Welcome to Tipperary Studies. 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.
Black and white image of the ruins of the South wall of the refectory at Athassel Abbey. Athassel was built for the Augustianians in the 12th century by William De Burgo and is the largest medieval priory in Ireland. The Abbey was burnt twice and the…
Black and white image of Athassel Abbey ruins. Co Tipperary. Athassel was built for the Augustianians in the 12th century by William De Burgo and is the largest medieval priory in Ireland. The Abbey was burnt twice and the town that had grown up…
41 page collection of Lorrha gravestone inscriptions. Includes inscriptions from Dominican Priory graveyard, gravestones inserted on the wall of the Roman Catholic church grounds, memorials within Roman Catholic church, Augustinian/Canons regular…
28 page collection of gravestone inscriptions. Includes introduction by Denise Foulkes, inscriptions of Augustinian graveyard, Aghnameadle graveyard, Church of Ireland church grounds, Gortaggary Roman Catholic church grounds, inside Gortaggary church