Tipperary Archive

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

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Fethard001.jpg
Black and white informal picture of three girls with tennis raquets sitting by a tennis net. Early 20th century

Opening of ESB station Thurles_002.jpg
Black and white image of the principal promoters of the Thurles Electrical Station at it's opening by Archbishop Harty. The station was managed by Thurles Urban District Council (UDC) until taken over by the Electricity Supply Board (E.S.B) in March…

Opening of ESB station Thurles_003.jpg
Black and white image of Archbishop Harty opening the Thurles electrical station in Friar Street. The station was managed by Thurles Urban District Council (UDC) until taken over by the Electricity Supply Board (E.S.B) in March 1929 when it was…

Briquette factory_004.jpg
Black and white image of a crane lifting a section of steel work into place during the construction of Littleton briquette factory. 1980

Briquette factory_003.jpg
Black and white image of cranes lowering metal sections into place during Littleton briquette factory construction. 1980

Briquette factory_001.jpg
Black and white image of the Bord na Móna briquette factory construction site circa 1980. The factory opened in 1981 and ceased operations in 2018.

Waldron estate map 1828 (120 × 80 cm).jpg
Colour image of a manuscript map of the estate of Laurence Waldron Esq. showing the townlands of Templenoe, Colnagun, Lisseen, Ballydonough and Aileen Ryan with farms outlined and tenants names and acreage given in the reference. Surveyed by Patrick…

Bianconi Pallas Lower map 1860 (110 × 90 cm) (110 × 70 cm).jpg
Colour image of a manuscript map of Charles Bianconi's estate in Pallas Lower, Barony of Kilnamanagh,County Tipperary. 1855. Surveyed by Robert Cushinee in 1855

Bianconi Longfield estate map 1860.jpg
A coloured manuscript map of part of Bianconi's Longfield estate showing the house and demesne land. Bianconi bought the estate from Captain Long in 1846 and moved to live there from Clonmel until his death in 1875. 1850

Three girls at Loughtagalla park, Thurles. 1963.jpg
Black and white image of three girls at Loughtagalla park, Thurles. Left to right, Helen Dwyer, Margaret Gleeson, Mary Gleeson. 1963
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