Coonty Tipperary

Coonty Tipperary Contae Thiobraid Árann
Kintra	Ireland
Province	Munster
Dáil Éireann	Tipperary North Tipperary Sooth
EU Parliament	Sooth
Coonty seat	North: Nenagh Sooth: Clonmel
Aurie
- Tot	4,303 km2 (1,661.4 sq mi)
Aurie rank	6t
Indwallers(2011)	158,652
- Rank	11t
Caur plates	North: TN Sooth: TS

Coonty Tipperary (Erse: Contae Thiobraid Árann‎) is ane o the 26 coonties o the Republic o Ireland an ane o the 32 coonties o Ireland. It is locatit in the province o Munster. It wis named efter the toun o Tipperary (Erse: Tiobraid Árann‎).

Tipperary is the saxt lairgest o Ireland’s 32 coonties in aurie an 11t lairgest in population. It is the third lairgest o Munster’s 6 coonties in size an the third lairgest in population.

Tipperary wis ane o the first Erse coonties tae be establisht in the 13t century. For aw govrenment admeenistrative purposes the coonty is dividit intae North Tipperary (coonty toun: Nenagh) an Sooth Tipperary (coonty toun: Clonmel). This diveesion dates back tae the Local Govrenment (Ireland) Act 1898, the coonty's twa "ridins" haein haed separate assize courts for hantle langer. The uise o ridin for the diveesions wis a historical misnomer, syne the wird derives frae the dividin o an aurie intae three pairts. The expression "ridin" haes been discontinued for offeecial purposes syne 2002 (Local Govrenment Act, 2001 section 10 an schedule 5).

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