Tipperary Archive

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

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Fr Philip Fogarty _012.jpg
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…

Fr Philip Fogarty _011.jpg
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…

Fr Philip Fogarty _009.jpg
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…

Ballyheen auction poster.jpg
A printed poster advertising the sale of a residential farm for Mr Bat. Bourke at Ballyheen, and Killawardy Templemore Co. Tipperary. Held from the Irish Land Commission. 10th March

Auction poster Galbally 27 Mar 1913_001.jpg
A two colour poster advertising the auction of a shop premises and 10 acres of land at Galbally, Co. Limerick. The same subject to Land Commission payments of £9.9.2. 27 Feb 1913

Auction poster Gortanerig 1 Jan 1904_001.jpg
A two colour poster. Black type on a red background. For a farm sale by Patrick L. Ryan of a tenant's interest in an 11 acre holding at Gortanerig, Co. Tipperary at an annual rent of £10.3.6 on 1 January 1904

Irish Aluminium Co_001.jpg
Invoice from The Irish Aluminium Co. Ltd. of Nenagh, Co. Tipperary to Mr. James Brennan, Roscommon for aluminium household products dated 21 December 1948

Vice-Presidents-Room.jpg
Black and white postcard of the Vice-presidents room in St Patrick's College, Thurles, Co. Tipperary. Early 1900s

Chapel.jpg
Black and white postcard of the chapel in St Patrick's College, Thurles, Co. Tipperary. Early 1900s

Corridor.jpg
Black and white postcard of the main corridor in St Patrick's College, Thurles, Co. Tipperary. Early 1900s
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