Tipperary Studies

What was a 'Fair day' in 1933? Forget amusements and stalls...this was all about farm animals getting the freedom of the town for a day!
In this short episode we have a description of a Fair Day in Tipperary Town in the 1930s
Listen here
https://open.spotify.com/episode/3HSJ9lnGw1uP54szT7Tu4f?si=41tjfyzxTQKwTA3X51BHmQ

Mark your calendars for Tuesday, October 20th, when we welcome local historian John Flannery for our first lecture of the 26/27 series: "'Might be better designated a slaughterhouse' - Auxiliary Workhouses in Ireland."

Drawing on reports from the Tipperary Vindicator in 1849, John will shine a light on the grim reality of Ireland's Auxiliary Workhouses. He'll look at the shocking conditions that earned Nenagh's Brewery Auxiliary Workhouse the chilling description of a "receptacle of woe".
The talk will also examine just how unsuitable many of the buildings used actually were, before turning to two harrowing tragedies reported in the Limerick Chronicle the following year which claimed the lives of fifty-six young girls and women in Killarney and Limerick.
John Flannery is a local historian with a strong interest in Irish Land Agitation, the Encumbered Estates, Irish Landed Estates and Irish Revolutionary History. He holds an MA in the History of Family from the University of Limerick, is a former President of the Ormond Historical Society, Nenagh, and a founding member of Tipperary in the Decade of Revolution.
Where; The Source Gallery, Thurles
When; 7pm (refreshments served from 6.30pm)
Free Lecture
All are welcome.

If you're in Thurles on Wednesday afternoon you might be interested in dropping in to this talk in the Source Arts centre...

A panel discussion on Shane Hynan’s Exhibition '‘Beneath | Beofhód’ - Source Arts Centre – 2.00 p.m. Wednesday 14th October

Beneath | Beofhód, is Shane Hynan’s decade-long project exploring the social, cultural, historical and ecological importance of peat bogs in the Irish Midlands.

A Photo Museum Ireland National Tour, organised in partnership with The Source Arts Centre, Roscommon Arts Centre, the Regional Cultural Centre, Letterkenny, and Galway International Arts Festival, and supported by Arts Council Touring & Project Awards.

Our latest Spotify episode features a lecture by Dr. Salvador Ryan, originally delivered in 2020 during the pandemic, exploring Irish traditions around death and dying.
While the subject is deeply solemn, Dr. Ryan weaves in moments of gentle humour and shares remarkable stories that bring these customs to life.

Funeral traditions remain a vital part of community life here in Tipperary and across Ireland, and this conversation captures why they continue to resonate.
Listen now on Spotify and let us know which story or tradition stood out to you.

https://open.spotify.com/episode/2zodopyx8eKBoGJWlu1c3n?si=10p9BQgOTnazGu83Dg9rfw

John Comerford, a twelve year old from near Nenagh should be remembered by all Tipperary people.
On 30 January 1851 his body was found at the side of the road at Monsea.
He was a victim of the Great Famine at a date when it was supposed to be over.

For details read about the famine in Tipperary in THJ (1999).
https://tipperarystudies.ie/tipperary-historical-journal-1999/

In our first lecture in series twenty we welcome John Flannery to talk about the
Workhouse system and the conditions in tthe Brewery Auxiliary Workhouse,
Nenagh in 1849.
The talk looks at the type of buildings employed as Auxiliary Workhouses and how they were selected using reports in the Limerick Chronicle of tragedies in Killarney and Limerick, to illustrate the point

Join us in The Source Gallery,
Tuesday October 20th at 7pm
All welcome

Maude was the surname of the family who for several hundred years owned Dundrum House and the district around Dundrum in County Tipperary.
Cornwallis Maude was the 4th viscount Hawarden and the 1st earl de Montalt
His wife, Lady Clementina was a pioneering photographer.
For more on the family see THJ (1999)
https://tipperarystudies.ie/tipperary-historical-journal-1999/

Our latest short piece on Tipperary Studies spotify account describes a little known report by Dr Wilde (Oscar Wilde's father) in The London Journal of Medicine in 1851.
The report gives a glimpse into the conditions in Tipperary Town Workhouse as the famine receeded. An outbreak of infection amoung the children in the workhouse had terrible consequences.
Listen now
https://open.spotify.com/episode/4ECTJcjLVBBv0xoCowyHw5?si=ecVsS94_QdKKX_pgNSZwDw

We were absolutely delighted to accept a donation of family photos and documents from Julian De Wilton this morning.
This is an addition to an earlier donation of letters and documents relating to the Armitage family of Noan which is a wonderful collection documenting life on a Tipperary estate from the mid 19th to the mid 20th century.
Many of the records of landed families disappeared with the sweeping changes of the 20th century so a collection like this is doubly important.

Yesterday Tipperary Studies said goodbye to Mary McCormack as she heads off into her retirement. A gifted researcher, linguist and friend, she will be missed by her Tipperary Libraries Colleagues and by the many people who she has helped over the course of 22 years in the service.
In Mary's words 'I will keep this as short as a donkey's gallop' and wish her all the best in the adventures ahead.