County Tipperary

County Tipperary Contae Thiobraid Árann
Location
Statistics
Province:	Munster
County Town:	North: Nenagh South: Clonmel
Code:	North: TN South: TS
Area:	4,303 km²
Population (2006)	149,040[[1]]

County Tipperary (Irish: Contae Thiobraid Árann) is a county in the Republic of 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

Towns and villages

• Ballina - Béal an Atha
• Bansha - An Bháinseach
• Borrisokane - Buirous Ui Chein
• Borrisoleigh- Buirous Ui Leigh
• Cahir - 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 na Chuilleann
• Holycross - Mainistir na Croiche
• Horse and Jockey - An Marcach
• Killenaule - Cill an Áil
• Kilmoyler
• Knockgraffon
• Lisronagh
• 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

Places of interest

• Athassel Priory
• Cahir Castle
• Glen of Aherlow
• Holy Cross Abbey
• Lough Derg
• Ormonde Castle
• Redwood Castle (Castle Egan)
• Rock of Cashel
• Dromineer

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

• 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