Tipperary Museum of Hidden History

The Tipperary Museum of Hidden History is a local history museum in Clonmel, County Tipperary, Ireland.[2] It is designated as museum by the National Museum of Ireland and has full accreditation in the Museum Standards Programme for Ireland (MSPI).[3]

Tipperary Museum of Hidden History
Tipperary Museum of Hidden History is located in Ireland
Tipperary Museum of Hidden History
Location within Ireland
Established1940s (Clonmel museum)
2000 (current building)
2018 (in current format with current name)
LocationMick Delahunty Square, Clonmel, County Tipperary, Ireland
Coordinates52°21′20″N 7°41′55″W
Typelocal history museum
AccreditationMuseum Standards Programme for Ireland
Collection size25,000 objects
CuratorMarie McMahon[1]
OwnerTipperary County Council
Public transit accessClonmel railway station
Clonmel M&S Davis Road bus stop (route 717)
Nearest car parkon-site
Websitehiddenhistory.ie

History

A museum for Clonmel was founded in the 1940s.[4] It opened on new premises on Mick Delahunty Square in 2000, and was renamed the South Tipperary County Museum soon after.[5] It was relaunched as the "Tipperary Museum of Hidden History" in October 2019 after a €500,000 upgrade.[6]

The museum was closed during the COVID-19 pandemic; it marked its reopening in 2021 with a CD of lost Mick Delahunty music from 1948.[7][8] In the same year, it received €15,000 in funding for the "Hidden Gems" exhibition.[9]

Collection

The museum holds items and documents from the history of Clonmel and County Tipperary.[10] Notable items include:

References
  1. "What's in a name? Inside the Clonmel Junction Festival". 21 June 2021 – via www.rte.ie.
  2. Planet, Lonely; Wilson, Neil; Davenport, Fionn; Dixon, Belinda; Nevez, Catherine Le; Albiston, Isabel (1 March 2020). Lonely Planet Ireland. Lonely Planet. ISBN 9781788689922 – via Google Books.
  3. "Tipperary Museum of Hidden History 'a state-of-the-art visitor experience'". www.tipperarylive.ie.
  4. "All of the best reasons to visit County Tipperary". IrishCentral.com. 25 May 2021.
  5. Potter, Matthew (20 November 2011). The Municipal Revolution in Ireland: A Handbook of Urban Government in Ireland Since 1800. Irish Academic Press. ISBN 9780716530824 – via Google Books.
  6. Wynne, Eamonn. "€2 million Bulmers visitor centre in Tipperary moves a step closer". www.tipperarylive.ie.
  7. Wynne, Eamonn. "Tipperary musician's CD strikes the right note with music lovers all over the world". www.tipperarylive.ie.
  8. "Tipperary Museum of Hidden History is delighted to welcome visitors back". www.tipperarylive.ie.
  9. "Minister Martin approves over €300k in funding for local and regional museums". www.gov.ie.
  10. Commission, Irish Manuscripts (20 November 2002). A Census of Ireland, Circa 1659: With Essential Materials from the Poll Money Ordinances 1660-1661. Irish Manuscripts Commission. ISBN 9781874280156 – via Google Books.
  11. "From Kevin Barry's last cigarette to Michael Hogan's Bloody Sunday jersey, Irish museums celebrate International Museum Day". independent.
  12. Doyle, Siobhán (18 November 2020). "Debunking some of the myths around Bloody Sunday" – via www.rte.ie.
  13. Heverin, Michael. "Gold coins, coffins and bodies in a suitcase - some of the attractions at the stunning new Tipperary Museum of Hidden History". www.tipperarylive.ie.
  14. "2013: Hoard of Gold Coins from Tipperary". National Museum of Ireland.
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