County Tipperary
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| County Tipperary Contae Thiobraid Árann |
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| Province: | Munster | |
| 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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Population (2006) |
149,040[1] | |
County Tipperary (Irish: Contae Thiobraid Árann) is one of the traditional Counties of Ireland. It is located in the province of Munster. It was named after the town of Tipperary (Irish: Tiobraid Árann).
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).
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[edit] Towns and villages
| Historical populations | ||
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| Year | Pop. | %± |
| 1653 | 31,597 | — |
| 1659 | 26,684 | −15.5% |
| 1821 | 346,896 | 1200.0% |
| 1831 | 402,563 | 16.0% |
| 1841 | 435,553 | 8.2% |
| 1851 | 331,567 | −23.9% |
| 1861 | 249,106 | −24.9% |
| 1871 | 216,713 | −13.0% |
| 1881 | 199,612 | −7.9% |
| 1891 | 173,188 | −13.2% |
| 1901 | 160,232 | −7.5% |
| 1911 | 152,433 | −4.9% |
| 1926 | 141,015 | −7.5% |
| 1936 | 137,835 | −2.3% |
| 1946 | 136,014 | −1.3% |
| 1951 | 133,313 | −2.0% |
| 1956 | 129,415 | −2.9% |
| 1961 | 123,822 | −4.3% |
| 1966 | 122,812 | −0.8% |
| 1971 | 123,565 | 0.6% |
| 1979 | 133,741 | 8.2% |
| 1981 | 135,261 | 1.1% |
| 1986 | 136,619 | 1.0% |
| 1991 | 132,772 | −2.8% |
| 1996 | 133,535 | 0.6% |
| 2002 | 140,131 | 4.9% |
| 2006 | 149,244 | 6.5% |
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- 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
- Clonoulty - Cluain Ultaigh
- 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
- Ninemilehouse - Tigh na Naoi Míle
- Rearcross
- Roscrea - Ros Cré
- Rosegreen - Faiche Ró
- Rossmore - An Ros Mór
- Templemore - An Teampall Mór
- Thurles - Dúrlas Éile
- Tipperary Town - Tiobraid Árann
- Toomevara - Tuaim Uí Mheara
- Two-Mile Borris - Buiríos Léith
- Upperchurch - An Teampall Uachtarach'
[edit] Townlands
- Boytonrath
- Garranlea
- Lagganstown
- Skeheenarinky
- Knockshegowna (Ballingarry) - Cnoc Shí Gubhna Baile an Gharraí
[edit] Transport
Road transport dominates in County Tipperary. The M8 motorway bisects the county from north of Two-Mile-Borris to the County Limerick border and is one of the busiest roads on the island. The Limerick to Dublin N7 national primary route also crosses the north of the county. In addition, the Limerick to Waterford N24 crosses the southern half of Tipperary, travelling through Tipperary Town, Bansha, north of Cahir and around Clonmel. In addition to travel by road, Tipperary also has a number or railway stations situated on the Dublin to Cork and Dublin to Limerick rail lines.
[edit] Culture
Tipperary is sometimes referred to as the Premier County, a description attributed[citation needed] to Thomas Davis, Editor of The Nation newspaper in the 1840s as a tribute to the nationalistic feeling in Tipperary and said[citation needed] 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.
[edit] In popular culture
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".
[edit] Places of interest
- Athassel Priory
- Cahir Castle
- Dromineer
- Galtymore - a munro, and the highest mountain in County Tipperary (919m).
- Glen of Aherlow
- Glengarra Wood
- Holy Cross Abbey
- Lough Derg
- Mitchelstown Cave
- Ormonde Castle
- Redwood Castle (Castle Egan)
- Rock of Cashel
- Slievenamon - Sliabh na mBan - mountain associated with many Irish legends (721m).
[edit] 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.
[edit] References
- ^ [http://www.cso.ie/census for post 1821 figures, 1653 and 1659 figures from Civil Survey Census of those years, Paper of Mr Hardinge to Royal Irish Academy March 14 1865, For a discussion on he accuracy of pre-famine census returns see JJ Lee “On the accuracy of the Pre-famine Irish censuses Irish Population, Economy and Society edited by JM Goldstrom and LA Clarkson (1981) p54, in and also New Developments in Irish Population History, 1700-1850 by Joel Mokyr and Cormac O Grada in The Economic History Review, New Series, Vol. 37, No. 4 (Nov., 1984), pp. 473-488. ]
[edit] 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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