County Tipperary

County Tipperary (Contae Thiobraid Árann) is a in the  situated in the  of. Tipperary was one of the first Irish counties to be established in the. For all administration purposes the county is divided into   and. This division dates back to the, the county's two "s" having had separate for much longer. The use of for the divisions was a historical misnomer, since the word derives from the dividing of an area into three parts. Indeed the expression has been discontinued for official purposes since  (Local Government Act, 2001 section 10 and schedule 5)

Tipperary is sometimes referred to as the Premier County, a description attributed to, of    in the 1840s as a tribute to the nationalistic feeling in Tipperary and said that "where Tipperary leads,  follows". Tipperary is famous for its industry and is the home of, which is the largest  breeding operation in the world. The County forms a large part of the (or Vein) of Munster, boasting a rich and fertile agricultural landscape. The County particularly nurtures the ancient game of and its teams have regularly been champions of Ireland since the.

The town of Tipperary situated in the south west of the county was the subject of the famous  song . As with several other counties in named for a  or  (examples include  and )  has never been the  of. That honour belonged to for a while prior to the creation of the County Palatine and thereafter to  until the creation of separate assizes in  when  has shared the honour with

Towns, villages, and townlands

 * - Béal an Atha
 * - An Bháinseach
 * - Buirous Ui Chein
 * - An Chathair
 * - Carraig na Siúire
 * - Caiseal
 * - Caisleán Aoibhne
 * - Cluain Meala
 * - Cloch Shiurdáin
 * - Dún Droma
 * - Imleach Iubhair
 * - Fíodh Ard
 * - Gaibhlean
 * - Áth na Chuilleann
 * - Mainistir na Croiche
 * - An Marcach
 * - Cill an Áil
 * - An Baile Beag
 * - Luach Magh
 * - An tAonach
 * - Loch Cheann
 * - An Tulach Sheasta
 * - Ros Cré
 * - Faiche Ró
 * - An Teampall Mór
 * - Dúrlas Éile
 * - Tiobraid Árann
 * - Tuaim Uí Mheara
 * - Buiríos Léith
 * - An Teampall Uachtarach
 * - Faiche Ró
 * - An Teampall Mór
 * - Dúrlas Éile
 * - Tiobraid Árann
 * - Tuaim Uí Mheara
 * - Buiríos Léith
 * - An Teampall Uachtarach

Places of interest

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