4 Apr 1623: Bl. William Tirry Augustinian is consecrated Bishop of #Cork & Cloyne at Brussels #otd Hanged on 2 May 1654 in his habit at #Clonmel Co. #Tipperary, then buried in the ruined #Augustinian Abbey at Fethard. (Photo of SS Michel et Gudule: I, Luc Viatour)
16 Jan 1541: James FitzJohn Fitzgerald, soon to be Earl of Desmond, renounces the #Pope in front of Lord Deputy of #Ireland St. Leger & 200 lords #otd at Cahir #Tipperary (StefServos) In 1542, he would submit to Henry VIII in person.
On this day in 1768, Thomas Mara died aged 41. See this and other gravestone inscriptions from Roscrea, Co. Tipperary, in the Journals: https://tinyurl.com/mara1768
On this day in 1629, Redmond Nash died. See this and other gravestone inscriptions from the Church of the Holy Trinity, Fethard, Co. Tipperary, in the Journals: https://tinyurl.com/nash1629
26 Nov 1667: James Archer, engineer, reports #otd on the possibility of opening Carrick-on-Suir #Tipperary to maritime trade (By Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0)
On this day in 1785, Elizabeth Harrison died aged 45. See this and other gravestone inscriptions from Ardcrony, Co. Tipperary, in the Journals: https://bit.ly/harr1785
On this day in 1743, Christopher Emett died aged 40. He was buried at Tipperary. Find out more about Tipperary parish church in the Journals: https://bit.ly/emett1743
On this day in 1836, Margaret Howe died aged 47. See this and other gravestone inscriptions from Ardcrony, Co. Tipperary, in the Journals: https://bit.ly/howe1836
On this day in 1636, Teige Ó Mera of Lissanisky, Co. Tipperary, died. His funeral entry names his father, grandfather, wife, children and father-in-law. See more 17th-century funeral entries in the Journals: https://bit.ly/omera1636
On 28th April 1921 a public notice warned the people of Tipperary that 'a civilian with his hands in his pockets is necessarily an object of suspicion … and renders him liable to arrest and, in an emergency, runs the risk of coming under fire.'