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 (Contae Thiobraid Árann in Irish) is a county in the Republic of Ireland, and situated in the province of Munster. Tipperary was one of the first Irish counties to be established in the 13th century and 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". map File links The following pages link to this file: County Tipperary Categories: GFDL images ... During late Gaelic and early historic times Ireland was divided into provinces to replace the earlier system of the tuatha. ... Statistics Area: 24,607. ... A county town is the capital of a county in Ireland or the United Kingdom. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 52. ... Clonmel (Cluain Meala in Irish) is a medium-sized town situated in south County Tipperary, Ireland. ... A number plate for a car registered in 2001 in County Dublin Index marks on Number plates in the Republic of Ireland issued since 1987 have the format YY-CC-SSSSSS where the components are: YY — a 2-digit year (e. ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... A county is generally a sub-unit of regional self-government within a sovereign jurisdiction. ... Alternate uses: See Munster (disambiguation). ... Thomas Osborne Davis (October 14, 1814 - September 16, 1845) was an Irish writer and politician who was the chief organizer and poet of the Young Ireland movement. ... The Nation was an Irish nationalist newspaper, published in the 19th century, co-founded by Thomas Davis and Charles Gavan Duffy, its first editor. ...

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. Horse breeding is the process of using selective breeding to produce additional individuals of a given phenotype, that is, continuing a breed. ... Worlds largest breeding operation of thoroughbred racehorses, based in County Tipperary in Ireland. ... Thoroughbred race horses The Thoroughbred is a horse breed best known as a race horse. ... For the Cornish sport, see Cornish Hurling. ...

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. North Tipperary (Tiobraid Árann Thuaidh in Irish), known until 2002 as Tipperary North Riding, is a local government area in Ireland, consisting of the northern part of County Tipperary. ... A county town is the capital of a county in Ireland or the United Kingdom. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 52. ... South Tipperary (Tiobraid Árann Theas in Irish), known until 2002 as Tipperary South Riding, is a local government area in Ireland, consisting of the southern part of County Tipperary. ... A county town is the capital of a county in Ireland or the United Kingdom. ... Clonmel (Cluain Meala in Irish) is a medium-sized town situated in south County Tipperary, Ireland. ... The Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898 a piece of legislation passed as an Act of Parliament by the Parliament of the United Kingdom in 1898, to establish a system of local government in Ireland on lines similar that had been recently created in Great Britain at the time. ... In the British Isles since Anglo-Saxon times, a riding is traditionally a sub-division (especially in three) of a county, in Australia analogous. ... The Courts of Assize, or Assizes, were periodic criminal courts held around England and Wales until 1972, when together with the Quarter Sessions they were abolished by the Courts Act 1971 and replaced by a single permanent Crown Court. ... In the British Isles since Anglo-Saxon times, a riding is traditionally a sub-division (especially in three) of a county, in Australia analogous. ...

The county was the subject of the famous World War I British army song It's a Long Way to Tipperary. Its A Long Way To Tipperary is a music hall and marching song written by Jack Judge and Harry (Henry James) Williams in 1912. ...

Towns and Villages

• Ballina - Béal an Atha
• Bansha - An Bháinseach
• Borrisokane - Buirous Ui Chein
• 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
• Littleton - An Baile Beag
• Loughmore - Luach Magh
• Nenagh - An tAonach
• New Inn (Ireland) - Loch Cheann
• Newport - An Tulach Sheasta
• Roscrea - Ros Cré
• Templemore - An Teampall Mór
• Thurles - Dúrlas Éile
• Tipperary Town - Tiobraid Árann
• Two-Mile Borris - Buiríos Léith
• Upperchurch - An Teampall Uachtarach

Ballina is a town that lies on the River Shannon in County Tipperary, Ireland. ... Statistics Province: Munster County: County Tipperary Population (2002)  - Town:  - Rural:   300 1,200 Bansha (Irish: An Bháinseach - a grassy place) is a village in south-west county Tipperary in Ireland and forms part of the Roman Catholic parish of Bansha & Kilmoyler (united 1858). ... Borrisokane (Buiríos Uí Chéin in Irish) is a small town in North Tipperary, Ireland, with a growing population in 1996 of approximately 850. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 52. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 52. ... Cashel (An Caisleán in Irish, meaning the castle) is a town in County Tipperary, in the southern midlands of Ireland. ... Castleiney is a village in county Tipperary Ireland it is approximately 5 kilometers from Templemore and is one half of the parish of Loughmore-Castleiney. ... Clonmel (Cluain Meala in Irish) is a medium-sized town situated in south County Tipperary, Ireland. ... Cloughjordan (Cloch Shiurdáin in Irish, meaning Jordans Stone), in North Tipperary, Ireland is situated in the north-west part of North Tipperary close to the Offaly border. ... Main Street Dundrum Dundrum is a village in County Tipperary 14km west of Cashel. ... Emlybeg is a village in County martin, in the republic of cool and is situated on the R515 Regional Road which goes west from Tipperary Town to Abbeyfeale, County Limerick. ... Fethard (Irish: Fiodh Ard) is a town in County Tipperary, Ireland not far from Cashel, south of the midlands of Ireland. ... Irish Grid Reference R922535 Statistics Province: Munster County: County Tipperary Population (2002) < 100 Hollyford, County Tipperary Hollyford village Hollyford; sawmill on the R497 Hollyford (Áth na Chuilleann) is a small village in County Tipperary. ... Holycross (Mainistir na Croise Noafa) is a village near Thurles in County Tipperary. ... Horse and Jockey (An Marcach) is a village in County Tipperary on the N8 national primary route from Dublin to Cork. ... Littleton is a village on a crossroads on the main Dublin - Cork road (N8) in County Tipperary. ... Loughmore (Irish: ) is a village near Templemore in County Tipperary, Ireland. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 52. ... New Inn (Gaelic Loch Ceann) is a village in County Tipperary, in the Republic of Ireland. ... Newport is a town in County Tipperary, Ireland, approximately 8km from Birdhill. ... Roscrea (Ros Cré in Irish) is a small town in County Tipperary, Republic of Ireland, located near the midlands of Ireland. ... Templemore (An Teampall Mór, meaning The Big Church, in Irish) is a town in County Tipperary in Ireland. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 52. ... Tipperary (Irish: Tiobraid Árann) is a town in the centre of County Tipperary. ... Two-Mile Borris (Buirios Leith in Irish) is a small village in County Tipperary, Ireland. ... Upperchurch, County Tipperary Upperchurch, County Tipperary Upperchurch (An Teampall Uachtarach) is a small village in North County Tipperary, just off the R503 Regional Road which connects Thurles with Limerick. ...

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

Athassel Priory is a ruined monastic site on the western bank of the River Suir 8 km southwest of Cashel, County Tipperary, Republic of Ireland. ... Categories: Ireland-place stubs | Castles in Ireland ... Holy Cross Abbey is a monastery of the Catholic Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance (OCSO), popularly known as the Trappists near Berryville, Virginia. ... Looking out towards County Clare from County Tipperary across the southern part of Lough Derg. ... Ormonde Castle was the seat of the Butler family&#8212;Earls and later Dukes of Ormonde, who acquired the castle in 1315. ... Redwood Castle (also known as Egan Castle or Caislean Choillte Rua in Irish) is in Lorrha, County Tipperary, Ireland. ... An old view of the Rock of Cashel from the town. ... Categories: Ireland-place stubs ...

See also

• Irish Vehicle Registration Plates
• North Tipperary
• South Tipperary
• Tipperary Hill, a neighbourhood in Syracuse, New York, United States, inhabited by many descendants of County Tipperary.

A number plate for a car registered in 2001 in County Dublin Index marks on Number plates in the Republic of Ireland issued since 1987 have the format YY-CC-SSSSSS where the components are: YY — a 2-digit year (e. ... North Tipperary (Tiobraid Árann Thuaidh in Irish), known until 2002 as Tipperary North Riding, is a local government area in Ireland, consisting of the northern part of County Tipperary. ... South Tipperary (Tiobraid Árann Theas in Irish), known until 2002 as Tipperary South Riding, is a local government area in Ireland, consisting of the southern part of County Tipperary. ... The Green-on-Top or Red-on-Bottom Traffic Light Tipperary Hill, sometimes known as Tipp Hill, is an area in the city of Syracuse, New York largely settled by immigrants from Ireland, a number it is assumed, from County Tipperary. ... Neighbourhood is a creative-euphoric musical project led by Fabian Szewczyk and Greg Ganczewski (UK/Poland). ... Nickname: The Salt City Location of Syracuse within the state of New York Coordinates: City Mayor Matthew Driscoll Area    - City 66. ... The term descendant or descendent has several meanings, some of which are listed below: A living being, like a plant, animal or person, that belongs to a particular lineage. ...

External links

• County Tipperary Historical Society
• Map of Tipperary