Tipperary Archive

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Black and white image of the ruins of a large building in a rural setting. Mid 20th century

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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 Knocka Castle near Templemore, Co. Tipperary. The round keep still stands but the ruins of the great house on the left were demolished in the mid 20th century.

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Black and white image of the elevation of an 5 bay 18th century house. Unknown location.

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Black and white images of 'Carden's Folly' on Devil's Bit Mountain.The round tower was built c.1860 by John Carden as a folly for Barnane House, Templemore Co. Tipperary.

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Black and white image of the rear of Black Castle or Thurles Castle. A 15th century tower house built by the Butler family around 1453 to replace the 12th century motte (now gone) about 30 meters North of the tower. It was originally surrounded by a…

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Black and white image of the monuments on the Rock of Cashel Co. Tipperary from farmland. A collection of medieval buildings on a site which was originally the seat of the kings of Munster and granted to the church in 1101. Mid 20th century

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Black and white image of Rahelty Castle, a large tower house with rounded corners. Once the property of the Purcells of Loughmoe and described in the Civil Survey (1656) as a castle out of all repair. The tower house is four stories high and stood in…

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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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