, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Get ready for a captivating night! 🎭 Boherlahan History Society & Black Fort Players present Conor McPherson's "The Weir." Ghost stories, atmosphere, and brilliant theatre.
🗓️ Sept 19th & 20th, 2025
⏰ 8pm
📍 Boherlahan Parish Hall (E25 VY27)
🎟️ Tickets €15
📞 Book: 086-8513647
#TheWeir #Boherlahan
🗓️ Sept 19th & 20th, 2025
⏰ 8pm
📍 Boherlahan Parish Hall (E25 VY27)
🎟️ Tickets €15
📞 Book: 086-8513647
#TheWeir #Boherlahan