South Tipperary

South Tipperary
Tiobraid Árann Theas
Tipperary (South Riding)
Former County
1899–2014
Coat of arms of South Tipperary
Motto(s): 
Latin: Vallis Aurea Siurensis
"The Golden Vale of the Suir"
Location of South Tipperary
CountryIreland
ProvinceMunster
Created1 April 1899
Abolished1 June 2014
County townClonmel
Government
 • TypeSouth Tipperary County Council
Area
 • Total2,257 km2 (871 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
88,433
Car platesTS (1987–2013)

South Tipperary (Irish: Tiobraid Árann Theas) was a county in Ireland in the province of Munster. It was named after the town of Tipperary and consisted of 52% of the land area of the traditional county of Tipperary. South Tipperary County Council was the local authority for the county. The population of the county was 88,433 according to the 2011 census. It was abolished on 1 June 2014, and amalgamated with North Tipperary to form County Tipperary under a new Tipperary County Council.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Tipperary County Council". 29 May 2014. Archived from the original on 6 June 2014. Tipperary County Council will become an official unified authority on Tuesday, 3rd June 2014. The new authority combines the existing administration of North Tipperary County Council and South Tipperary County Council.
  2. ^ "Local Government Reform Act 2014". Irish Statute Book. Archived from the original on 5 January 2022. Retrieved 27 February 2022.

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