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 ruined Dominican Friary at Lorrha. Founded in the 13th century by Walter de Burgh. The village was the site of an important early christian monastery founded in the 6th century by St. Ruadhan. Lorrha, Co. Tipperary