Category Archives: County News

44th International Miss Macra Festival 2015

Posted on July 18, 2015 by George

Miss Eibhlis Maher (International Miss Macra festival PRO), reports:- This year (2015) celebrates the 44th anniversary of the International Miss Macra festival. The festival is run annually by the Clonoulty/Rossmore Macra na Feirme club; held over the Friday, Saturday and … 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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Thurles Welcomes Walking Club

Posted on June 19, 2015 by George

Some 50 members of Fingal Walking Club have arrived here in Thurles today, with many of these visitors remaining within our midst over the coming weekend and into the early part of next week. These welcome visitors are staying at … 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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