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County Tipperary
Contae Thiobraid Árann
Location
centerMap highlighting County Tipperary
Statistics
Province: Munster
County seat: North: Nenagh
South: Clonmel
Code: North: TN
South: TS
Area: 4,303 km² (1,661 sq mi)
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. Poetic description This dinnseanchas poem named Ard Ruide (Ruide Headland poetically describes the kingdoms of Ireland Munster ( Irish: An Mhumhain, ənˈvuːnʲ Cúige Mumhan or Mumha) is the southernmost of the four Provinces of Ireland. A county town is the 'capital' of a County in the United Kingdom or Republic of Ireland. Nenagh ( An tAonach in Irish) is the county town of North Tipperary, Ireland. Clonmel ( Cluain Meala in Irish) in County Tipperary is the county seat of South Tipperary County Council. Registration marks on Number plates in Ireland issued since 1987 have the format YY-CC-SSSSSS where the components are YY &mdash a 2-digit Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology Irish (ga ''Gaeilge'' is a Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish. A county is a Land area of Regional Government within a larger State. Ireland ( Irish: Éire, ˈeːrʲə is a country in north-western Europe. A province is a territorial unit almost always an Administrative division. Munster ( Irish: An Mhumhain, ənˈvuːnʲ Cúige Mumhan or Mumha) is the southernmost of the four Provinces of Ireland. 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). For the government of parliamentary systems see Executive (government. North Tipperary County (Contae Thiobraid Árann Thuaidh known until 2002 as Tipperary North Riding) is an Administrative county in Ireland, consisting A county town is the 'capital' of a County in the United Kingdom or Republic of Ireland. Nenagh ( An tAonach in Irish) is the county town of North Tipperary, Ireland. South Tipperary County (County Thiobraid Árann Theas known until 2002 as Tipperary South Riding) is an Administrative county in Ireland, consisting of A county town is the 'capital' of a County in the United Kingdom or Republic of Ireland. Clonmel ( Cluain Meala in Irish) in County Tipperary is the county seat of South Tipperary County Council. 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 Local Government (Ireland Act 1898 (61 & 62 Vict c 37 is a piece of legislation passed as an Act of Parliament by the Parliament of the United Kingdom A riding is an administrative jurisdiction or electoral district particularly in several current or former Commonwealth countries The Court of Assize, or Assizes, is a medieval term for Legal codes (such as Assizes of Jerusalem) that continues to be used in modern times The use of riding for the divisions was a historical misnomer, since the word derives from the dividing of an area into three parts. A riding is an administrative jurisdiction or electoral district particularly in several current or former Commonwealth countries 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". A riding is an administrative jurisdiction or electoral district particularly in several current or former Commonwealth countries See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Thomas Osborne Davis ( October 14, 1814 - September 16, 1845) was a revolutionary Irish writer who was the chief organizer Editing Language, Images or Sound through correction condensation organization and other modifications in various media The Nation was an Irish nationalist weekly Newspaper, published in the 19th century A newspaper is a written Publication containing News, information and Advertising, usually printed on low-cost paper called Newsprint. Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world 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. Horse breeding refers to reproduction in Horses and particularly the human-directed process of Selective breeding of animals particularly Purebred Coolmore Stud, established in 1975 is the world's largest breeding operation of Thoroughbred Racehorses and is arguably the best stud in the world based in The Thoroughbred is a horse breed The County forms a large part of the Golden Vale (or Vein) of Munster, boasting a rich and fertile agricultural landscape. The Golden Vale / An Mhachaire Mhéith is an area of undulating green Pastures hills and mountainsSituated in the Southwest region of Ireland, on the borders The County particularly nurtures the ancient game of hurling and its teams have regularly been champions of Ireland since the 19th century. Hurling (in Irish, iománaíocht or iomáint) is an outdoor team Sport of ancient Gaelic origin administered by the Gaelic The 19th century of the Common Era began on January 1, 1801 and ended on December 31, 1900, according to the Gregorian calendar

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. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. " It's a Long Way to Tipperary " is a British Music hall and marching Song written by Jack Judge and Harry Williams (Henry 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. Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world A town is a type of settlement ranging from a few to several thousand (occasionally hundreds of thousands inhabitants although it may be applied loosely even to huge metropolitan A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet, but smaller than a Town or City. Tipperary ( Irish: Tiobraid Árann, lit "The well of Arra" is the name of a town (pop 4546 in the south-west of County Tipperary, Ireland A county town is the 'capital' of a County in the United Kingdom or Republic of Ireland. 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

Townlands

Knockshegowna (Ballingarry) - Cnoc Shí Gubhna Baile an Gharraí

Places of interest

See also

External links

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