Episode 1 – The first execution at Nenagh GaolEpisode 2 – The 1918 Influenza Pandemic in ClonmelEpisode 3 – The foundation of St Mary of the Rosary Church NenaghEpisode 4 – The elusive Thurles lunaticEpisode 5 – The big cat attack at EmlyEpisode 6 – The mad rector on Christmas MorningEpisode 7 – The abduction of the would-be child bride from ToomevaraEpisode 8 – Tragedy at the Clonmel District Lunatic AsylumEpisode 9 – The Silly SeasonEpisode 10 – The long-distance bank robberyEpisode 11 – Christmas in Tipperary (from the Schools Collection)Episode 12 – The murder of William Collins (Nenagh, 1915)Episode 13 – A drunken night in Cashel and a bad day at the Old BaileyEpisode 14 – The Three Muskateers – a case of juvenile offending in 1930s-NenaghEpisode 15 – Faction fighting in 19th century Tipperary – The Tipperary BullEpisode 16 – The strange tale of the Carrick-on-Suir witchEpisode 17 – Domestic violence in late-19th century upper-class Tipperary – the downfall of a judgeEpisode 18 – The Economic War and the six Tipperary cattleEpisode 19 – Murder in the Templederry hills – Cooleen 1839Episode 20 – Back to school…with a twist – the hedge schools of TipperaryEpisode 21 – The Borrisokane fair day massacre (June 1829)Episode 22 – The problem with Tipperary MP John Mitchel (opinion piece based on secondary sources)Episode 23 – Bad neighbours: an agrarian murder in Golden (1830)Episode 24 – A bad day at the fair in Templemore (1888)Episode 25 – Horror on the mail train from Cork during the War of IndependenceEpisode 26 – Black Bid, the Roscrea WitchEpisode 27 – The Clogheen wife-poisoner (1862)Episode 28 – When Tipperary welcomed Queen Victoria’s son…with open arms! (1869)Episode 29 – Attempted murder in Famine-era Portroe (1845)Episode 30 – A Mass Execution in Nenagh (1846)Episode 31 – The Adventures of the Clogheen Matchmaker (1900)Episode 32 – Self-mutilation for money in Famine-era PortroeEpisode 33 – Tipperary: the most violent place in Ireland?Episode 34 – The evacuation of Tipperary Town RIC Barracks (March 1922)Episode 35 – The Borrisokane seductionEpisode 36 – The Wedding InvitationEpisode 37 – He Said, She Said: the maid who jumped out the upstairs window (Nenagh, 1899)Episode 38 – Tipperary 1922: A county at warEpisode 39 – The Burning of Clogheen Borstal (1922)Episode 40 – Child Cruelty in Nenagh
Episode 41 – In Search of the Young Saint Brigid
Episode 42 – When the aliens came to Tipperary!Episode 43 – Bad landlords and worse neighbours – Agrarian violence in 19th century TipperaryEpisode 44 – Six executions and a murder
Episode 45 – The first ever North Tipperary Agricultural Show
Episode 46 – Scary Tipperary: A Halloween 2023 SpecialEpisode 47 – Daylight Robbery: A Templemore ChristmasEpisode 48 – Manslaughter in Nenagh Gaol (1845)Episode 49 – The Secrets of the Tipperary Ballot Boxes – 1927-1948Episode 50 – A Toomevara Home InvasionEpisode 51 – An Upstairs-Downstairs Drama – the downfall of Richard Sadlier StoneyEpisode 52 – The Killing of the ‘little Killenaule peacemaker’Episode 53 – Father Mathew in NenaghEpisode 54 – Bushtucker Trials and Other Fun Christmas TraditionsEpisode 55 – The Second World War invasion of Clonmel and other weird moment in 1930s & 1940s TipperaryEpisode 56 – The first multiple execution event in Nenagh (1844)Episode 57 – Genius. Thinker. Tipperary Native. The wonderful world of J.D. BernalEpisode 58 – The Borrisokane Workhouse TragedyEpisode 59 – The Tipperary Town Garda Murder (1931)
* For sound quality reasons only, certain episodes were re-recorded for this platform as the originals were delivered on-air by telephone when an in-studio presence was not possible. No re-recorded episodes were subject to script changes.
Acknowledgements: Sincere thanks to Fran Curry, Tipp FM and all the producers who have facilitated Tipperary's Hidden History on Tipp Today since 2018.
Latest EpisodeThe first ever North Tipperary Agricultural Show (first broadcast on Tipp FM on 2 August 2023).