Tipperary Archive

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Home of local studies research for Tipperary County Council Library Service.

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Black and white image of the ruined Castlefogarty. The castellated house was a c.1800 remodelling of an earlier Georgian house. The house was destroyed by fire in 1922 and one section has been restored. Constructed at different periods between 1730…

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Black and white image of the Cathedral in Thurles from the gates of St. Patricks. Built in Romanesque style modelled on the Italian cathedral at Pisa. The Cathedral was conscecrated in June 1879 and cost £30,000 to build. The building is the fourth…

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Black and white image of ivy covered church ruins, the church ruins are marked on the 1843 OSI map. Gravestones in the adjoining graveyard are mostly 19th century. Mid 20th century

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Black and white image of an old church at Drom, Co. Tipperary

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Black and white image of a horse and carriage with people in fancy dress in a Thurles parade. 24 June 1945

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Black and white image of a circular enclosure in Deerpark, Cashel, Co. Tipperary

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Black and white image of Ivy covered church ruins at Gaile, probably medieval in date. Gaile, Co. Tipperary. Mid 20th century

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Black and white image of the derelict Gortkelly Castle in the mid 20th Century. This was originally a country house built around 1800 with a later Gothic façade added around 1830. The house was the home of the Ryan family. The house roof was removed…

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Black and white image of the ruined Holycross Abbey. This was a Cistercian Monastery in Thurles founded in 1169 by King Donal O'Brien of Thomond. It became a place of pilgrimage in medieval times. The abbey fell into ruin following the Cromwellian…

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Black and white image of the entrance to the old catholic church in Holycross. This is St. Michael's and was in use as the Holycross parish church between 1832 and 1975. It is a good example of a rectangular barn church. The church became a community…
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