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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1916 postcards_00009.jpg
A black and white postcard featuring Francis Sheehy-Skeffington (1878- 1916). Born in Cavan he was a writer and activist who though he sympathised with the aspirations of the rebels was adamantly pacifist. He was arrested on Easter Monday and shot…

Frank Drohan notebook.pdf
A small black notepad with details of officers in charge, camp rules and timetables kept by Frank Drohan, who was the commanding officer of the Clonmel Volunteers during Easter 1916 and was among six men arrested in Clonmel the following Wednesday…

1916 postcards_00013.jpg
A black and white postcard featuring George Noble Count Plunkett (1851- 1948). Born in Dublin he was Joseph Plunkett's father and was a Home Rule supporter but became more radical after Joseph's execution. 1916

78E Glencree Reformatory near Enniskerry, Co. Wicklow, 8 Sept 1916.jpg
Black and white image of a view of Glencree Reformatory near Enniskerry Co. Wicklow: 8 Sept 1916

75A Glengarriff Castle, Co. Cork, 6 June 1916.jpg
Black and white image of the front façade of Glengarriff Castle County Cork. The Castle was built in the 1790s by Simon White a brother of the 1st Earl of Bantry. It was still in the White family in 1894. 6 June 1916

57B-Glengarriff-Harbour-from-Castle-6-June-1916-.jpg
Black and white image of the view of Glengarriff Harbour from Glengarriff Castle. 6 June 1916

70E Group on Rock of Cashel (taken by Katheen), 21 Feb 1916.jpg
Black and white image of a group of five people including Edmond Murphy on the Rock of Cashel. 21 Feb 1916

70F Group on Rock of Cashel, 21 Feb 1916.jpg
Black and white image of a group of five people including Kathleen Murphy (on right) on the Rock of Cashel. 21 Feb 1916

61F Group on summit of Galteemore, 16 June 1915.jpg
Black and white image of a walking group of people sitting on rocks on the summit of Galteemore in the Galtee mountains. Co. Tipperary. 16 June 1915

1916 postcards_00020.jpg
A black and white postcard showing crowds outside the damaged Liberty Hall in the aftermath of the rebellion. Dublin 1916
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