Tipperary (; ), commonly known as Tipperary Town, is a town and a

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. Its population was 4,979 at the 2016 census. It is also an

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in the

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, and is in the historical

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of Clanwilliam. The town gave its name to

History

In Irish, ''"Tiobraid Árann"'' means "The Well of Ara"—a reference to the River Ara that flows through the town. The well is located in the townland of Glenbane, which is in the parish of Lattin and Cullen. This is where the River Ara rises. Little is known of the historical significance of the well. The town had a medieval foundation and became a population centre in the early 13th century. Its ancient fortifications have disappeared, often dismantled to be reused in new buildings. Its central area is characterized by wide streets radiating from the principal thoroughfare of Main Street. Two historical monuments are located in the Main Street. One is a bronze statue of

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(poet and patriot). The other is the ''Maid of Erin'' statue, erected to commemorate the Irish patriots, Allen, Larkin and O'Brien, who are collectively known as the

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. The Maid of Erin is a freestanding monument; erected in 1907, it was relocated to a corner site on the main street in 2003. It is made of carved limestone. A woman stands on a base depicting the portraits of the three executed men. The portraits carry the names in Irish of each man. The statue is now situated on stone-flagged pavement behind wrought-iron railings, with an information board. This memorial to the Manchester Martyrs is a landmark piece of sculpture now located in a prominent corner site. The choice of a female figure as the personification of Ireland for such a memorial was common at the time. It is a naturalistic and evocative piece of work, made all the more striking by the lifelike portraits of the executed men. Between 1874 and 1878, a large

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barracks was constructed in the town. The installation served as a training centre for soldiers during

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. During the

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, the barracks served as a base for the

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. The first engagement of the Irish War of Independence took place at nearby Solloghead Beg Quarry on 21 January 1919 when

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and Seán Treacy led a group of IRA volunteers in an attack against

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members who were transporting

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. On 30 September 2005,

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, in a gesture of reconciliation, unveiled the newly refurbished Memorial Arch of the barracks in the presence of several ambassadors and foreign emissaries,

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s and town dignitaries; a detachment of the Local Defence Force, the Number 1

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Band and various ex-service organisations paraded. In a rare appearance, the

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banner was carried to mark the occasion. The Arch is the only remaining porch of what was the officers' mess and has panels mounted bearing the names of fallen members of the Irish,

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and Australian militaries. The Arch was renovated and maintained by the Tipperary Remembrance Trust.

New Tipperary

In 1888–89, tenants of the local landlord, Arthur Smith Barry, withheld their rents in solidarity with his tenants in County Cork. They were evicted. Led by Fr. David Humphreys and

William O'Brien William O'Brien (2 October 1852 – 25 February 1928) was an Irish nationalist, journalist, agrarian agitator, social revolutionary, politician, party leader, newspaper publisher, author and Member of Parliament (MP) in the House of Commons of ...

, they decided to build a new town on land outside Barry's control. The area now known Dillon Street and Emmet Street in Tipperary town was the centre of this development. It was built by local labour but with funds raised in Australia and the United States. The high point was 12 April 1890, when a row of shops called the William O'Brien Arcade was opened, providing shops for some of the business people who had been evicted from the centre of the town. Eventually, compromise was reached, and the tenants returned to the 'Old Tipperary'.

Transportation

Roads

The town is situated on the N24

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between

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city and

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city.

Railway access

Tipperary railway station Tipperary Station is a railway station that serves the town of Tipperary, County Tipperary in Ireland. It is approximately 500 metres from centre of town. It has a weekday passenger service of two trains to Limerick Junction and two to Waterf ...

is on the

line and has two services a day to

via

Cahir Cahir (; ) is a town in County Tipperary in Ireland. It is also a civil parish in the barony of Iffa and Offa West. Location and access For much of the twentieth century, Cahir stood at an intersection of two busy national roadways: the Dubli ...

Clonmel Clonmel () is the county town and largest settlement of County Tipperary, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. The town is noted in Irish history for its resistance to the Cromwellian conquest of Ireland, Cromwellian army which sacked the towns of Dro ...

and

Carrick on Suir Carrick-on-Suir () is a town in County Tipperary, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It lies on both banks of the River Suir. The part on the north bank of the Suir lies in the Civil parishes in Ireland, civil parish of "Carrick", in the historical B ...

. Two trains a day also operate to

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which has numerous services to

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and

and onward connections to

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and

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. There is no train service to/from Tipperary on Sundays. Tipperary railway station opened 9 May 1848.

Amenities

It is home to

Tipperary Racecourse Tipperary Racecourse is a horse racing venue in County Tipperary, Republic of Ireland, Ireland which stages both National Hunt and Flat racing. The course is located adjacent to Limerick Junction railway station and approximately two miles from ...

, which is located at

. It has a large agricultural catchment area in west Tipperary and east County Limerick and was historically a significant market town. Today, it still boasts large butter making and milk processing industries. The town is sometimes erroneously believed to be the county seat; this honour belongs instead to

Notable people

* Peter Campbell (naval officer), founder of the Uruguayan navy. * Dr. Liam Hennessy, exercise physiologist, strength and conditioning coach, and former international athlete. *

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, jockey. *

Shane Long Shane Patrick Long (born 22 January 1987) is an Irish former professional footballer who played as a striker. Long began his football career at Cork City. He later moved to Reading where, among other achievements, he scored three goals in ten s ...

, Irish international and

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football player played for St. Michael's. * Michael F. O'Connell, member of the

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. * Alan Quinlan, the

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player was born in Tipperary in 1974. *

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recipient. *

Laurence Sterne Laurence Sterne (24 November 1713 – 18 March 1768) was an Anglo-Irish novelist and Anglican cleric. He is best known for his comic novels ''The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman'' (1759–1767) and ''A Sentimental Journey Thro ...

, novelist. *

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, the ''Raja from Tiperary'', Irish adventurer who established an independent kingdom at

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in India. * John Walsh, soldier in the Union Army during the

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, earning the

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Tipperary International Peace Award

Created by locals in an attempt to counter the association between Tipperary and war created by the song '' It's a long way to Tipperary'', the Tipperary International Peace Award, described as "Ireland's outstanding award for humanitarian work", has been awarded annually by the Tipperary Peace Convention since the inaugural award to

Seán MacBride Seán MacBride (26 January 1904 – 15 January 1988) was an Irish Republican activist, politician, and diplomat who served as Minister for External Affairs from 1948 to 1951, Leader of Clann na Poblachta from 1946 to 1965 and Chief of Staff o ...

in 1984. Among the other recipients are

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founder

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for 1985, Irish

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and peace campaigner Gordon Wilson for 1987, former

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for 1988,

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for 1989, former

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for 2000, former New York mayor

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for 2001, John O’Shea, founder of the charity

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for 2003,

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for 2007,

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for 2009,

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human rights campaigner Dr

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for 2010, former

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and her husband, senator Martin McAleese for 2011,

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for

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and youngest-ever

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laureate

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for 2012, former US envoy to Northern Ireland Richard Haass for 2013, the former

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for 2014, and Colombian president

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for 2017.

Twin towns

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, Austria (since 2006) *

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, France

In song

The song " It's a Long Way to Tipperary", which became popular among the

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as a marching song, was authored by Jack Judge, whose grandparents came from Tipperary, and Henry James "Harry" Williams. The U.S. Army included a song by

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called "The Home Road" in its official 1918 song book; it includes the lyric "For the long, long road to Tipperary is the road that leads me home".''US Army Song Book'', 1918, issued by the War Department

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and compiled with the assistance of the National Committee on Army and Navy Camp Music, for free distribution to all Officers and Men in the Army, p. 13 A song of remembrance is "Tipperary So Far Away", which commemorates one of its famous sons, Seán Treacy; in an address to the people of Ballyporeen on 3 June 1984,

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, President of the United States of America, quoted a line from this song: "And I'll never more roam, from my own native home, in Tipperary so far away". There are other songs also with a Tipperary theme such as "Tipperary on My Mind", "Slievenamon", "Goodbye Mick", " The Galtee Mountain Boy", "Katy Daly" (an American song), " Tipperary", and "Forty Shades of Green", written by

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's song "Business as Usual" tells about him and his love: "I lost my virginity to a Tipperary woman". On Seventy Six The Band's 2006 release ''Gone Is Winter'', the song "Carry On" also states that it is "a long way to Tipperary".

Shane MacGowan Shane Patrick Lysaght MacGowan (25 December 195730 November 2023) was a British-born Irish singer-songwriter and musician, best known as the lead vocalist and primary lyricist of Celtic punk band the Pogues. He won acclaim for his lyrics, whic ...

's song "Broad Majestic Shannon" includes the lyric "Heard the men coming home from the fair at Shinrone, their hearts in Tipperary wherever they go".

References

External links

Tipperary Town
{{Authority control Towns and villages in County Tipperary Civil parishes of Clanwilliam, County Tipperary Parishes of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly Former urban districts in the Republic of Ireland