Tipperary Archive

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.

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Autumn colours 1973.jpg
Colour image of the Abbey under restoration framed in Autumn colours. 1973

At work on the West range.jpg
Colour image of craftsmen placing the oak trusses for the west range. 1970s

At opening ceremony.jpg
Colour image of Fr Lynch PP and Dr Morris with Fianna Fáil leader Jack Lynch at the reception for the official opening of Holycross Abbey. October 1975

Archbishops speech.jpg
Colour image of Archbishop Morris giving a speech Jack Lynch sitting behind him. 1975

Abbey west window from inside 1973.jpg
Colour image of Holycross Abbey west window from inside the nave. 1973

Abbey ruins black and white image.jpg
Black and white image of a section of Holycross Abbey buildings before restoration. No date

Abbey roof  restoration Nov 1976.jpg
Colour image of Holycross Abbey roof restoration. Work on the nave and the cloiser. Nov 1976

Abbey interior during restoration.jpg
Colour image of the Abbey Nave with scaffolding in place during restoration. 1975

Abbey from west roof showing roof beams of cloister in place 1975.jpg
Colour image of the Abbey cloister taken from the west roof showing roof beams of cloister in place 1975

Abbey from across the Suir.jpg
Colour image of the Abbey with some of the roofs restored. 1970s
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