Tipperary Studies

 

Introduction

 

In the Department of Education and Science History Leaving Certificate Guidelines for Teachers, the point is made that the choice of research topics “will be influenced by the availability of suitable resources.”  The writer goes on to express the hope that publishers and state agencies rise to the challenge.  Tipperary Libraries certainly responded in 2007, with the publication of Finding Tipperary and now the preparation and distribution of this resources folder for Leaving Certificate history teachers.

Since 1988, Tipperary Libraries has been involved with the county’s annual historical journal and with the opening of a dedicated Tipperary Studies research library in The Source, Tipperary has a leading place in the promotion of local and regional studies.  Tipperary Studies Library may be in Thurles but it is a research facility for the entire county and it is our hope that this resources folder will encourage teachers and their students to engage with the heritage and history of their own places.

Another most welcome addition is the Irish Times Archive, which has just become available on all public access computers in Tipperary Libraries.  This will be available through the Ask About Ireland website www.askaboutireland.ie.

Tipperary Libraries is committed to providing a modern and user- friendly service to the people of Tipperary and it is my hope that the distribution of this resources folder will mark a renewed and ongoing relationship between the library service and schools in the county.

  

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MARTIN MAHER
County Librarian

 

 

last updated on: Tuesday, 03-Aug-2010 15:37:59 IST