The winner of the Tipperariana Book Festival Book of the Year for 2025 is a book authored by Noreen Higgins McHugh. Noreen is native of Golden and lives near the Ragg outside Thurles.
The book is titled the Revolutionary Women of Ireland covers the history of the Cumann na mBan in Tipperary and East Limerick covering the period 1914 to 1923.
The Secretary of the Tipperariana Book Fair Mary Hanrahan describes Ms McHugh as an eminently respected historian who has completed extensive research of several sources including the archives of Military Pensions to compile the book.
The Tipperariana Book Fair celebrates books in general but is particularly supportive of publications originating in Tipperary about any topic.The annual book Fair takes place in the Fethard Ballroom on Sunday February 9th from noon to 4.30pm.
