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  1. Local Heroes

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    Brolan, Thurles, Joe McLoughney Thurles were the best men that ever caught a hurley in their hands.
    Paddy Maher could run five miles in twenty five minutes and he won the All Ireland cross country. One day he ran from Thurles to Tobin's cross and from Tobin's cross to Thurles in fifty minutes. When he was a half of a mile from Thurles a nail stuck in his shoe and he ran the whole way and by the time he reached home the nail went through his foot.

  2. Thurles Castles

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    throw the smallest light on the time of its erection or its subsequent possesions. There is therefore no authentic record to show that Knights were ever in Thurles. The present independent square-battlemented tower that we see could be re-erected by the Butlers to serve the same purpose that its predecessor served in the days of old. It can be said of Thurles castles that their venerable ruins bear testimony of warlike scenes when they were sacked.
    Another writer, and Basset in his Directory, agreeing with him say:- In the Annals of the Four Masters mention is made of a prince of Thurles. [Abaclduin] son of [Furdran] being killed in 660 AD. In 931 AD the prince or chief is caled Lord of Thurles and later even frequent reference is made to him by that title. On the coming of the Danes and in subsequent years, the chieftain of Thurles - called Durles O'Fogarty - had an unhappy time - a fact which proves that the place was not only an important stronghold for military, but that it also possessed treasures to tempt the foreigners cupidity. In the 10th century the Danes attacked Thurles, but it was too strong a fortress for them to capture and they were routed by the

  3. Local Happenings

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    One evening there was a man coming home from Thurles, named John Ryan, Gurtnahalla, Borrisoleigh,

  4. The Local Fairs

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    The local fairs are held in Thurles and Templemore and Nenagh and they are in it [?]

  5. Local Heroes

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    Thurles.

  6. Hurling and Football Matches

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    In olden times a great match between the old "Blues" of Thurles and the Horse and Jockey was played in Thurles. There were seventeen on each side, the Thurles colours being Blue and the Horse and Jockey Red and Yellow. During the week evenings previous to the match all the hurlers of Thurles played a match and from that the good hurlers were picked. The same way they were picked on the other side. The Sunday of the Match there was great excitement as both teams entered the field to play the great game. When the hours hurling was over

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    “Near a place called Boherlahan about six miles south-west of Thurles there is what is still known as a "Mass-path.”

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    Near a place called Boherlahan about six miles south-west of Thurles there

  8. Maurice Leyne - A Forgotten Grave

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    In St Mary's Churchyard at Thurles, to the left as you approach the

  9. Julia Kavanagh

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    The great writer and Irishwoman was born in Thurles, daughter of Morgan Kavanagh himself a writer was born in Thurles 1824. In early life she left Thurles for Paris, where she was educated. We next find her in London, novel - writing. She wrote for the "Nation" under Mr Gavan Duffy. She died in 1877 and to the last remained a true friend to her native land.

  10. James Butler

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    This man rebuilt the O'Fogarty Castle and garrisoned it for the King. It flourished till 1651 and was the chief castle of Thurles. Today sufficient of its ruins remain to show its strength. After its downfall a splendid mansion was erected near its ruins by G Mathew who became proprietor of Thurles and marshal of her lands by marrying Lady Thurles, the widow of Thomas Butler who was drowned near Skerries on his way to Eng. This noble residence was burned.

  11. Local Place Names

    “There is a well on Mr Thomas Langley's land, in the townland of Coolkennedy, called "Father Grace's".”

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    after it. The last pilgrimage was held in 1459 when the Duke of Munster gave safe conduct to the Carmelists of Thurles to conduct the Pilgrimage and hear confessions at the well. A tree known as the "Mass Tree" is still there, But this probably refers to the penal days. The cross on it was placed there by a man named MaCormack, a painter, of Thurles. At the present time this well is supplying water to half the town of Thurles.
    A field in front of Grant's Cottage on the Cloughmartin road is called the "Camp Field" because the garrison of Thurles encamped there as a Summer Quarters in 1704, 6,000 troops between cavalry, infantry, and artillery were encamped here. This field is owned by Dr Barry, Thurles

  12. Funny Stories

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    Another day Jack Hooley was going into the town of Thurles and two priests were behind

  13. Thurles - Its Origin

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    Western side of the Square. The Manor Court existed till the beginning of the last century. The Manor also had its mill situated on the river Drish at the Mullauns.
    Towards the middle of the 14th Century the native Irish of Northern Eile - the O'Carrolls and O'Kennedys reconquered their lands from the Anglo Normans. The Butlers had to abandon Nenagh to O'Kennedy, and to withdraw from their possessions in Northern Eile. Thurles now became the northern limit of Anglo-Norman influence in Tipperary and became the subject to the raids of the Irish chieftains. This probably explains the anxiety of the inhabitants of Thurles in the town in 1356.
    There was a population of 8,000 in Thurles in the year 1834. The wage for the workmen in the busiest season of the year was 8d a day and food. Bianconi's cars were running from Kilkenny to Thurles in the year mentioned. In July 1815 Bianconi started his first car from Clonmel to Cahir. Before the year ended he extended the service from Clonmel to Cashel and

  14. James Butler

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    The men rebuilt the O'Fogarty castle & garrisoned it for the King. It flourished in the brilliance of its military prime till 1651 and was the chief castle of Thurles. To day sufficient of its ruins remains to show its strength. After its downfall a splendid mansion was erected near its ruins by George Matthew who became proprietor of Thurles & marshal of her lands by marrying Lady Thurles, the widow of Thomas Butler, Earl of Ormonde, who was drowned near the Skerries on his way to England. This noble residence ended its existence by its accidental burned.
    When the Butlers got a footing in Thurles which they did early in the 13th century, their chief object was to build and wall the town, and so entrench themselves King Edward III granted them a patent to do so and to have the place in addition. To carry

  15. Local Happenings

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    One night a man named John Ryan, Gurtahalla, Upperchurch, Co. Tipperary was coming home from Thurles. When he reached the Ragg he pulled in the horse for a drink of water where there is a big deep drain of water by the side of the road. The horse shyed as he was going to drink the water he jumped across the drain threw the man out of the car and into the drain and he was drowned. He was got dead in the drain the following morning. there was no injury done to the horse or damage done to the car. During the time of the big snow when the snow was melting and the rivers were flooded there was a man drowned in the Clodia river. Michael Delaney, Drumbane, Thurles. He was a native of Crovonore, Borrisoleigh, Thurles. One very wet morning as he was returning from Drumbane creamery he had to

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    “There was a man named John Barry...”

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    There was a man named John Barry living in Mitchel St, Thurles who used to make nails.
    There were two men one named Tuohy living in Kickham St. Thurles and the other named James Connolly living in Kincora Terrace, Thurles who used to make baskets.

  17. Report of Deanery of Ely in 1615 - Royal Visitation and Later

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    There was neither church chancel nor Vicar in Thurles. There was a Father Mc ? in Moyne and Rahealty, where of course there are no Protestants. Clonmore church is down, Boris church stood but had no minister. Leigh is down, ? churches in Fertiana, Beakstown and Kilclooney. Moycarkey and Athnid are ill-served. In 1704 Father Edward Comerford was the registered priest of Thurles. In 1731 Father Michael Phelan was in charge of Thurles which had a Mass house lately repaired and there was a chapel in the house of a Mr Matthew. A Father Michael Ryan had

  18. Thurles - Saint Mary's

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    passing with the Church into other hands. Well-informed opinion supported by facts would regard Saint Mary's as the Catholic Parish Church of Thurles at the dissolution under Queen Elizbeth. At what time it became the parish church cannot be determined, for some would have it that the Church site at Relickbreeda, and its Boher-na-Naov adjoining represents the old church of Thurles, probably that of the days of the old chieftains, especially if their place of residence was in Thurles. When Saint Mary's went to the Protestants, people believe the next Catholic Church of Thurels was in Lot Scully's yard - this structure later becoming a private school. when the church preceding the present Cathedral was built on the Cathedral site. Saint Mary's Catholic Church was once owned by the monks of Abbington and its in time one of them mortgaged it to Italian Merchants. After the dissolution of the Monastery it was handed over to a Mor Howell and thence to Piers Walsh and his family.

  19. William Vincent Wallace

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    The great composer of "Maritana" + other operas was born in Waterford in 1814. His father native of Co Mayo was a band master in Eng. Army. Very early in life his son Wm. was capable of taking his place, so proficient was he in music. In 1830 the position of organist to Thurles Cathedral was vacant. Wm applied for the job + got it, tho' he was a Protestant. While in Thurles he stayed at the house now occupied by Mrs Collins, Cathedral St + while there became a Catholic, + married a Miss OKelly who had a sister, SisterVincent in Ursuline Coonvent. In compliment to the sister he took the additional name of Vincent. Health faling Wallace + his wife left Thurles for Australia but there they parted Company. He died in 1865 + is buried in Kensal Treen Cemetary London.

  20. A Story of Donoughmore Churchyard

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    A woman from Thurles was married in County Waterford. The woman died after a short time. Her relatives wished to have her buried in her own district but her husband wished to have her buried with his own people in Co. Waterford. The two parties could not agree where the woman should be buried. The Thurles men brought a hearse from their own district with a large body of horse men to take the woman back to Thurles.
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