County Tipperary () is a

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. It is in the

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and the Southern Region. The county is named after the town of Tipperary, and was established in the early 13th century, shortly after the

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. It is Ireland's largest inland county and shares a border with eight counties, more than any other. The population of the county was 167,895 at the 2022 census. The largest towns are

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 ...

Nenagh Nenagh ( ; , or simply 'the Fair') is the county town of County Tipperary in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. Nenagh used to be a market town, and the site of the East Munster Ormond Fair. Nenagh was the county town of the former county of Nort ...

and Thurles. Tipperary County Council is the

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for the county. In 1838, County Tipperary was divided into two ridings,

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and

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. From 1899 until 2014, they had their own

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s. They were unified under the Local Government Reform Act 2014, which came into effect following the 2014 local elections on 3 June 2014.

Geography

Tipperary is the sixth-largest of the 32 counties by area and the 12th largest by population. It is the third-largest of Munster's six counties by both size and population. It is also the largest landlocked county in Ireland. Tipperary is bounded (clockwise) by counties Offaly, Laois, Kilkenny, Waterford, Cork, Limerick, Clare and Galway. Its eight neighbours are the most of any county on the island. The region is part of the central plain of Ireland, but the diverse terrain contains several mountain ranges: the Knockmealdown, the Galtee, the Arra Hills and the Silvermine Mountains. Most of the county is drained by the

River Suir The River Suir ( ; or ''Abhainn na Siúire'' ) is a river in Ireland that flows into the Atlantic Ocean through Waterford after a distance of . The catchment area of the Suir is 3,610 km2.

; the north-western part by tributaries of the River Shannon; the eastern part by the River Nore; the south-western corner by the Munster Blackwater. No part of the county touches the coast. The centre is known as 'the

Golden Vale The Golden Vale () is the historic name given to an area of rolling pastureland in the province of Munster in southwestern Ireland. The area covers parts of three counties: Cork, Limerick and Tipperary. Considered the best land in Ireland ...

', a rich pastoral stretch of land in the Suir basin which extends into counties

Limerick Limerick ( ; ) is a city in western Ireland, in County Limerick. It is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Munster and is in the Mid-West Region, Ireland, Mid-West which comprises part of the Southern Region, Ireland, Southern Region. W ...

and Cork. At 917 m, Galtymore is the highest point. The Devil's Bit is a part of the Slieve Bloom range. The River Shannon flows along the northwest border with counties

Galway Galway ( ; , ) is a City status in Ireland, city in (and the county town of) County Galway. It lies on the River Corrib between Lough Corrib and Galway Bay. It is the most populous settlement in the province of Connacht, the List of settleme ...

and Clare. The River Suir rises at the Devil's Bit and flows into the sea east of

Waterford Waterford ( ) is a City status in Ireland, city in County Waterford in the South-East Region, Ireland, south-east of Ireland. It is located within the Provinces of Ireland, province of Munster. The city is situated at the head of Waterford H ...

Baronies

There are 12 historic baronies in County Tipperary: Clanwilliam, Eliogarty, Iffa and Offa East, Iffa and Offa West, Ikerrin, Kilnamanagh Lower, Kilnamanagh Upper, Middle Third,

Ormond Lower Ormond Lower ( Irish: ''Urumhain Íochtarach'') is a barony in County Tipperary, Ireland. This geographical unit of land is one of 12 baronies in County Tipperary. Its chief town is Nenagh. The barony lies between Ormond Upper to the south-east ...

, Ormond Upper, Owney and Arra and Slievardagh.

Civil parishes and townlands

Parishes were delineated after the Down Survey as an intermediate subdivision, with multiple

townland A townland (; Ulster-Scots: ''toonlann'') is a traditional small land division used in Ireland and in the Western Isles of Scotland, typically covering . The townland system is of medieval Gaelic origin, predating the Norman invasion, and mo ...

s per parish and multiple parishes per barony. The civil parishes had some use in local taxation and were included on the nineteenth century maps of the

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. For

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purposes,

district electoral division An electoral division (ED, ) is a legally defined administrative area in the Republic of Ireland, generally comprising multiple townlands, and formerly a subdivision of urban and rural districts. Until 1996, EDs were known as district electora ...

s replaced the civil parishes in the mid-nineteenth century. There are 199 civil parishes in the county. Townlands are the smallest officially defined geographical divisions in Ireland; there are 3,159 townlands in the county.

Largest towns

History

Following the

, the

O'Kennedy The O'Kennedy family (Irish language, Irish: ''Ó Cinnéide''), sometimes Kennedy, were an Irish royal dynasty, a sept of the Dál gCais, founded in the Middle Ages who were Kings of Ormond. Their founder was the nephew of High King of Ireland ...

ruled

Kingdom of Ormond The Kingdom of Ormond (Modern Irish: - "East Munster") was a short-lived kingdom in medieval Ireland. It existed in 12th century AD, comprising the eastern part of Munster, in what is now County Tipperary, with parts of County Kilkenny and Coun ...

was claimed as a lordship. By 1210, the

sheriff A sheriff is a government official, with varying duties, existing in some countries with historical ties to England where the office originated. There is an analogous, although independently developed, office in Iceland, the , which is common ...

dom of Munster shired into the shires of Tipperary and

. In 1328, Tipperary was granted to the Earls of Ormond as a

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liberty Liberty is the state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions imposed by authority on one's way of life, behavior, or political views. The concept of liberty can vary depending on perspective and context. In the Constitutional ...

. The grant excluded church lands such as the archiepiscopal see of

Cashel Cashel (an Anglicised form of the Irish language word ''Caiseal'', meaning "stone fort") may refer to: Places in Ireland *Cashel, County Tipperary **The Rock of Cashel, an ancient, hilltop fortress complex for which Cashel is named ** Archbishop ...

, which formed the separate county of Cross Tipperary. Though the Earls gained jurisdiction over the church lands in 1662, "Tipperary and Cross Tipperary" were not definitively united until the County Palatine of Tipperary Act 1715, when the 2nd Duke of Ormond was attainted for supporting the

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. The county was divided once again in 1838. The

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, where the

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held its twice-yearly

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, is at the southern limit of the county, and roads leading north were poor, making the journey inconvenient for jurors resident there. A petition to move the county town to a more central location was opposed by the MP for Clonmel, so instead the county was split into two " ridings"; the grand jury of the South Riding continued to meet in Clonmel, while that of the North Riding met in

. When the

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established

s to replace the grand jury for civil functions, the ridings became separate "

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" with separate county councils. Their names were changed from "Tipperary North/South Riding" to "North/South Tipperary" by the

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, which redesignated all "administrative counties" as simply "counties". The Local Government Reform Act 2014 has amalgamated the two counties and restored a single county of Tipperary.

Local government and politics

Following the 2014 local election, Tipperary County Council is the

for the county. The authority is the successor council to North Tipperary County Council and South Tipperary County Council which operated up until June 2014. The local authority is responsible for certain local services such as sanitation, planning and

development Development or developing may refer to: Arts *Development (music), the process by which thematic material is reshaped * Photographic development *Filmmaking, development phase, including finance and budgeting * Development hell, when a proje ...

, libraries, the collection of motor taxation, local roads and

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. Most of the county is in the Dáil constituency of Tipperary, which elects five deputies ( TDs) to the Dáil. A small part of the county in the former

rural district A rural district was a type of local government area – now superseded – established at the end of the 19th century in England, Wales Wales ( ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. I ...

of Nenagh is in the constituency of

Limerick City Limerick ( ; ) is a city in western Ireland, in County Limerick. It is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Munster and is in the Mid-West Region, Ireland, Mid-West which comprises part of the Southern Region, Ireland, Southern Region. W ...

. The county is part of the

constituency for European elections.

Culture

Tipperary is referred to as the "Premier County", a description attributed to Thomas Davis,

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of ''

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in the 1840s as a tribute to the nationalistic feeling in Tipperary and said that "where Tipperary leads, Ireland follows". Tipperary was the subject of the famous song " It's a Long Way to Tipperary" written by Jack Judge, whose grandparents came from the county. It was popular with regiments of the

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during

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. The song "Slievenamon", which is traditionally associated with the county, was written by Charles Kickham from Mullinahone, and is commonly sung at sporting fixtures involving the county.

Irish language

There is no

Gaeltacht A ( , , ) is a district of Ireland, either individually or collectively, where the Irish government recognises that the Irish language is the predominant vernacular, or language of the home. The districts were first officially recognised ...

in County Tipperary and consequently few Irish speakers. Nevertheless, there are five Gaelscoileanna (Irish language primary schools) and two Gaelcholáistí (Irish language secondary schools).

Economy

The area around Clonmel is the economic hub of the county, due to manufacturing facilities owned by Bulmers (brewers) and Merck & Co. (pharmaceuticals) east of the town. There is much fertile land, especially in the region known as the

, one of the richest agricultural areas in Ireland. Tipperary is famous for its

horse breeding Horse breeding is reproduction in horses, and particularly the human-directed process of selective breeding of animals, particularly purebred horses of a given Horse breed, breed. Planned matings can be used to produce specifically desired chara ...

industry and is the home of Coolmore Stud, the largest

thoroughbred The Thoroughbred is a list of horse breeds, horse breed developed for Thoroughbred racing, horse racing. Although the word ''thoroughbred'' is sometimes used to refer to any breed of purebred horse, it technically refers only to the Thorough ...

breeding operation in the world. Tourism plays a significant role in County Tipperary – Lough Derg, Thurles,

Rock of Cashel The Rock of Cashel ( ), also known as Cashel of the Kings and St. Patrick's Rock, is a historical site located dramatically above a plain at Cashel, County Tipperary, Cashel, County Tipperary, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. History According t ...

, Ormonde Castle, Ahenny High Crosses, Cahir Castle, Bru Boru Heritage Centre and Tipperary Crystal are some of the primary tourist destinations in the county.

Transport

Road transport dominates in County Tipperary. The M7 motorway crosses the north of the county through

Roscrea Roscrea () is a market town in County Tipperary, Ireland. In 2022 it had a population of 5,542. Roscrea is one of the oldest towns in Ireland, having developed around the 7th century monastery of Crónán of Roscrea, Saint Crónán of Roscrea, p ...

and

and the M8 motorway bisects the county from north of

Two-Mile Borris Two-Mile Borris (also written Twomileborris or Two Mile Borris; and locally Borris or TMB) is a village in County Tipperary, Ireland. The village is located on the L4202 road at the junction with the Ballyduff Road, close to the N75 and fr ...

to the

County Limerick County Limerick () is a western Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Munster and is located in the Mid-West Region, Ireland, Mid-West which comprises part of the Southern Reg ...

border. Both routes are among some of the busiest roads on the island. The Limerick to Waterford N24 crosses the southern half of Tipperary, travelling through Tipperary Town,

Bansha Bansha (; ) is a village in County Tipperary in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. The village is part of the parish of "Bansha and Kilmoyler" (united in 1858) in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly. It is in the historical Barony (I ...

, north of Cahir and around

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 ...

Railways

Tipperary also has a number of railway stations situated on the Dublin–Cork line such as Templemore, Thurles and Limerick Junction. The Dublin-to-Limerick line connect at Ballybrophy for services through north Tipperary. The Limerick–Waterford line connect to the Dublin–Cork line at Limerick Junction. The railway lines connect places in Tipperary with Cork, Dublin Heuston,

, Mallow, and

Sports

County Tipperary has a strong association with the

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, which was founded in Thurles in 1884.

Tipperary GAA The Tipperary County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) () or Tipperary GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Tipperary and the Tipperary county teams. County Tippe ...

– a county board of the GAA – organizes local competitions for

hurling Hurling (, ') is an outdoor Team sport, team game of ancient Gaelic culture, Gaelic Irish origin, played by men and women. One of Ireland's native Gaelic games, it shares a number of features with Gaelic football, such as the field and goa ...

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camogie Camogie ( ; ) is an Irish stick-and-ball team sport played by women. Camogie is played by 100,000 women in Ireland and worldwide, largely among Irish communities. A variant of the game "hurling" (which is played by men only), it is organised ...

and

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. The board also enters county representative teams into the

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and

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. Tipperary is the only county across any Gaelic game to have won an all-Ireland title in every decade since the 1880s. Hurling has traditionally been the county's dominant sport, however, with its hurling team having won 28 All-Ireland titles in comparison to the football team's four. Tipperary has the third-highest All-Ireland tally of any county hurling team, behind only

Kilkenny Kilkenny ( , meaning 'church of Cainnech of Aghaboe, Cainnech'). is a city in County Kilkenny, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is located in the South-East Region, Ireland, South-East Region and in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinst ...

and Cork.

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takes place at Tipperary Racecourse, Thurles Racecourse and Clonmel Racecourse.

Places of interest

* Ardfinnan Castle * Athassel Priory * Cahir Castle * Coolmore Stud * Devil's Bit – a mountain near Templemore * Dromineer * Galtymore – a

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, and the highest mountain in County Tipperary (919m). * Glen of Aherlow * Glengarra Wood * Holy Cross Abbey *

Kilcash Castle Kilcash Castle is a ruined castle off the N24 road (Ireland), N24 road just west of Ballydine in County Tipperary, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is in the care of the Irish State. The Butler dynasty has important links to the area. History ...

Lorrha Lorrha (from ) is a small village at the northern tip of County Tipperary, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. Ledewich described village as 'Larah' which is the common name for the talk-motes, mote hills etc. P. Dixon Hardy M.R.I.A. describes it as 'L ...

* Lough Derg * Monaincha * Mount St. Joseph Abbey, Roscrea * Mitchelstown Cave * Nenagh Castle * Ormonde Castle, Carrick-on-Suir *

Redwood Castle Redwood Castle (also known as ''Egan Castle'' or in Irish language, Irish) is a Norman architecture, Norman castle near Lorrha in County Tipperary, Ireland. The castle was built by the Normans around 1200 AD, and was occupied by them until , w ...

(Castle Egan) *

Roscrea Castle Roscrea Castle is a 13th-century motte-and-bailey castle in the town of Roscrea, Ireland. The castle consists of a walled courtyard, gate block, and angled towers. Along with 18th century Damer House and gardens, the castle forms part of Roscrea ...

* Semple Stadium * Slievenamon – mountain associated with many Irish legends (721m) * Timoney Standing Stones

Notable people

* Anne Anderson, ambassador to the United States * J. D. Bernal, twentieth-century scientist * Rachael Blackmore, National Hunt Jockey *

Dan Breen Daniel Breen (11 August 1894 – 27 December 1969) was a volunteer in the Irish Republican Army during the Irish War of Independence and the Irish Civil War. In later years he was a Fianna Fáil politician. Background Breen was born in Grange ...

, Irish Republican during the

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, later a TD for the county * William Butler, nineteenth-century army officer, writer and adventurer * Peter Campbell, founder of the Uruguayan navy * The Clancy Brothers, folk music group ** Paddy Clancy, singer and harmonicist **

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, singer and actor **

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, singer and banjoist ** Liam Clancy, singer and

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* John Collison, President/Co-founder, Stripe * Patrick Collison, CEO/Co-founder, Stripe *

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, actress * Noel Coonan * Frank Corcoran, composer * Dayl Cronin, singer, member of boyband '' Hometown'' * John N. Dempsey,

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(1961–1971) * Dennis Dewane, American politician * John M. Feehan, author and publisher * Frank Fitzgerald, American politician * Mary Hanafin * Lumsden Hare, stage and film actor * Tom Hayes * Séamus Healy *

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, singer, member of the

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'' * Patrick Hobbins, American politician * Máire Hoctor * Alan Kelly, politician * Declan Kelly, CEO of

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* Tom Kiely, Olympic gold medalist * Shane Long, footballer * Denis Lynch, showjumper *

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, Irish Republican and Signatory of the 1916 Proclamation * Shane MacGowan, musician and songwriter, member of the Pogues * Marty Maher, athletic instructor for 50 years at

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, subject of the film '' The Long Gray Line'' * Martin Mansergh * John Morrissey, New York gang-leader, boxer and US congressman * Fergus O'Dowd * Niall O'Dowd, publisher, Irish Central * Tomás Ó hÍcí, Irish scribe *

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, recipient of the

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* Frank Patterson,

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* Ramsay Weston Phipps, military historian * Rachel Pilkington actor * Rozanna Purcell, model, winner of Miss Universe Ireland 2010 * Lena Rice, Wimbledon tennis champion * Adi Roche, campaigner for peace, humanitarian aid and education, founder and chief executive of Chernobyl Children International * Donal Ryan, writer * Tony Ryan, founder and chairman GPA and

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philanthropist * Richard Lalor Sheil, politician, writer and orator * Pat Shortt, actor, comedian and entertainer * Dylan Slevin, Professional

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