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 A pictorial record, compiled by ‘Horse and Jockey Remembers its Past,’ committee will be launched on November 24th, at the Horse and Jockey Hotel, Thurles, Co Tipperary.
Horse and Jockey Pictorial Record
This new publication is an amazing collection of some five hundred photographs, in both colour and black/white. The photographs span many decades with images of local people at work, at play, at home, at school, in group settings, social and sporting occasions or involved in club activities.
The memories of the older generation will be stirred and the younger generation will glean a glimpse of the lives and times long past. This is not, strictly speaking, a history book about the ‘most famous cross-roads in Ireland,’ but ‘moments in time,’ captured forever through the camera lens. It is also a very fine visual record of the profound changes that have occurred in this area during the past one hundred years.
This publication will make a most excellent Christmas gift especially for those exiled and living abroad.
The members of the organising committee involved in this venture are: – Liam Ó Donnchú, Tom Egan, John Hassett, Mary Roche, Richard O’Keeffe, Connie O’Keeffe and Averil Clarke.
This unique photo collection sells for €20 and is available from local outlets or from www.horseandjockeyhotel.com.
 “Man Of War” By Duff Hart Davis His eccentricities possibly made him stand out here in rural Tipperary and local people never really knew what to make of him. He himself wrote in one of his letters, “A lot of people know me, but I’m very much an enigma to most of them and regarded with suspicion, because I don’t fit into any category . . . I’m a trouble-maker. I ride the storm.”
He had travelled widely during his working life, including visits to Ireland, to Morocco and America, settling in 1930 for a period with his second wife Mary at an old farmhouse in the hills of Majorca. Eventually in 1946 he would decide to settle here in North Tipperary, in the village of Ballinderry, having purchased the once-grand but then somewhat ruined house known as ‘Gurthalougha,’ on the shore of Lough Derg, which he had quickly renamed ‘Illannanagh.’
In 1975, a group IRA men, two of which were escaped murderers and who possibly had confused his home with another address in their search for firearms, were not even slightly aware of his mysterious past. Although then aged in his 70’s, he had remained appearing unperturbed, cold, seated & continuing to read his newspaper, when they had surprised him by entering his home. He had insisted that no conversation was ever taking place until they had lowered their weapons. Chastened somewhat by this old man’s non negotiable firm attitude, his unwelcome IRA visitors had consented, later quietly leaving his home, carrying only a couple of shotguns.
Fact Is Often More Exciting Than Fiction
The man of whom I speak was actually born Hugh Evans in 1899, the son of a then prominent London surgeon and his wife. He had enrolled as a naval cadet just before the outbreak of the First World War. By February 1915, this same boy, at just 15 years old, was an acting midshipman aboard the cruiser Bacchante, sailing on its way to participate in the ill-fated Gallipoli campaign against Turkey. Once on shore with Anzac troops, Evans soon found himself in the thick of war & involved in hand to hand fighting. Narrowly escaping death, when a Turkish bullet grazed his scalp, the following year young Evans was invalided home having received even more serious wounds.
Continue reading “Man Of War,” Tipperary Book Of The Month
 Picture shows L-R: Isabelle Benwell, Karen Willoughby, Munch the Cow, Sarah Webb & Jessica Benwell The Reading Association of Ireland (RAI), Irish children’s author, Sarah Webb, and children’s yogurt brand, Munch Bunch, teamed up today, to promote the importance of storytelling and shared reading, to mark the launch of Munch Bunch’s 2012 Story Writing competition, Munch Time.
Created to highlight the importance of story-telling between parent and child, and the vital role it plays in bonding and supporting a child’s holistic development, the Munch Time story writing competition is calling for budding children’s authors to get writing!
Now its second year, Munch Time is looking for aspiring writers, who are able to capture the imagination of young children, to submit original children’s stories that are between 600-800 words, and begin with the opening line: “Once upon a Munch Time, there was a cow called Munch…”
Topical Research From The Reading Association Of Ireland
The impact that stories and texts, presented in print-based or e-book format, can have on the parent/caregiver and child reading experience, was among a number of topics addressed in a review of research, conducted this month, by Dr. Gerry Shiel of “Reading Association of Ireland.”
Dr. Shiel explains: “Research on young children’s emerging literacy skills has long highlighted the important role that parents and caregivers can play in supporting the development of early reading and writing skills. In a recent publication on oral language development, Ireland’s National Council for Curriculum and Assessment highlighted the importance of not only reading to young children, but also discussing what has been read with them.
“With reading now available through a variety of devices, including e-readers and computer tablets, this research investigates how various mediums impact on a child’s literacy and language development.”
Continue reading Munch Time Story Writing Competition Launched
 It is time to get those creative writing juices flowing again. Well, that is if you feel that you have the necessary creative skills to write a short story.
In conjunction with the “Tipperary Reads Festival,” Tipperary Libraries are again running their now popular ‘Short Story Competition.’
The competition is open to all Adults and Senior Cycle secondary school students. The story must be between 2,000 (Minimum) and 3,000 words (Maximum) and all entries must be the original work of the author and previously not published.
There will be just one prize of €200 for the best story, with the winner being announced during the well heralded and welcome visit by Patrick Gale to Tipperary Libraries in November next.
Stories may be submitted by email to thurles@tipperarylibraries.ie or as hard copy (preferably on CD) to Thurles library, in The Source centre, Cathedral Street, Thurles.
Note: Closing date for your submission is 01/10/2012 & if further details are required please contact your local Thurles library or Phone 0504 29720.
Attention all those involved in the Tipperary Tourism Industry. At long last a new, intelligent, modern, Tourism Guide has hit the book shelves here in Co Tipperary.
To be more accurate this Guide, is more akin to a rich colourful coffee table publication, allowing guests / readers to sit and be entertained, thus inspiring conversation and alleviating boredom. The pages contained, consist of high quality photographs and illustrations, accompanied by captions and small blocks of explanatory text, shown directly opposite each picture.
 New Tourist Guide "Destination Cashel." This book, which contains some 180 pages of valuable information about Tipperary, is now a compulsory purchase for all Tourist Accommodation Providers in Tipperary. If any tourists out there are reading this blog, here is the ultimate tourist guide to purchase, not just to find areas of interest while you are amongst us, but to keep and cherish as a memory & to show to friends, as you relate what we hope will be a memorable tale and a wonderful experiences of your travels in Tipperary.
This Guide, which I hasten to add is the brainchild of Catherine Stapleton, published & superbly produced by Lion Print, Cashel, is now on sale here in Thurles at Bookworm, for a value for money price of just €5.00.
Having read this Guide, and followed, with interest the “8 planned Day Trips,” laid out in it’s content, using Cashel as the centre point, I sent this publication to three groups all with a genuine interest in promoting tourism in Thurles.
Read Their Reviews
Mr P.J. Shanahan (Thurles Chamber of Commerce) “I was delighted having read the book “Destination Cashel,” which provides, for the first time, a simple plan for tourist on what to see, not only in Cashel, but the whole county of Tipperary, including our own historic town of Thurles.
The book contains eight planned routes with a brief history of different places along the way and a list of events that take place here in the premier county. It is a fantastic guide to visitors, with pictures that sell County Tipperary as the beautiful county it really is, personally I love the picture of Ardfinnan, but I of course St Mary’s Church and St Patrick’s College are hidden treasure in Thurles.
Aimed at anyone who might pick the book up for a light read,will give vital help to tourists who visit our stunning county, but I also feel it will also give locals inhabitants an amazing in-site into what exists on their own doorstep. Destination Cashel is a must buy for anybody visiting or living in Tipperary this year.”
Councillor Mr Gerard Fogarty (Thurles Town Council) “The ‘Destination Cashel‘ tourist guide is a fantastic example of how individuals and local businesses can work together with enthusiasm to produce a fine document selling their local community and the cream of what it has to offer. We have a proud historical and cultural tradition here in Tipperary and it’s important to showcase and promote our historical sites and commemorative events & carry them on into the future, while at the same time benefit our local economy, stimulating our labour market. This publication’s content sends a message to the rest of the country and indeed to the world that Tipperary is open for business. It will also encourage our neighbours residing in other counties to come & enjoy all the many wonders Co Tipperary has to offer.
It would be fantastic progress for Thurles if we could drive a similar exciting project for our own area and I would be delighted to give any assistance I can to do that. I look forward to working with state agencies and local business and community enthusiasts, to develop and fund such an initiative.”
Mr Stewart Willoughby (St Mary’s Famine Museum Thurles) “Excellent publication and already under the arms of a few tourists visiting the Famine Museum. Tourists report that the book, together with it’s excellent high definition pictures and short informative script, is a huge advantage when planning their day trips. The Guide’s Author has climbed inside the heads of Irish & foreign tourists and provided them with information long sought after. Highly recommended.”
Has your Pub, B & B, Hostel, Farm Guest House, Hotel, etc. got a copy ?
Trust me you do need this publication in your establishment & your guests will thank you all the more for providing them with the information contained.
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