Tipperary Family History Society

[RootsChat]

Why not contact one of Tipperary's family or historical Society's and find out more about the county.

Tipperary North Family Research Centre
The Gatehouse,
Kickham Street,
Nenagh,
Co. Tipperary

Tel: +353-67-33850

County Tipperary & east County Limerick
Tipperary South,
Brú Ború Heritage Centre
Rock of Cashel,
Co. Tipperary

Tel: +353-62-61122

Tipperary Local Studies is an excellent place to look at old Newspapers such at the Tipperary Star and the Guardian.


You may be interested in their link to the Tipperary Historiacal Society.

Webite http://www.iol.ie/~tipplibs/Local.htm#Local Trying to locate new site

[Hector]

In response to the posting about the Historical Society, can any of their membership help me in tracing members of my wife's family from the County.  Her maiden name was Woods, and their branch of the family left Ireland in the 1880s or later, settling around Birkenhead.  A common name in the male line was Dennis.

As I have researched other surnames, Woods doesn't appear to crop up so frequently.  My wife's father is Dennis Joseph Woods, and his father was also called Dennis and was formerly Fire Chief for Cumbria.

Any help in getting started would be gratefully received.

Best wishes

Hector S. MacDonald

[Christopher]

Hello Hector,

It would appear that the Tipperary Family History Society is not terribly interested in Genealogy. You posted your message in 2004 and it is now almost March 2006. You would think that a County with a Historical Society could do better tham this. Good Morning Tipperary (Reminiscent of Good Morning Vietnam). Is anyone at home?

Denis Woods lived in Tooreen in the Parish of Donohill, Co. Tipperary  in 1850-1 when Griffiths Valuation of the County was taking place.  http://www.failteromhat.com/griffiths.php

I took the liberty of substituting the cached version

All the Best, Christopher

[janetmp]

http://www.rootsweb.com/~irltip2/

Hi Hector,

I contacted this website and had a reply within 12 hours.

I dont know much about them but was delighted with their prompt response.Its a free site and easy to use.

All the best with your hunt for the elusive rellies.

Jan

[magsbutler]

Jan
I agree, the co.Tipp site you quote is  really useful , I've found lots of good stuff on there.
Just wondered, did you contact them with a specific query, and if so, who did you get a reply from/

Many thanks
Mags

[janetmp]

 :)Thanks for your interest Mags

I enquired about a place name in Tip and had a reply from Pete Schermerhorn in Berkshire massachusetts.

Excellent!!!

Jan

[magsbutler]

Thanks Jan,
Yes, I've had contact with Pete from the beautiful Berkshire hills before ; always nice to get a reply!

Mags

[Pegasuss]

I asked the Tipperary North FHC If they could help me with any Info re: BDM's for some of My Ancestors!

They replied pretty quickly, with some snippets & a request for £150 (If I wanted them to do a Full Search)!

Jan.

I will try the site You posted! (they sound like Nice People!)

[munchiecarter]

ok i am confused how can i find where ballyquirkeen was in carrick-on-suir, as my elderly father was bought up there, but it is no where to be found on maps, i would like to know where it stood... also he had no contact with his family so i would like to know what happened to the dunnes from ballyquirkeen, my mother used to write to this address, but i cannot find any info about it