Genealogy in Tipperary
Tipperary (Accommodation, Tipperary, Ireland), a county of Ireland, province of Munster, bounded N by King’s and Queen’s counties, E by Queen’s county and Kilkenny, S by Waterford and Cork, and W by Limerick, Clare, and Galway. Tipperary is known for its coalmines and slate quarries. Tipperary borders the mountain ranges of the Galtees, the Knockmealdowns and the Silvermines. The Rock of Cashel is one of Tipperary’s most popular historical sites. The rivers are the Suir, and its tributaries.
Before the Norman invasion, the county was divided between the old north Munster kingdom of Thomond - which also included parts of Clare and north Limerick - and the south Munster kingdom of Desmond. These were dominated by, respectively, the O’Briens and the McCarthys, and Tipperary was the front line of the endless battles between the two, ending only with the expulsion of the McCarthys from Tipperary (Hotels, Tipperary, Ireland) into Cork. For most of the period Cashel, in the south of the county, was the seat of the kings of Munster. On the arrival of the Normans, the south of the county was granted to Philip de Worcester and most of the north to Theobald Walter, progenitor of the Butler family, who later became earls of Ormond, and played a large role in Irish politics over three centuries. The county was created and named after the town in 1328, making it one of the earliest of the Irish counties.
Surnames strongly associated with the county include Ryan, Maher, O’Meara, Gleeson, Hogan, O’Dwyer, Quirke, Macken, Moloney, Tracy and Kelly.
The chief towns in North Tipperary (Holiday Homes, Tipperary, Ireland) are: Nenagh, Templemore, Thurles and Roscrea. In south Tipperary the main towns include Cashel, Cahir, Tipperary, Clonmel, Carrick-on-Suir.
In the period before the Great Famine emigration from this area chiefly consisted of Protestants who settled in Canada. People emigrated from workhouses in this area to Australia. Relief Committees were active in Tipperary during the Great Famine period and saved many from starvation. But many perished too from hunger and disease in the infamous workhouses or on the roadside. Mass emigration from Tipperary began during the Great Famine and people scattered all over the world. In the main, however, people from South Tipperary (Holiday Cottages, Tipperary, Ireland) settled in Australia.
Bru Boru Cultural Centre, Rock of Cashel, County Tipperary, Ireland
The Bru Boru Cultural Centre offers a full service for enquirers and currently has access to 400,000+ records for South Tipperary. Initial enquiries usually receive a reply within one week.
The main records include:
Roman Catholic records, the earliest of which date from 1778
Civil births, deaths and marriages from 1864
Non-Catholic marriages from 1845
Gravestone Inscriptions for South Tipperary
Tithe Applotment and Primary Valuation Lists
1901 and 1911 Census for South Tipperary
Bru Boru Cultural Centre also holds copies of:
Royal Irish Constabulary Indexes 1816 - 1921
Laffan’s Hearth Money Rolls 1666
Civil Survey 1654
Incumbered Estates of Ireland, 1850 - 1905
Topographical History of Ireland 1837
Tipperary North Family History Research Centre, Governor’s House, Kickham Street, Nenagh, County Tipperary, Ireland
They provide a full genealogical service for clients whose ancestors originated in North Tipperary and currently has computerised about 600,000 genealogical records. Initial enquiries usually receive a reply within one month
The main records include:
Roman Catholic records, the earliest of which date from 1792
Church of Ireland (Anglican/Episcopalian) records some of which date from 1755
Methodist records from the 1830s
Tithe Applotment and Primary Valuation Lists
Civil births, deaths & marriages 1864-1911
Gravestone inscriptions for all of Tipperary North
1901 Census Church & civil records terminate in 1911. In addition to the main sources, the centre has also computerised
Civil Survey and Hearth Money Rolls (17th century)
Street Directories (19th & 20th century)
Encumbered Estate records for Nenagh, 1854
Vestry Book for Borrisokane (19th century)
Poor Law rate books for Nenagh and Thurles PLUs, 1840s
Births, deaths and marriages in the Nenagh Guardian, 1838-66