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Welcome to the Tipperary.com FAQ. Here we are building a resource which will provide answers to the most frequentlty asked questions about Tipperary, Ireland. If you have a question that u want answered email us here webmaster@northtippcoco.ie

How did Tipperary get it's name?

County Tipperary (Tiobraid Árann, "House of the well of Ara")

Before the Norman invasion, the county was divided between the old north Munster kingdom of Thomond - which also included parts of Clare and north Limerick - and the south Munster kingdom of Desmond. These were dominated by, respectively, the O'Briens and the McCarthys, and Tipperary was the front line of the endless battles between the two, ending only with the expulsion of the McCarthys from Tipperary into Cork. For most of the period Cashel, in the south of the county, was the seat of the kings of Munster. On the arrival of the Normans, the south of the county was granted to Philip de Worcester and most of the north to Theobald Walter, progenitor of the Butler family, who later became earls of Ormond, and played a large role in Irish politics over three centuries.

The county was created and named after the town in 1328, making it one of the earliest of the Irish counties.

Ex-President of the U.S. Ronald Reagan traces his family back to Ballyporeen in the south of the county. The father of the famous Australian outlaw, Ned Kelly, was born in Killenaule parish in 1820. (See the Fethard site for more information on his Irish ancestry, or the Australian Ned Kelly site for the man himself.)

Surnames strongly associated with the county include Ryan, Maher, O'Meara, Gleeson, Hogan, O'Dwyer, Quirke, Macken, Moloney, Tracy and Kelly.

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Show me a map of Tipperary?

Map of Tipperary

 

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Song Lyrics?

Its's a long, long way to Tipperary

Up to mighty London came an Irishman one day,
As the streets are paved with gold, sure ev'ryone was gay;
Singing songs of Piccadilly, Strand and Leicester Square,
Till Paddy got excited, then he shouted to them there:

Chorus:
" lt's a long way to Tipperary,
It's a long way to go;
It's a long way to Tipperary,
To the sweetest girl I know!
Good-bye, Piccadilly!
Farewell, Leicester Square!
It's a long, long way to Tipperary,
But my heart's right there! "

Paddy wrote a letter to his Irish Molly O,
Saying, "Should you not receive it,
Write and let me know!
If I make mistakes in spelling, Molly dear," said he
" Remember it's the pen that's bad,
Don't lay the blame on me."

Molly wrote a neat reply to Irish Paddy 0.
Saying. "Mike Mahoney wants to marry me, and so
Leave the Strand and Piccadilly, or you'll be to blame
For love has fairly drove me silly, hoping you're the same!"

Chorus.

Slievenamon

Alone, all alone, by the wave-washed strand
All alone in the crowded hall
The hall it is gay and the waves they are grand
But my heart is not there at all,
It flies far away, by night and by day
To the times and the joys that are gone
But I never can forget the sweet maiden I met
In the valley of Slievenamon.
It was not the grace of her queenly air
Nor the cheeks of the roses glow
Her soft dark eyes or her curly hair,
Nor was it her lily white brow.
‘ Twas the soul of truth and of melting ruth,
And a smile like the summer’s day.
That stole my heart away on that bright summer’s day
In the valley of sweet Slievenamon.
In the festive ball and the wave-washed shore
My restless spirit cries -
‘ My land, oh my land, shall I never see you more,
My country will you never uprise’.
By night and by day I will ever, ever pray,
As darkly my life it rolls on,
To see our flag unrolled and my true love unfold
In the valley near Slievenamon.

How do I listen to Tipperary radio online?

Tune into Tippfm radio station by visiting their website at http://www.tippfm.com or click on the following link to go directly to a Live stream

 

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How can I get Geneology & Heritage Information?

Try Contacting -
North Tipperary Geneology & Heritage Services Ltd,
Govenor's House,
Kickham Street,
Nenagh.
Co. Tipperary,
Ireland.

Nora O'Meara, PH :+ 353 (0)67 33850

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How do I add my Business or accommodation to your website

On the homepage there is a link called " Add your business to our listings page"

The link is also as follows;

http://www.tipperary.com/business/AddListing.aspx

You can add your business listing and choose the category you want to add it to.

 

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