Tipperary

American

[tip-uh-rair-ee] / ˌtɪp əˈrɛər i /

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 British

/ ˌtɪpəˈrɛərɪ /

noun

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)

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Mia Keevan, 17, from County Tipperary became unwell at the event and died shortly afterwards in hospital.

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Mia Keevan, 17, from Co Tipperary took unwell at the event and died shortly afterwards in hospital.

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Mia Keevan, 17, from Carrick-on-Suir in Co Tipperary, was visiting Belfast to attend the festival.

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The daughter of a dairy farmer and a school teacher, she rode ponies as a child near her home in Killenaule, County Tipperary, in the Republic of Ireland.

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Minella horses take their name from a Tipperary family hotel run by racehorse trader John Nallen.

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