County Tipperary
| County Tipperary Contae Thiobraid Árann |
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| Province: | Munster | |
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| County seat: | North: Nenagh South: Clonmel |
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| Code: | North: TN South: TS |
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| Area: | 4,303 km2 (1,661 sq mi) | |
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149,040[1] | |
County Tipperary (Irish: Contae Thiobraid Árann) is a county in Ireland situated in the province of Munster. Tipperary was one of the first Irish counties to be established in the 13th century. For all government administration purposes the county is divided into North Tipperary (county town: Nenagh) and South Tipperary (county town: Clonmel). This division dates back to the Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898, the county's two "ridings" having had separate assize courts for much longer. The use of riding for the divisions was a historical misnomer, since the word derives from the dividing of an area into three parts. Indeed the expression riding has been discontinued for official purposes since 2002 (Local Government Act, 2001 section 10 and schedule 5)
Tipperary is sometimes referred to as the Premier County, a description attributed to Thomas Davis, Editor of The Nation newspaper in the 1840s as a tribute to the nationalistic feeling in Tipperary and said that "where Tipperary leads, Ireland follows". Tipperary is famous for its horse breeding industry and is the home of Coolmore Stud, which is the largest thoroughbred breeding operation in the world. The County forms a large part of the Golden Vale (or Vein) of Munster, boasting a rich and fertile agricultural landscape. The County particularly nurtures the ancient game of hurling and its teams have regularly been champions of Ireland since the 19th century.
The town of Tipperary situated in the south west of the county was the subject of the famous World War I British army song It's a Long Way to Tipperary. As with several other counties in Ireland named for a town or village (examples include Leitrim and Mayo) Tipperary Town has never been the county town of County Tipperary. That honour belonged to Cashel for a while prior to the creation of the County Palatine and thereafter to Clonmel until the creation of separate assizes in 1838 when Clonmel has shared the honour with Nenagh
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Towns and villages
- Ballina - Béal an Átha
- Bansha - An Bháinseach
- Borrisokane - Buiríos Uí Chéin
- Borrisoleigh- Buiríos Ó Luigheach
- Cahir - Cathair Dún Iascaigh or An Chathair
- Carrick-on-Suir - Carraig na Siúire
- Cashel - Caiseal
- Castleiney - Caisleán Aoibhne
- Clonmel - Cluain Meala
- Cloughjordan - Cloch Shiurdáin
- Dundrum - Dún Droma
- Emly - Imleach Iubhair
- Fethard - Fíodh Ard
- Golden - Gaibhlean
- Hollyford - Áth an Chuillinn
- Holycross - Mainistir na Croiche
- Horse and Jockey - An Marcach
- Killenaule - Cill an Áil
- Kilmoyler
- Knockgraffon
- Lisronagh - Lios Ruanach
- Littleton - An Baile Beag
- Loughmore - Luach Magh
- Milestone - Cloch an Mhíle
- Nenagh - An tAonach
- New Inn - Loch Cheann
- Newport - An Tulach Sheasta
- Rearcross
- Roscrea - Ros Cré
- Rosegreen - Faiche Ró
- Templemore - An Teampall Mór
- Thurles - Dúrlas Éile
- Tipperary Town - Tiobraid Árann
- Toomevara - Tuaim Uí Mheara
- Two-Mile Borris - Buiríos Léith
- Upperchurch - An Teampall Uachtarach
Townlands
- Boytonrath
- Garranlea
- Lagganstown
Knockshegowna (Ballingarry) - Cnoc Shí Gubhna Baile an Gharraí
Places of interest
- Athassel Priory
- Cahir Castle
- Dromineer
- Galtymore - the highest mountain in County Tipperary (919m).
- Glen of Aherlow
- Holy Cross Abbey
- Lough Derg
- Ormonde Castle
- Redwood Castle (Castle Egan)
- Rock of Cashel
- Slievenamon - Sliabh na mBan - mountain associated with many Irish legends (721m).
See also
- Irish Vehicle Registration Plates
- List of abbeys and priories in the Republic of Ireland (County Tipperary)
- North Tipperary
- South Tipperary
- Tipperary Hill, a neighbourhood in Syracuse, New York, United States, inhabited by many descendants of County Tipperary.
External links
- Tipperary Institute
- County Tipperary Historical Society
- A website dedicated to the genealogical records of the county. It offers fragments of the 1766 census, the complete Down Survey, as well as a ream of other useful information
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