Thurles Information

Death Of Michele Walsh, Thurles, Co. Tipperary.

It was with a great personal sadness that I learned of the death, yesterday Monday 23rd October 2023, of Mrs Michele Walsh (née Murray), The Heath, Thurles, Co. Tipperary and formerly of Salthill, Co. Galway.

Pre-deceased by her parents John and Norma; Mrs Walsh passed away peacefully, surrounded by her loving family, while under the care of staff at Tipperary University Hospital, Clonmel, Co. Tipperary.

Her passing is most deeply regretted and sadly missed by her devoted husband Michael, sons Mark, Cian, Cormac and Ben, daughter-in-law Cristina, grandson Samuel, brother Val, sisters Denise and Madelaine, nephews, nieces, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, uncle, aunts, extended relatives, great neighbours and a wide circle of friends.

Requiescat in Pace.

Funeral Arrangements.

The earthly remains of Mrs Walsh will repose at Hugh Ryan’s Funeral Home, Slievenamon Road, Thurles on Thursday afternoon, October 26th, from 5:00pm until 7:00pm same evening.
Her remains will be received into the Cathedral of the Assumption, Cathedral Street, Thurles on Friday morning, October 27th at 10:30am, to further repose for Requiem Mass at 11:00am, followed by interment, immediately afterwards, in Holycross Abbey graveyard, Thurles, Co. Tipperary.

For those persons who are unable to attend the funeral service for Mrs Walsh, same can be viewed streamed live online, HERE.

The extended Walsh family wish to express their appreciation for your understanding at this difficult time and have made arrangements for those persons wishing to send messages of condolence, to use the link shown HERE.

Note Please: House Strictly Private.

Suaimhneas síoraí dá h-anam dílis.

Barbaric Sacrifice Of Harmless Animal In St. Patrick’s Cemetery, Thurles, Reiterated.

**Image of whippet/greyhound killing caged Hare in St. Patrick’s cemetery Thurles, Co. Tipperary**.

On July 25th 2023 last, Thurles.Info, together with the Mail On Sunday Newspaper, posted a story stating that local people had expressed anger over the fact that Thurles Municipal District Authorities were failing to introduce or indeed implement bye-laws.
Same story related to the barbaric sacrifice of a gentle, harmless, trapped, live Hare; all of which was permitted to occur in St. Patrick’s Graveyard, Moyne Road, Thurles, Co. Tipperary.
A video posted on social media and shown HERE, has already been viewed, much to the embarrassment of Thurles residents, on almost 75,000 occasions.

Garda at Thurles, having been made aware of the barbaric incident, which actually took place during a funeral service; and having viewed the social media video; undertook a criminal investigation into the issue.

This morning in St. Patricks Graveyard, the image now shown above, which met those visiting the final resting place of their loved ones, were appalled to view a 50.8cm x 76.2cm (20in x 30in) image of a greyhound sniffing a dead hare, which had been sacrificed as part of this funeral ceremony; during which, also, saw large quantities of alcohol consumed, as evidenced by the large amount of discarded bottles and cans left strewn about, for cemetery employees clean up and remove.

It would appear that the image together with a large amount of discarded wreaths was deliberately thrown in an area that would attract most attention and not in the area provided.

About time now that large plastic litter bins were positioned around this graveyard to dispose of waste matter, as is provided in other properly run graveyards.

Once again, we ask the Question; “What are we getting in return for increasingly rising Property Tax”.
It certainly is not being used in Thurles to fill potholes.

Mysterious Altars For Revenge.

Ms Maura Barrett, (Cashel Library) Reports:-

Cashel Library’s resident ‘Witch’, Maura, will gives an illustrated talk on Cursing Stones In Ireland, on Tuesday, October 31st, 2023, beginning at 7:00pm sharp.

Also called a ‘bullaun’ (Irish: bullán; meaning a”bowl”, local folklore often attaches religious or magical significance to these same cursing stones, such as the belief that the rainwater collecting in their hollow also had healing properties.

Ritual use of some stones continued well into the Christian era and many are found in association with early churches. These stones supposedly had ‘cures’ but more importantly they also had the ability to place a curse on individuals.
If you wanted to put a curse on someone, you turned the stones anti-clockwise in the morning, however, the curse had to be unprejudiced and equitable, otherwise your curse would come back to curse you later that evening.

This is one FREE and worthwhile event, which should not be missed.

Note: Refreshments will be served, thus booking is essential for attendance at this FREE event; by Telephoning 062 63825.

[ You can locate the Cashel Library building, situated on Friar Street, Lady’s Well, Cashel, Co. Tipperary, HERE. (G487+RX) ]

Death Of Tommy O’Shea, Templemore, Co. Tipperary.

It was with great sadness that we learned of the death, yesterday Sunday 22nd October 2023, of Mr Thomas (Tommy) O’Shea, Killoskehane, Templemore, Co. Tipperary and formerly of Walthamstow, London.

Pre-deceased by his wife Peggy, son Pat and daughter Karen: Mr O’Shea passed away peacefully, while in the care of staff at St. Theresa’s Nursing Home, Dublin Rd, Thurles Townparks, Thurles, Co. Tipperary.
His passing is most deeply regretted and sadly missed by his daughter Margaret, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, sister Kitty (Hennessy), brother-in-law Joe Hennessy, nephews, nieces, extended relatives neighbours and friends.

Requiescat in Pace.

Funeral Arrangements.

The earthly remains of Mr O’Shea will repose for Requiem Mass in St. Mary’s Church, Drom, Templemore, Co. Tipperary on Thursday afternoon, October 26th, at 1:00pm, followed by interment immediately afterwards in the adjoining graveyard.

The extended O’Shea family wish to express their appreciation for your understanding at this difficult time.

Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam dílis.

Daffodil Bulbs Emerging Before Their Scheduled Time In Co. Tipperary.

**Daffodils (Narcissus), usually among the first bulbs to appear in the Spring, are already appearing in gardens in Thurles, Co. Tipperary.**

Gardeners often worry when they see daffodils, and other spring bulbs emerge long before their scheduled time, but do not be overly alarmed as, fortunately, there needs be little cause for future concern.

If our weather is unusually warm, as it has been in Co. Tipperary this year, Daffodil sprouts may already appear above ground, showing a few inches of their green tipped stems.

Should weather become more volatile than is normal however, it is best to cover up these premature shoots with a layer of bark mulch, peat or straw, thus shielding them from future severe frost damage; latter which could result in the tips of the leaves turning brown.