September, 2011 - Thurles Information

Body Located Of Tipperary Bushranger Ned Kelly

DNA research has confirmed that bones located in an axe box, in a disused Melbourne prison are those of the infamous Tipperary-Australian bushranger Ned Kelly, whose father, John Kelly, was transported from Moyglass, near Fethard, Thurles, Co Tipperary for stealing two pigs.

Edward “Ned,” Kelly (1854–80) was the last and most controversial of Victorian bushrangers. […]

Champion Tipperary Hurling Team Unchanged

Thurles Turns To Shades Of Blue & Gold

Here in Thurles there is a “Blue and Gold,” hue dominating the town’s houses and skyline, in quantity never before visually experienced in our counties history. This is as it should be since we field, on Sunday next, a hurling team the likes of which […]