Old Thurles
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Wildlife, sport, old stuff, history and ephemera
#31DaysOfGraves Day 30 Colour. Memorial to the Foy family at Christ Church Cathedral, Waterford.
October 30, 2025 at 3:39 PM
#31DaysOfGraves Day 30 Colour. Memorial to the Foy family at Christ Church Cathedral, Waterford.
#31DaysOfGraves Day 23 - Cross
Memorial to James M. Power and family at St. Mary's graveyard, Littleton, Co. Tipperary.
#31DaysOfGraves Day 23 - Cross
Memorial to James M. Power and family at St. Mary's graveyard, Littleton, Co. Tipperary.
October 23, 2025 at 8:43 PM
#31DaysOfGraves Day 23 - Cross
Memorial to James M. Power and family at St. Mary's graveyard, Littleton, Co. Tipperary.
#31DaysOfGraves Day 23 - Cross
Memorial to James M. Power and family at St. Mary's graveyard, Littleton, Co. Tipperary.
#31DaysOfGraves Day 12 - Notable Woman
Grave of Lena Rice, only Irish winner of Wimbledon Ladies Singles title, at New Inn, Co. Tipperary. @wimbledonltc.bsky.social @icshc.bsky.social
Grave of Lena Rice, only Irish winner of Wimbledon Ladies Singles title, at New Inn, Co. Tipperary. @wimbledonltc.bsky.social @icshc.bsky.social
October 12, 2025 at 3:44 PM
#31DaysOfGraves Day 12 - Notable Woman
Grave of Lena Rice, only Irish winner of Wimbledon Ladies Singles title, at New Inn, Co. Tipperary. @wimbledonltc.bsky.social @icshc.bsky.social
Grave of Lena Rice, only Irish winner of Wimbledon Ladies Singles title, at New Inn, Co. Tipperary. @wimbledonltc.bsky.social @icshc.bsky.social
#31DaysofGraves - Day 11 - Military. Memorial plaque at St Mary's Church, Littleton, Co. Tipperary to Hercules and Henry Beere, who died in the Peninsular Wars
October 11, 2025 at 12:55 PM
#31DaysofGraves - Day 11 - Military. Memorial plaque at St Mary's Church, Littleton, Co. Tipperary to Hercules and Henry Beere, who died in the Peninsular Wars
Sun dial at Glengoole, Co. Tipperary. ☀️
Engraved by Vere Hunt June 4th 1825. A South Dial declining West 22 Deg. Latitude 52 D. 28 M. North.
A real beauty.
Engraved by Vere Hunt June 4th 1825. A South Dial declining West 22 Deg. Latitude 52 D. 28 M. North.
A real beauty.
August 31, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Sun dial at Glengoole, Co. Tipperary. ☀️
Engraved by Vere Hunt June 4th 1825. A South Dial declining West 22 Deg. Latitude 52 D. 28 M. North.
A real beauty.
Engraved by Vere Hunt June 4th 1825. A South Dial declining West 22 Deg. Latitude 52 D. 28 M. North.
A real beauty.
Great Southern & Western Railway trespass notice sign. Can't recall where I took this photo.
August 17, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Great Southern & Western Railway trespass notice sign. Can't recall where I took this photo.
Metal foot bridge over tracks at Thurles Railway Station, installed in 1883. Erected to prevent people from crossing the tracks going to or coming from trains. Closed to public access nowadays.
August 16, 2025 at 6:07 AM
Metal foot bridge over tracks at Thurles Railway Station, installed in 1883. Erected to prevent people from crossing the tracks going to or coming from trains. Closed to public access nowadays.
Extract from Great Southern Railways book entitled Telegraph Message Code to be used upon Railway Companies Business. 1st July 1939. #RailwayHistory
August 11, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Extract from Great Southern Railways book entitled Telegraph Message Code to be used upon Railway Companies Business. 1st July 1939. #RailwayHistory
Membership card for the GS&WR CC, Inchicore, Dublin from 1915. Fixtures against Railway & Steam Packet Union CC, later to become Railway Union, included.
August 9, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Membership card for the GS&WR CC, Inchicore, Dublin from 1915. Fixtures against Railway & Steam Packet Union CC, later to become Railway Union, included.
Great Southern & Western Railway Company logo from what looks like the bottom of a broken cup, which I found working on an old railway sidings some years ago. I have not seen another example since, complete or broken.
August 8, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Great Southern & Western Railway Company logo from what looks like the bottom of a broken cup, which I found working on an old railway sidings some years ago. I have not seen another example since, complete or broken.
Extract from the Great Southern Railways Rule Book, 1933
August 7, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Extract from the Great Southern Railways Rule Book, 1933
Grave memorial to memory of James O'Connell, aged 11 years, who was killed in an accident at Thurles Railway Station in April 1892. The memorial was erected by the members of the GS&WR Cricket Club. James was interred in St. Mary's graveyard, Thurles. @rwldproject.bsky.social #RailwayHistory
August 3, 2025 at 7:14 AM
Grave memorial to memory of James O'Connell, aged 11 years, who was killed in an accident at Thurles Railway Station in April 1892. The memorial was erected by the members of the GS&WR Cricket Club. James was interred in St. Mary's graveyard, Thurles. @rwldproject.bsky.social #RailwayHistory
Race articles and results of October 1840 meeting, held over three days, at Thurles Racecourse. #ThurlesRacecourse
August 2, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Race articles and results of October 1840 meeting, held over three days, at Thurles Racecourse. #ThurlesRacecourse
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July 24, 2025 at 6:23 AM
Great work being carried out by the team behind Railway worker deaths in GB & Ireland @rwldproject.bsky.social
Not accident related, the GS&WR at Thurles had their own cricket team. John Bracken on Clonmel team worked in the post office & is great grandfather to Kyran Bracken, England scrum half.
Not accident related, the GS&WR at Thurles had their own cricket team. John Bracken on Clonmel team worked in the post office & is great grandfather to Kyran Bracken, England scrum half.
July 29, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Great work being carried out by the team behind Railway worker deaths in GB & Ireland @rwldproject.bsky.social
Not accident related, the GS&WR at Thurles had their own cricket team. John Bracken on Clonmel team worked in the post office & is great grandfather to Kyran Bracken, England scrum half.
Not accident related, the GS&WR at Thurles had their own cricket team. John Bracken on Clonmel team worked in the post office & is great grandfather to Kyran Bracken, England scrum half.
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Delighted to have the opportunity to host this exhibition in Carrick library. @finnuniofgalway.bsky.social @emilymfg.bsky.social
Carrick-on-Suir Library is delighted to host 'A Forgotten Polish Hero of the Great Irish Famine: Paul Strzelecki's Struggle to Save Thousands', an exhibition presented by the Polish Embassy in Dublin.
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March 25, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Delighted to have the opportunity to host this exhibition in Carrick library. @finnuniofgalway.bsky.social @emilymfg.bsky.social
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Big milestone for Tipperary Studies!
Our digital archive, www.tippstudiesdigital.ie, has reached 3 MILLION hits! Explore rare manuscripts, old photos, and more, all for free! Join the thousands discovering Tipperary's rich heritage from around the world.
Share your own stories and help us grow!
Our digital archive, www.tippstudiesdigital.ie, has reached 3 MILLION hits! Explore rare manuscripts, old photos, and more, all for free! Join the thousands discovering Tipperary's rich heritage from around the world.
Share your own stories and help us grow!
March 24, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Big milestone for Tipperary Studies!
Our digital archive, www.tippstudiesdigital.ie, has reached 3 MILLION hits! Explore rare manuscripts, old photos, and more, all for free! Join the thousands discovering Tipperary's rich heritage from around the world.
Share your own stories and help us grow!
Our digital archive, www.tippstudiesdigital.ie, has reached 3 MILLION hits! Explore rare manuscripts, old photos, and more, all for free! Join the thousands discovering Tipperary's rich heritage from around the world.
Share your own stories and help us grow!
Bog forest graveyard. A collection of stumps unearthed over the years in Littleton bog.
March 17, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Bog forest graveyard. A collection of stumps unearthed over the years in Littleton bog.
Dwan's County Orange and Soda Water from their mineral water works at Thurles.
March 16, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Dwan's County Orange and Soda Water from their mineral water works at Thurles.
Victorian pillar box at Friar St., Thurles, Co. Tipperary #postboxsaturday @letterappsoc.bsky.social
March 15, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Victorian pillar box at Friar St., Thurles, Co. Tipperary #postboxsaturday @letterappsoc.bsky.social
Irish Transport and General Workers Union (ITGWU) membership card, 1981/82. @siptu.bsky.social
March 13, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Irish Transport and General Workers Union (ITGWU) membership card, 1981/82. @siptu.bsky.social
Lovely vintage display in Sammon's Pharmacy, at Devlin's Medical Hall in Thurles. The wonderful calendar collage is a real nostalgia trip.
March 9, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Lovely vintage display in Sammon's Pharmacy, at Devlin's Medical Hall in Thurles. The wonderful calendar collage is a real nostalgia trip.
Two Victorian post boxes in Cobh, Co. Cork #postboxsaturday @letterappsoc.bsky.social
March 8, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Two Victorian post boxes in Cobh, Co. Cork #postboxsaturday @letterappsoc.bsky.social
Cliff Palace, Ballycotton, Co. Cork
March 5, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Cliff Palace, Ballycotton, Co. Cork
Mermaids Purse, Garryvoe Beach, Co. Cork. As it is the first one I ever found, a search online suggests it may be that of a lesser-spotted dogfish. @legolostatsea.bsky.social
March 4, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Mermaids Purse, Garryvoe Beach, Co. Cork. As it is the first one I ever found, a search online suggests it may be that of a lesser-spotted dogfish. @legolostatsea.bsky.social