Tipperary Archive

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

The Local Studies Department is the primary resource for local history research in County Tipperary for historians and enthusiasts. It has a dedicated reading room with modern research facilities.

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View of Abbey showing reconstruction of east window almost complete.jpg
Colour image of Abbey from across the Suir showing reconstruction of east window almost complete. 1975

View from sanctury to west window.jpg
Colour imageThree people watching the forklift delivering the new altar through the unfinished nave. 1975

Three men in the West range under restoration.jpg
Colour image of three men; Paddy Fogarty (Clerk of works) Ber Fennessy and John Calahan in the West range under restoration. 1970s

The weir and Holycross Abbey 1971.jpg
Colour image of Holycross Abbey tower with scaffolding in place from across the Suir. 1971

The new tabernacle in place 1975.jpg
Colour image of the new tabernacle on a stone plinth. In front of gothic pointed window with carved stone frame and surround. 1975

The Cloister with carved stone laid out.jpg
Colour image of the cloister with carved stone laid out for renovation. 1970s

The altar position in the sanctury.jpg
Colour image of a forklift leaving the sanctury having positioned the new altar. The schoolchildren to the left had sung hymns as the altar was set in place. 1975

T.K. Holycross May 1975.jpg
Colour image of workmen busy around the altar and nave. 1975

stone carving.jpg
Colour image of a carving of a pelican and a fox on one of the cloister stones. 1970s

Carved stone head from Holycross Abbey 1975.jpg
Colour image of carved stone head on a desk from Holycross Abbey renovations. 1975
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