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Tullamore Tribune

New book recalls killing of Offaly landlord in the 1840s

At the height of the Great Famine, the land agent Charles Cage served eviction notices on tenants on the Gore Estate at Endrim and Creggan. On Sunday 14th October 1849, Cage was shot dead while travelling to the town of Ferbane. His death would ...

07 Dec 2021 at 17:26

Tullamore Tribune

Book on legendary Offaly football family to be published

A BOOK on the legendary Offaly football brothers, the Nolans is to be published at the end of the month. The book is written by Billy Browne and looks back at the glory days of Offaly football. It will be launched in Clara GAA centre on ...

09 Nov 2021 at 13:02

Tullamore Tribune

Social story of Ireland as seen through Tullamore eyes

Published this month, ‘Merchants, Medics, and the Military Commerce and Architecture’ provides an exciting insight on the social history of Ireland from 1875 to 1925, as seen through the lives of influential Tullamore families. . ...

10 Dec 2021 at 13:06

Christmas In Offaly

Tullamore's Midland Books recommend the best books to give this Christmas

Despite the fact that it comes around every year, we are always reluctant to admit that Christmas is upon us for another year. The time has come once again where we must search the inner depths of our imagination to think of the ...

02 Dec 2021 at 16:46

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NUJ chief lauds new history of iconic Offaly whiskey liqueur

The Irish Secretary of the NUJ, Seamus Dooley, has lauded a new history of iconic Offaly distilled whiskey liqueur, “Irish Mist.” The Ferbane native, who launched the book in Tullamore on Friday night last, said it was ...

05 Dec 2023 at 11:30

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New book recalls killing of Offaly landlord in the 1840s

12 Dec 2021 at 14:41

Tullamore Tribune

Offaly author pens uplifting tale of friendship and self-belief for young people

AN uplifting tale of friendship written by an Offaly based author has been published after a 15-year wait. Pat Sangster penned his tale centred around the adventures of a young duck 15 years ago but it was only ...

07 Jan 2025 at 19:18

Offaly Life

Rare Offaly photographs in new book tell 'tale of two Irelands'

Rathrobin is a book that keeps on giving. Its 250 Biddulph photographs from the 1870s to 1920s, all carefully captioned, depict the two Irelands – unionist and nationalist, Catholic and Protestant, landed and ...

15 Dec 2021 at 12:00

Tullamore Tribune

Take a meander through Offaly's county town with new publication

“Towards Boland’s Lock” book launch will take place this Wednesday, July 3, at 7.30pm in Esker Art Centre, Tullamore. All are welcome to attend. The book is a collaborative piece that takes the reader on a ...

02 Jul 2024 at 15:04

Tullamore Tribune

'Rathrobin and the Two Irelands': New book features rare Offaly photographs

15 Dec 2021 at 11:37

Offaly Life

Offaly author pens 'Hope in the Darkness' during lockdown

“HOPE in the Darkness”, the second book from Tullamore author, Ger McCormack was penned during the first Covid lockdown last year. “What else could anyone do during lockdown but sit down and write,” Ger ...

07 Jul 2021 at 15:55

Tullamore Tribune

Offaly author jointly pens new guide on veterinary law and practice

MANY people are familiar with James Heriot the wonderful author of the series of books “All Creatures Great and Small”, however it was his pseudonym for his real name Alf Wright, Veterinary Surgeon. ...

24 Dec 2021 at 11:37

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