Category Archives: History

Tipperary – The Sheehy Skeffington Connection

Posted on May 12, 2016 by George

Hannah Sheehy Skeffington – Loughmore Mill, Loughmore, Templemore, Thurles, Co. Tipperary. A State commemoration ceremony for Francis Sheehy Skeffington and journalists Thomas Dickson and Patrick McIntyre, all who were executed together in Portobello Barracks (today known as Cathal Brugha Barracks), … Continue reading →

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Thurles Lions Club’s Annual Vintage/Classic Car Show 2016

Posted on April 26, 2016 by George

Pictures: (1) Lions Club Poster, (2) Car actually used by Kitty Kiernan & Michael Collins, (3) Lions Club Vintage Car Emblem to be presented to all vintage cars on display. A 1916 Ford Model T, once belonging to Larry Kiernan, … Continue reading →

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It’s National Pilgrim Paths Week In Co. Tipperary

Posted on March 22, 2016 by George

National Pilgrim Paths Week – March 22nd to March 29th, 2016. Over the coming Easter 2016 period, thousands of Irish residents and foreign visitors are expected to retrace ancestral heritage as they take to Ireland’s ancient pilgrim paths to celebrate … Continue reading →

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Borrisoleigh Historical Society – Monthly Lecture Series 2016

Posted on January 18, 2016 by George

The next welcome guest speaker at the Borrisoleigh Historical Society’s monthly series of lectures will be Borrisoleigh native, Mr Gerry Kearney. Gerry will lecture those in attendance on some of the personalities of our past history, who for various reasons … Continue reading →

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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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