Tipperary (Tiobrad Arann, "Well of Arann") is a market and industrial town (dairy products, linoleum, etc.) in the south of Ireland, situated in the fertile Golden Vale which extends from Cashel in the east into Limerick county to the west. South of the town extends the long ridge of the Slievenamuck Hills. Its name became widely known in the popular song "It's a long way to Tipperary" sung by British troops before and during the First World War.
Little is left of the old town. The most notable remains of the past are the chancel arch of a monastic church (13th C.) and the ruins of a 17th C. grammar school. The neo-Gothic parish church dates from the 19th C.
During the Great Famine, the Warhouse was the scene of the Young Irelanders' rising of 1848. Exhibits include the story of the Rising and the political exile of the Young Irelanders.
Hours:
April 1 to September 30: 2:30pm-5:30pm; Closed: Mon, Tue
October 1 to March 31: 2pm-4pm; Closed: Mon, Tue, Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
Ballyporeen is host to an annual festival which takes place in late May and includes traditional Irish music and dance performances set in a quaint village setting.
9mi/15km west of Tipperary lies Emly, which until the Reformation was the see of an archbishop. The cathedral of the present archdiocese of Cashel and Emly is Thurles.
2mi/3km east of Thomastown Castle, and east, too, of Tipperary, the road crosses the Suir at the village of Golden. Picturesquely situated on a rocky islet in the river stands a ruined castle.
Farney Castle, originally built in 1495, is the home, design studio and retail outlet of Irish International Designer, Cyril Cullen. It is the only Round Tower in Ireland occupied as a family home.
6mi/9km east of Tipperary on the N74 (the road to Cashel), in the Golden Vale, are the ruins of Thomastown Castle, built in the 17th C. and enlarged in neo-Gothic style about 1812. This was the birthplace in 1790 of Father Theobald Matthew, the "Apostle of Temperance." The castle fell into disrepair from the end of the 18th century and the park, which once had a large French style garden, now forms part of an afforestation scheme.
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