News from County Tipperary

Murray on Parade in Australia 1940

The story of Murray Moten, an Australian hero of Irish origins

When: Wednesday, 29 June, 2016

Picture above: Murray Moten in 1940

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Earl Main Street, County Tipperary

County in Focus: Tipperary

When: Wednesday, 29 March, 2023

Tipperary (Tiobraid Árann) often called the premier county is the largest inland county and the twelfth largest of the thirty-two counties.

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Bill Ryan and Helen Fox present His Excellency Mr Kevin Vickers Canadian Ambassador with a copy of their book: (Photo  Mike Horrigan)

Ottawa 2015 - Finnoe, Kilbarron, Terryglass 1815

When: Wednesday, 6 April, 2016

Picture: Bill Ryan and Helen Fox present His Excellency Mr Kevin Vickers Canadian Ambassador with a copy of their book: (Photo  Mike Horrigan) The event was held at Coolbawn Quay, Lakeshore Spa and Marina on the shores of Lough Derg, as it was from that very point that many emigrants would have sailed fr

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Golden Grove Woods Roscrea, Co. Tipperary, Ireland

Bluebell time at Golden Grove Woods

When: Friday, 6 May, 2016

Come and enjoy nature's annual exhibition during the month of May and see the Bluebell spectacular. Golden Grove Woods provide an enjoyable walk free to all. Access is at the rear of Dromakeenan School on the Birr Road a mile out of Roscrea town.

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Leinster Regiment with William Farrell

A sporting family then and now

When: Tuesday, 21 June, 2016

Last Christmas Pete Farrell made contact with Tom the Ireland XO Volunteer in Cahir, County Tipperary, hoping he could learn more about the Farrell family.

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Bournea Reaching Out 2017

When: Tuesday, 12 December, 2017

This book has been a community effort, with everyone from primary school students to sporting heroes t

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IrelandXO Connections - searching for Margaret Murphy

IrelandXO Connections - searching for Margaret Murphy

When: Wednesday, 17 July, 2019

Here Lyn talks about her family history search for her great great grandmother, Margaret Murphy, connecting with local the local IrelandXO volunteer network and visiting ancestral homesteads in County Tipperary.

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IrelandXO Connections - New York State and Tipperary

IrelandXO Connections - Onondaga County and County Tipperary

When: Monday, 30 September, 2019

Starting with the information contained within the papers, Eileen began to discover more information about her Grandfather’s family. His mother died when he was only 16, leaving behind 11 children, and his brother had died in a war.

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Jacqi Stevens

From Chicago to Ballina in County Tipperary

When: Wednesday, 11 March, 2015

Jacqi Stevens husband’s Tully family of which she has written extensively, left Ireland in the 1840s, immigrated to Canada, settled in Ontario for a generation, and then eventually found their way to Chicago, the Dakota Territory, and even further west in the Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Sa

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Sharavogue House Roscrea

Sharavogue House

When: Thursday, 1 January, 1920

Sharavogue House, demolished 1920. Property of The Earl of Huntington . 

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