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Home of local studies research for Tipperary County Council Library Service.

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Lease Raheen and Lismagrew 1874.pdf
Lease between William Blosse Armstrong (Portarlington), his son Capt. Richard Armstrong and John William Cooke (Fortwilliam Tipperary) of 180 acres of Raheen and Lismagrew lands in Holycross for 3 lives or 31 years. 1872

Holycross Old Cemetery Gravestone Inscriptions.pdf
18 page collection of Holycross Old Cemetery gravestone inscriptions, includes names of stonecutters and index of personal names

HolycrossClass1950s_001.jpg
Black and white image of A Rural Science class photo taken in the old school Holycross.
Back row: Tom Connolly (Teacher) Joe Quinlan, P.J. Barrett, Tom Ryan, Pat Duggan, Liam McGrath, Andy Slattery, Matty Hayes, Jim Ryan, Thomas O'Donnell, Denis…

Golden Vale hunt at Holycross.jpeg
Black and white image of the Golden Vale Hunt crossing the bridge at Holycross in the 1970s. At the front are joint masters and founding members of Holycross Show, Michael Purcell and Timmy Hyde. Behind (and between) them is Mouse Morris.

Essential repairs Holycross.jpg
Essential repairs Holycross. No date. Black and white image

Harry Johnson and Roland Switzer at the show.jpg
Harry Johnson (Ballagh) and Roland Switzer (The Commons) at the show. 1989. Black and white image

Holycross first mineral bar 1970.jpg
Holycross first mineral bar 1970. L to R Sharon Slattery, Andy Slattery and Noel Slattery. At 1st Gymkhana on the lands of P. J. Fogarty (Graiguenoe). 1970. Colour image

Timmy Hyde on Hitchcock joint first 1972.jpg
Timmy Hyde on Hitchcock joint first 1972. R to L Timmy Hyde on Hitchcock. John Egan on Bethnal Squire (joint 1st). Kevin Molony on Blue Boy (3rd) Con McEvoy on Trigger Hill and David Mitcell on Arlington (Joint 4th). 1972. black and white image
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