Newport, Co. Tipperary - William J. Hayes PRICE: IRP£ 5.00 pbk PUBLISHER: Lisheen Publications’99

As the establishment of the gaol and couthouse in the old Tullow side of Newport, Co. Tipperary, concided with the emergence of Newport as the major town in the Barony of Owney and Arra, this publication takes account of the growth of the town and the people who had a hand in shaping it. The author focuses on the town and its people in the light of justice and penal systems in place in the last century, and the harsh regime which those systems reflected.