Tipperary

[ tip-uh-rair-ee ]

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noun

a county in Munster province, in the S Republic of Ireland. 1,643 sq. mi. (4,255 sq. km). : Clonmel.
a town in this county.

Tipperary

/ ˌtɪpəˈrɛərɪ /

a county of S Republic of Ireland, in Munster province; divided into the North Riding and South Riding: mountainous. County town: Clonmel; Nenagh serves as administrative capital of the North Riding. Pop: 140 131 (2002). Area: 4255 sq km (1643 sq miles)

Learning to sing "It's a long, long way to Tipperary" for the purpose of deceiving the Allies.

Without any help from Perrott they attacked Fitzmaurice in his camp near Tipperary, and killed 100 of his men.

Scotch soldiers, sterling, songs stalwart sung, "Tipperary" thundered through titanic tongue.

Fr'm Tipperary, they was, an' too handy throwin' things at ye.

A popular insurrection in Tipperary, Ireland, was made the pretext for once more suspending the habeas corpus act in Ireland.

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