Category Archives: History

Upperchurch-Drombane Launch 2015 Historical Journal

Posted on October 29, 2015 by George

“Oft did the harvest to their sickle yield, Their furrow oft the stubborn glebe has broke; How jocund did they drive their team afield! How bow’d the woods beneath their sturdy stroke! Let not ambition mock their useful toil, Their … Continue reading →

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Tipperary Parish Registers 1740 To 1880 Now Free Online

Posted on July 8, 2015 by George

Almost 300 years of Catholic Parish Registers, containing valuable information on births and marriages and held by the National Library of Ireland, are now currently available online, as and from today, July 8th 2015 . Dating from the 1740’s to … Continue reading →

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Book Launch – Tom Semple & The Thurles Blues

Posted on June 15, 2015 by George

Tom Semple & The Thurles Blues The long-awaited biography of Tom Semple and his legendary hurling comrades “The Thurles Blues”, by author Liam Ó Donnchú, was launched to a thronged main hall in Thurles Sarsfields Centre, (beside Semple Stadium) Thurles, … Continue reading →

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The Stained Glass Window’s Of James Watson

Posted on March 26, 2015 by George

‘Leisure’ [Extract from the poem by William Henry Davies (1871 – 1940)] “A poor life this if,  full of care, we have no time to stand and stare.” All too often these days, in the hustle and bustle of our … Continue reading →

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Walk Our National Pilgrim Paths

Posted on March 14, 2015 by George

Thousands of Irish people and overseas visitors are expected to tread our National Pilgrim Paths on April 4th, 2015.   Ireland’s National Pilgrim Paths Day, on April 4th next, is aimed at raising awareness of our country’s wide network of … Continue reading →

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