OK so as you may have noticed I am not one for harping on but for giving you numerous links to browse through and after some people contacted me through the feedback page about how boring the Clonmel Chamber of Commerce website I decided that instead of there being one site dedicated to clonmel how about gathering all the sites that I could find and make it a universal link to clonmel sites world-wide so here it is.

I suppose this has very little to do with clonmel, but it was the first site I came accross and all I could think of was cool, did not know that, it is the story of a ship called "The Clonmel" shipwrecked in Australia. Another one that was new to me was that of Lord Clonmel.

Of course Clonmel is but a provincial town but it does have some history, this will come to light as you read on but one of these stories is of Bridget Cleary, burned as a witch in 1895 (YES 1895 not 1600's). It recently celebrated the 350th anniversary of Cromwells arrival (err defeat). but enough of that, more history in time or you can purchase a book that was recently re-issued by a friend of mine here in Clonmel called My Clonmel Scrapbook, part of the purchase price goes to The Highschool ( My old School).

My old Primary School is featured here . Over the past number of years excavations in the town have given new insight in the Clonmel of old, and with the emergence of the Celtic Tiger new found wealth have turned clonmel around from the days of the Work-House mentality. As anyone who knows any Irish person will tell, Never Talk about politics to any body from Ireland, and as you can see even though Ireland was still an infant state, it's people felt a calling to follow and participate, even to die in many wars that had no direct connection with Ireland, one of these being The Spanish Civil War. Why not get a glimpse of Clonmel through the Video's on this site

Clonmel is one of those enigma's that makes Ireland so Unique, not quite a tourist location and no longer a market town, it has emerged as a strong commercial town with a Competitive Soccer Team that have sent players to represent their country at junior level, a local paper, Race Course, Social Supportive organisations both local and world wide. During the 1970's\80's an emergence of Pirate Radio stations occurred in Ireland and in Clonmel we had CBC which later developed under new management in to the legalised Tipp FM. But in times gone by the only news was that of the newspaper and while the nationalist has been with us for over 100 years, other papers circulated around the town ( more in time).

There have been many Great Personalities associated with Clonmel and I recently came across one of the more notable books refering to clonmel and environs during the 19 centuary, this is Knocknagow writen by Charles J Kickham. Kickham was associated with the shortlived movement call the United Irishmen . Other Such notables were Count Frank Patterson ( Tenor ), Thomas Francis Meagher ( Revolutionary) Anthony Trollope(Author), BonaVentua Baron (Theologian), Stephen White (Antiquarian), Charles Bianconi (entrepreneur), Laurence Sterne ( Author), Countess Blessington (Author and Socialite), and more will be added in time

But enough of this, let me give you some links on Tipperary, Genealogical links - Clonmel on Rootsweb, Tipperary Maps Etc of the 18 Centuary, Postcards from the edge ( I mean past), the ole bit of OIRISH PROVERBS BLESSINGS ETC (Slang) , The all consuming passion in Ireland THE WEATHERone of those great Birth Death and Marriage sites that is a better than the average, and another one, contacts for Tracing relatives or ancestors here is an up and growing database that of the names of those interred in St Patricks Cemetery here in Clonmel, Victorian Shipping logs to Australia and some of the Convict listings, as there is so many on the net here is one final one, how about this Australian link I liked.

13 miles or so, north of clonmel lies Cashel ( Yes the Rock of Cashel - and not one link!!!), no I mention this because there lies one of the most important libraries in Ireland containing many manuscripts, records relating to a by-gone day, here I am linking in The Anglican faith which I feel is important as one of the oldest buildings, still in use today in Clonmel is the local anglican church of St Mary's. The evangelican community in clonmel eventhough it is a minority are definately worth the mention as with out this community My Clonmel Scrapbook would not have been re-published.

They say in Ireland, never talk of Religion of Politics, as i have already broken the first rule here are some interesting links relating to Clonmel's Political past

The Labour party in Ireland was founded here, other links in Time

Some nearby Towns are Fethard, Killenaule, Carrick on Suir, Cahir, Clerihan, Rosegreen, Marlfield Village, Newcastle, Ardfinnan, Kilsheelan Links to information on these places will be added in due time. Nearby Clonmel lies Mount Mellery Abbey, in which reside cistertian monks.

 

Books and STuff for sale relating to Clonmel and environs

Clonmel Kilkash and other books

 

For now this is all I am putting here but I hope to put up on the web ( all in time) a wee manuscript that my father and friend, researched and compiled together.

for now Slan go foill