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 | |||||||
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| Rank | Town | Population | Barony | Clonmel Cahir |
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| 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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