Three deaths caused by another’s suicidal panic
The Twomeys’ last memory before the fatal moment might have been the sound of sirens and the flashing of police-car lights. Then 26-year-old Marek’s...
Local news in the aftermath of the 1916 Easter Rising
July 7th-13th, 1916
In their annual report for 1915, The Society of Prevention of Cruelty to Animals revealed that its officers visited Fermoy Cattle Fair...
Local news in the aftermath of the 1916 Easter Rising
July 14th-20th 1916
At Limerick Assizes, John Walsh with an address in Kilbehenny, was indicted for the manslaughter of his father, William Walsh on April...
Local news in the aftermath of the 1916 Easter Rising
August 11th-17th 1916
A special meeting of Castletownroche Hurling Club, was arranged so that all members present could tender their sympathy to two of the...
Draíocht idirlín!
Is é an bóthar mór an cóngar
Tá ciall doimhin ag baint leis an tseanfhocal sin, dár liomsa ach ina lán slite san lá atá...
Local news in the aftermath of the 1916 Rising
April 13th - 19th, 1917
The Summer Time Act was reported as causing an extraordinary amount of annoyance, inconvenience and general confusion in County Tipperary....
Lifting people out of darkness into the light
There seemed to be a suicide-victim’s funeral Mass every day of the week in mid-April – and this was ‘getting to’ local priest Father...
Local news in the aftermath of the 1916 rising
September 15th-21st 1916
Under the Defence of the Realm Act, Mr W.J. Ryan, shopkeeper, Lower Cork Street, Mitchelstown was arrested and conveyed to the local...
Local news in the aftermath of the 1916 Rising
October 6th-12th 1916
After a long time during which he had received no word from him, Mr Denis E. Sullivan of Castletownbere received a letter...
Local news in the aftermath of the 1916 Rising
March 9th - 15th 1917
Mr Coroner R. Rice, solr., held an inquest at the Military Hospital, Fermoy, into the circumstances of the death of...
