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 images of 'Carden's Folly' on Devil's Bit Mountain.The round tower was built c.1860 by John Carden as a folly for Barnane House, Templemore Co. Tipperary.
A colour postcard with an image of a steam ship and a variety of flags. On the reverse is detail of routes and contacts for the American Line United States mail steamers, with Michael Cleary in Thurles being the local agent. c. 1860