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
New video!
Archaeologist Joanne Hughes dives into the evidence for 17th-century buildings in Cashel, Co. Tipperary — using both archaeological insight and archival records to uncover buildings .
Watch here: youtu.be/GPP8cgMAFuU
#Archaeology #Cashel #Tipperary #Heritage
Archaeologist Joanne Hughes dives into the evidence for 17th-century buildings in Cashel, Co. Tipperary — using both archaeological insight and archival records to uncover buildings .
Watch here: youtu.be/GPP8cgMAFuU
#Archaeology #Cashel #Tipperary #Heritage
December 4, 2025 at 1:01 PM
New video!
Archaeologist Joanne Hughes dives into the evidence for 17th-century buildings in Cashel, Co. Tipperary — using both archaeological insight and archival records to uncover buildings .
Watch here: youtu.be/GPP8cgMAFuU
#Archaeology #Cashel #Tipperary #Heritage
Archaeologist Joanne Hughes dives into the evidence for 17th-century buildings in Cashel, Co. Tipperary — using both archaeological insight and archival records to uncover buildings .
Watch here: youtu.be/GPP8cgMAFuU
#Archaeology #Cashel #Tipperary #Heritage
Recording now available: a talk by John Coman on Mary (Molly) Fleming of Cappawhite, George Medal recipient for bravery in the London Blitz.
Video: youtu.be/UHQoDtU4pnY
Also, a programme on Molly will air on Tipp Mid West radio Tuesday evening.
Video: youtu.be/UHQoDtU4pnY
Also, a programme on Molly will air on Tipp Mid West radio Tuesday evening.
December 3, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Recording now available: a talk by John Coman on Mary (Molly) Fleming of Cappawhite, George Medal recipient for bravery in the London Blitz.
Video: youtu.be/UHQoDtU4pnY
Also, a programme on Molly will air on Tipp Mid West radio Tuesday evening.
Video: youtu.be/UHQoDtU4pnY
Also, a programme on Molly will air on Tipp Mid West radio Tuesday evening.
'The ordinary and the everyday in the eighteenth-century'
Our December lecture by Dr. David Fleming explores life in eighteenth-century Ireland, the agricultural year and the seasons that shaped it, and how people interacted in their localities.
Dec 16th
The Source, Thurles @ 7pm
All welcome
Our December lecture by Dr. David Fleming explores life in eighteenth-century Ireland, the agricultural year and the seasons that shaped it, and how people interacted in their localities.
Dec 16th
The Source, Thurles @ 7pm
All welcome
November 28, 2025 at 11:00 AM
'The ordinary and the everyday in the eighteenth-century'
Our December lecture by Dr. David Fleming explores life in eighteenth-century Ireland, the agricultural year and the seasons that shaped it, and how people interacted in their localities.
Dec 16th
The Source, Thurles @ 7pm
All welcome
Our December lecture by Dr. David Fleming explores life in eighteenth-century Ireland, the agricultural year and the seasons that shaped it, and how people interacted in their localities.
Dec 16th
The Source, Thurles @ 7pm
All welcome
In the 18th century, gravestones were often carved with symbols like buckets, hammers, pincers, and dice boxes—each linked to the Passion of Christ.
Read more in Diarmuid O’Keeffe’s 1998 THJ article:
tipperarystudies.ie/tipperary-hi...
#IrishHistory #TipperaryHistory #GravestoneArt #Symbolism
Read more in Diarmuid O’Keeffe’s 1998 THJ article:
tipperarystudies.ie/tipperary-hi...
#IrishHistory #TipperaryHistory #GravestoneArt #Symbolism
November 25, 2025 at 11:01 AM
In the 18th century, gravestones were often carved with symbols like buckets, hammers, pincers, and dice boxes—each linked to the Passion of Christ.
Read more in Diarmuid O’Keeffe’s 1998 THJ article:
tipperarystudies.ie/tipperary-hi...
#IrishHistory #TipperaryHistory #GravestoneArt #Symbolism
Read more in Diarmuid O’Keeffe’s 1998 THJ article:
tipperarystudies.ie/tipperary-hi...
#IrishHistory #TipperaryHistory #GravestoneArt #Symbolism
New in our digital archives: Tankerstown N.S. records.
The original school opened in 1847 during the Famine! twice rebuilding over the years but there is still a Tankerstown school
Thanks to Tankerstown NS for loaning the records for digitisation.
tippstudiesdigital.ie/collections/...
The original school opened in 1847 during the Famine! twice rebuilding over the years but there is still a Tankerstown school
Thanks to Tankerstown NS for loaning the records for digitisation.
tippstudiesdigital.ie/collections/...
November 21, 2025 at 11:01 AM
New in our digital archives: Tankerstown N.S. records.
The original school opened in 1847 during the Famine! twice rebuilding over the years but there is still a Tankerstown school
Thanks to Tankerstown NS for loaning the records for digitisation.
tippstudiesdigital.ie/collections/...
The original school opened in 1847 during the Famine! twice rebuilding over the years but there is still a Tankerstown school
Thanks to Tankerstown NS for loaning the records for digitisation.
tippstudiesdigital.ie/collections/...
Thanks to everyone who came along to our November lecture last night. And especially our speaker Joanne Hughes who introduced us to the remains of 17th century Cashel, a fascinating talk.
We also have permission to publish the recording so watch out for that on our YouTube channel soon
We also have permission to publish the recording so watch out for that on our YouTube channel soon
November 19, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Thanks to everyone who came along to our November lecture last night. And especially our speaker Joanne Hughes who introduced us to the remains of 17th century Cashel, a fascinating talk.
We also have permission to publish the recording so watch out for that on our YouTube channel soon
We also have permission to publish the recording so watch out for that on our YouTube channel soon
Delighted! Someone contacted us today who may have identified their great aunt Kathleen Carey & her husband Timothy Mullane in our Photographic Images of Munster collection. Love when our archives help reconnect families with their history 📸❤️https://tippstudiesdigital.ie/collections/show/50
November 19, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Delighted! Someone contacted us today who may have identified their great aunt Kathleen Carey & her husband Timothy Mullane in our Photographic Images of Munster collection. Love when our archives help reconnect families with their history 📸❤️https://tippstudiesdigital.ie/collections/show/50
Fr Edmond Kelly’s Military Cross on display in Thurles — From surviving Ypres to shaping Tipperary’s schools and heritage, his story deserves to be told.
Read Yann Blake's article here:
: tipperarystudies.ie/canon-edmund...
Read Yann Blake's article here:
: tipperarystudies.ie/canon-edmund...
November 14, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Fr Edmond Kelly’s Military Cross on display in Thurles — From surviving Ypres to shaping Tipperary’s schools and heritage, his story deserves to be told.
Read Yann Blake's article here:
: tipperarystudies.ie/canon-edmund...
Read Yann Blake's article here:
: tipperarystudies.ie/canon-edmund...
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...