South Tipperary - Irish Language

Irish Language

There were native speakers of Irish in South Tipperary until the middle of the 20th century. Recordings of their dialect, made before the last native speakers died, have been made available through a project of the Royal Irish Academy Library.

Leading population centers
Rank Town Population Barony

Clonmel

Cahir
1 Clonmel 17,008 Iffa and Offa East
2 Carrick-on-Suir 5,906 Iffa and Offa East
3 Tipperary 5,065 Clanwilliam
4 Cahir 3,904 Iffa and Offa West
5 Cashel 2,936 Middle Third
6 Killenaule 1,774 Slievardagh
7 Fethard 1,374 Middle Third
8 Bansha 1,090 Clanwilliam
based on Irish Census 2006 Records


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