Crusader tomb, St Patrick’s Church, Marlfield, Clonmel
The medieval grave-slab to the church interior and that in the graveyard wall, the latter thought locally to be from a crusader’s grave, adds archaeological and historical interest to the…
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February, Cheesemount, Tipperary
Winter seems a long time ago in summer, summer seems a long time away in winter.
Cahir’s memorial to Crimean Bob, “a veteran troophorse”
This plaque is on display in the main square of Cahir, Co Tipperary: This article outlines the story of Crimean Bob and other Irish animals of the Crimean War. A…
Literary graffiti in Clonmel
The other day I spied this scrawled on a wall in Clonmel: Impressively erudite, and with correct use of apostrophes. Although I did find the need to specify that these…
Murphy Devitt Stained Glass from St Mary’s Church , Cahir
One of the delights of blogging about stained glass in Tipperary (and beyond) has been the discovery of the work of Murphy Devitt studios. I was therefore delighted to discover…
Cosmic Walk, Cabragh Wetlands Centre, Tipperary
Near Thurles, on the road to Holycross, one finds Cabragh Wetlands Centre, which is the site of the transformation of the marshes around an old Irish Sugar factory into a…
Stained Glass from St Mary’s Church, Kilsheelan
Some images from St Mary’s Church, Kllsheelan. First of all some interesting motifs – I presume letters of some kind but I am not sure: These windows were clearly Chi-Ro…
Séamus Sweeney 