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Cork University Press @corkup.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

The 'Atlas of Irish Sport' is an upcoming landmark publication for readers interested in sports history and the history of Ireland and its people. It will be released on 11 September 2026 and can be pre-ordered on the CUP website bit.ly/4f299DM Thank you to our endorsers for their comments.

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Old Thurles @oldthurles.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Typo .. should read Jack Fitzsimons, not Jim 😬

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Old Thurles @oldthurles.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

To mark July as #EYAAiltireacht | #EYAArchitecture month, here are images of William Cooper's Illustrated Catalogue (no date that I can immediately see) Jim Fitzsimons Bungalow Bliss and the 1974 Daily Mail book of Bungalow Plans. @araireland.bsky.social @exploreyourarchive.bsky.social

Cover of an illustrated catalogue showing greenhouses

Image and dimensions for an ornamental span roof conservatory

Cover of the 1974 Daily Mail Book of Bungalow Plans with images of five bungalows

Orange coloured cover of Bungalow Bliss with elevation drawings of various bungalow types shown in white ink

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Old Thurles @oldthurles.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Yep, a great series. Can't find #3 at the moment

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Old Thurles @oldthurles.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

To mark the first flight of Iolar by Aer Lingus 90 years ago, here is a Jacob's biscuit tin, Hostess Assorted Biscuits featuring. @airwaysmag.bsky.social #speirgorm

A Jacobs biscuit tin with an image of an Aer Lingus hostess on the lid. There is a green and white livery aeroplane in the background parked on a run way.

Another view of a Jacobs biscuit tin with an image of an Aer Lingus hostess on the lid. There is a green and white livery aeroplane in the background parked on a run way. Script at the front reads Hostess Assorted Biscuits

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Old Thurles @oldthurles.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

End of an era in Thurles with the closing of Ryan's Daughter, a most wonderful restaurant for almost 50 years. Prior to that Roche's Stores with it's distinctive red and white stamp collecting book. 📸 my own

Streets ape showing Ryan's Daughter frontage

Red and white colored stamps pasted into a collection book

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Old Thurles @oldthurles.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

That is unreal. This account and @legolostatsea.bsky.social two reasons why I stay on the site, knowing I'll never meet ye, but admire what ye do. 👐🤓

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Old Thurles @oldthurles.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Can also be used as 'That bates (beats) Banagher, and Banagher bates (beats) the band'. Have heard the phrase "that bates the band" for manys the year.

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Old Thurles @oldthurles.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

Lá Fhéile Pádraig.... St. Bernard. Dunnes Stores plastic bag.

Plastic shopping bag with green text, mostly in Irish, with Dunnes Stores and St. Bernard written in English

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Old Thurles @oldthurles.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

Great, good to read that, thanks. 👍

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Old Thurles @oldthurles.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

Clomanto Cricket Club v Thurles GS&WR in September 1891

Text report of a cricket match from contemporary newspaper in September 1891

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Old Thurles @oldthurles.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

Perfect, no bother at all. You are very welcome.

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Old Thurles @oldthurles.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

There is also one in the town land of Clongour, Thurles on the road south out towards the M8, which was placed upside down in a wall which was renovated. No image to hand at the moment.

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Old Thurles @oldthurles.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

Also UCC, College Road, Cork and St. Mary's Church of Ireland, Templemore. All 📸 My own

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Old Thurles @oldthurles.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

Great piece of work. 👍 Some examples from Thurles: 1 Railway Bridge, Nenagh Road, 2. junction of Liberty Sq. & Slievenamon Road 3. Friar St

Bench mark chiseled into a railway bridge limestone wall.

Bench mark in a shop wall painted over many time, with it now covered in black paint.

Bench mark cut into a jostle stone at an alleyway leading to private housing

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Old Thurles @oldthurles.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

Slieve Gullion steam locomotive and carriages at Thurles Railway Station.📸 my own

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Old Thurles @oldthurles.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

Slieve Gullion entering Thurles Railway Station today. Railway Preservation Society return outing Dublin to Limerick.

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Old Thurles @oldthurles.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

A wonderful range of 3D gravestone memorials on the Tipperary Studies Sketchfab platform, captured and uploaded by Caimin O'brien. A brilliant piece of work. sketchfab.com/tippstudies

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View the profile and 3D models by tippstudies. Tipp Studies 3D model collection of Tipperary Gravestones, created through digital photogrammetry

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Old Thurles @oldthurles.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

Vinyl album from 1979 of Johnny McEvoy greatest hits, with cover artwork by the wonderful @jimfitzpatrick.bsky.social

Coloured 12 inch vinyl album cover featuring image of folk singer Johnny McEvoy. Artwork by Jim Fitzpatrick

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Old Thurles @oldthurles.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

A ticket from the first Trip to Tipp music festival at Semple Stadium, for Sunday 5th August 1990, featuring Van Morrison, Christy Moore and Deacon Blue among many others. @deaconbluemusic.bsky.social

Concert ticket for the first Trip to Tipp music festival, August 1990

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Old Thurles @oldthurles.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

#31DaysOfGraves Day 30 Colour. Memorial to the Foy family at Christ Church Cathedral, Waterford.

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Old Thurles @oldthurles.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

Memorials to Spring Rice and his widow Anne, at New Inn, Co. Tipperary

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Old Thurles @oldthurles.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

Both of Lena's parents had passed away before her. Her father first, though the year is illegible, then her mother Anne, widow of Spring Rice. So as to why her mother's name was not recorded on her memorial, I cannot answer. As I said previously the cemetery is tiny.

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Old Thurles @oldthurles.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

Ian Barclay Justly Williams, born at Clonmel, Co. Tipperary, played cricket with Ireland and Cahir Park. His memorial at Killaloan graveyard, Clonmel has only latter two names as initials. cricketeuropearchive.com/HISTORY/PLAY...

Grave memorial with font inscriptions coloured in black.

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Old Thurles @oldthurles.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

‪ #31DaysOfGraves Day 23 - Cross Memorial to James M. Power and family at St. Mary's graveyard, Littleton, Co. Tipperary.

Large Celtic style cross with interlace motif

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Old Thurles @oldthurles.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

If I am not mistaken there was a great shop here in the late 80s where you could buy old match programmes, bank notes and various other collectibles.

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Old Thurles @oldthurles.bsky.social · 12/10/2025

I can't answer the question about her mother. The cemetery is so tiny, I think there are only a couple of other memorials. I must pop in the next time I'm passing and check.

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Old Thurles @oldthurles.bsky.social · 12/10/2025

#31DaysOfGraves Day 12 - Notable Woman Grave of Lena Rice, only Irish winner of Wimbledon Ladies Singles title, at New Inn, Co. Tipperary. @wimbledonltc.bsky.social @icshc.bsky.social

White marble grave memorial with black text

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Old Thurles @oldthurles.bsky.social · 11/10/2025

#31DaysofGraves - Day 11 - Military. Memorial plaque at St Mary's Church, Littleton, Co. Tipperary to Hercules and Henry Beere, who died in the Peninsular Wars

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Old Thurles @oldthurles.bsky.social · 28/09/2025

I agree. Your last few posts have the potential to send me down a rabbit hole, with lots of tunnels. 🐰🕳️🫣

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Old Thurles @oldthurles.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

Nope, not sad. Just a curious mind.

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Old Thurles @oldthurles.bsky.social · 31/08/2025

Sun dial at Glengoole, Co. Tipperary. ☀️ Engraved by Vere Hunt June 4th 1825. A South Dial declining West 22 Deg. Latitude 52 D. 28 M. North. A real beauty.

Engraved metal sun dial, mounted on a wall. Not in it's original position.

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Old Thurles @oldthurles.bsky.social · 17/08/2025

Great Southern & Western Railway trespass notice sign. Can't recall where I took this photo.

Cast iron sign. Black painted type on white background

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Old Thurles @oldthurles.bsky.social · 16/08/2025

Metal foot bridge over tracks at Thurles Railway Station, installed in 1883. Erected to prevent people from crossing the tracks going to or coming from trains. Closed to public access nowadays.

Metal pedestrian foot bridge over railway tracks

Detail of metal pedestrian foot bridge over railway tracks

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Old Thurles @oldthurles.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

Extract from Great Southern Railways book entitled Telegraph Message Code to be used upon Railway Companies Business. 1st July 1939. #RailwayHistory

Cover of a book with content relating to codes use while on railway business

Title page of book about Telegraph code used by a railway company

Buff coloured page from a book, aged over time

More buff coloured pages from a book, which have aged with time

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Old Thurles @oldthurles.bsky.social · 09/08/2025

Membership card for the GS&WR CC, Inchicore, Dublin from 1915. Fixtures against Railway & Steam Packet Union CC, later to become Railway Union, included.

Membership card for a cricket team in Dublin. Yellow paper on hard board cover

Membership card for a cricket club with dates of fixtures against other teams.

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Old Thurles @oldthurles.bsky.social · 09/08/2025

Really nice, I must look out for that when I am next up in that area.

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Old Thurles @oldthurles.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

Great Southern & Western Railway Company logo from what looks like the bottom of a broken cup, which I found working on an old railway sidings some years ago. I have not seen another example since, complete or broken.