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County Tipperary (Tiobraid Árainn in Irish) is a county in the Republic of Ireland, in the province of Munster. Area: 4,303 km² (1,661 square miles).
Tipperary is known for its horse breeding (Coolmore Stud is the largest thoroughbred breeding operation in the world), its fertile agricultural land, and its hurling teams.
For the purposes of local government the county is divided into North TipperaryNorth Tipperary until 2002 called Tipperary North Riding is a local government area in Ireland, consisting of the northern part of County Tipperary. North Tipperary was established in 1898 and has had a county council ever since, and has had separate assi (county town: Nenagh) and South TipperarySouth Tipperary until 2002 called Tipperary South Riding is a local government area in Ireland, consisting of the southern part of County Tipperary. South Tipperary was established in 1898 and has had a county council ever since, and previously has had se (county town: Clonmel). This division dates back to the Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898The 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 Br, the county's two ' ridingThis page refers to a Riding as a unit in local government. For the more usual meaning, see horse and related articles In the British Isles, a riding is a sub-division of a county. The word is a corruption of the Old Norse riding thridhing or thrithing mes' having had separate assize courts for much longer. The use of ridingThis page refers to a Riding as a unit in local government. For the more usual meaning, see horse and related articles In the British Isles, a riding is a sub-division of a county. The word is a corruption of the Old Norse riding thridhing or thrithing me for the divisions was a historical misnomer, since the word derives from the dividing of an area into three parts.
1 Towns and villages
- CahirCahir ( Irish: An Cathair meaning "the city") is a town in Tipperary, Ireland. The town is mostly known for Cahir Castle, just off the town centre. The town is on the main Limerick Waterford road, and railway line. See also List of towns in the Republic o - An Chathair
- Carrick-on-Suir - Carraig na Siúire
- Cashel - Caiseal
- Clonmel - Cluain Meala
- Fethard - Fiodh Ard
- Kilkieran - Cill Chiaráin
- Nenagh - An tAonach
- Roscrea - Ros Cré
- Templemore - An Teampall Mór
- Thurles - Durlas
- Tipperary Town - Tiobraid Árann
