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  • Tipperary Institute are the organisers of this competition and it's hosted at Tipperary Institutes campus in Thurles.

    September 2008 2008

  • Tipperary Institute are the organisers of this competition and it's hosted at Tipperary Institutes campus in Thurles.

    Podcamp Ireland, Barcamp Cork, Schoolbots, etc 2008

  • The Tribesmen were unhappy the match against Tipperary wasn't moved away from Thurles, which is set to host the final on a permanent basis, and sent a letter to the GAA's Central

    ireland.com Breaking News 2010

  • Rapid and enthusiastic discussions in comments have brought to light the point that the Irish are extremely random with their T's and TH's, and while I never would've thought of it, having had it pointed out to me, it's clear that the "t" in "Catie" is getting switched to TH by people who do that kind of thing (the town name "Athy", which is in theory pronounced aTHIGH, is often pronounced a'TIE, for example, and 'Thurles' is frequently pronounced 'TUR-les' or 'TURrrls'), so people who are pronouncing my name Cathy are not really mispronouncing it, and are unlikely to get trained out of it.

    busy morning 2007

  • Mount Benbulben ran out an impressive winner of a bumper at Thurles on Thursday, turning over a Willie Mullins-trained hot favourite, and could be a possible Cheltenham Festival candidate.

    Tattenham Corner 2011

  • Templemore, we commenced our hurry-skurry just as inclination led — now across the fields — direct over stone walls and running brooks — mere pastime for the cob! — sometimes along the road to Thurles and Holy Cross, even to distant

    Lavengro 2004

  • Thurles and by God, Stevie, that was the hard fight.

    A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man 2003

  • The rain fell cold and drearily in the deserted streets of Thurles on the night which saw the arrest of William Smith O'Brien.

    Speeches from the Dock, Part I Various

  • Calmly and deliberately with folded arms O'Brien walked through the streets, and entered the Thurles Railway Station.

    Speeches from the Dock, Part I Various

  • On Saturday morning, July 29th, the constabulary of Thurles, Kilkenny, Cashel, and Callan received orders to march on the village of Ballingarry, for the purpose of arresting Smith

    Speeches from the Dock, Part I Various

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