and AV., 40 miles; average breadth, 26 miles; area,
1,061,731 ae. (13,601 water), or 5T per cent, of the
total area of Ireland; pop. 199,612, of whom 94'2 per
oent. are Roman Catholics, 5’1 Episcopalians, 0’3
Presbyterians, and 0’3 Methodists. The greater part
of the surface is level, and much of the soil is very
fertile, especially in the Golden Vale, which is calcare-
ous loam. The prevailing rock is carboniferous lime-
stone. The mountains of Knockmeledown (2609 ft.)
extend about 15 miles along the S. border, the Caltees
(3008 ft.) are in the SW., and Slievenaman (2364 ft.)
rises in the SE., while the Keeper and Devil’s Bit ranges
stretch about 18 miles NE. and SW. along the S. of the
N. division of the county. The principal rivers are the
Shannon, the Suir, and the Nore. Wheat, oats, barley,
&c., are grown; dairy farms are numerous, and butter
is exported in large quantities. (For agricultural
statistics, see Appendix.) The co. is divided into North
and South Ridings; it comprises 12 bars.—Clan william,
Eliogarty, Iffa and Offa (East and West), Ikerrin, Kil-
namanagh (Lower and Upper), Middlethird, Ormond
(Lower and Upper), Owney and Arra, and Slievardagh;
193 pars, and parts of pars.; and the towns of Clonmel
(part of), Tipperary, Carrick-on-Suir (part of), Nenagh,
Thurles, Cashel, Templemore, Roscrea, Caher, and Fe-
thard. For parliamentary purposes the county is divided
into 4 divisions—viz., North Tipperary, Mid. Tipperary,
South Tipperary, and East Tipperary, each returning 1
member; the representation of Tipperary was increased
from 2 to 4 members in 1885.—2. Tipperary, market
town, township, and par. with ry. sta., in the SW. of
co. Tipperary, on river Arra, 29 miles SE. of Limerick,
55 miles NE. of Cork, and 110% miles SW. of Dublin
—par., 4362 ac., pop. 5461; township, 794 ac., pop.
7274; P.O., T.o., 4 Banks. Market-days, Thursday
and Saturday. The town has a good market for corn,
butter, and other agricultural produce.

Tipperkevin, par. and hamlet, E. co. Kildare, 2
miles NW. of Ballymore Eustace and 7 miles S. of
Sallins ry. sta., 3750 ac., pop. 325.

Tippcrmuir, Perthshire. See Tibbermore.

Tlpperty.—school, Logie Buchan par., Aberdeenshire.
—2. Tlpperty, school, Fordoun par., Kincardineshire.

Tipton, town and par., Staffordshire, within the
pari, limits of Wednesbury, 1% mile N. of Dudley
and 8% miles NW. of Birmingham by rail, 2697 ac.,
pop. 30,013; P.O., T.o., 1 Bank; has numerous exten-
sive furnaces, and mfrs. of heavy iron-work for railways,
pit chains, cables and anchors, steam-engine boilers,
fire-irons, &c.

Tipton St John, eccl. dist. and ry. sta., Ottery
St Mary par., Devon, 3% miles NW. of Sidmouth, pop.
3S6; P.O.

Tip tree Heath, eccl. dist., In worth, Messing, Tolles-
bury, Tolleshunt D’Arcy, Tolleshunt Knights, and
Great Wigboroughpars., Essex, 3% miles E. of Witham,
pop. 893; P.O., T.O.; a priory was founded here in
time of Edward I.; the model farm of Mr Mechi (1802-
1880), the agriculturalist, was at Tiptree Hall.

Tir Phil, ry. sta., Glamorgan, on NE. border of co.,
3 miles SE. of Rhymney.

Tlranaseragh, par., S. co. Galway, onriver Shannon,
3 miles SAV. of Eyrecourt, 3587 ac., pop. 367.

Tlranny, bar., AV. co. Armagh, 27,393 ac., pop. 7813.

Tirawley, bar., N. co. Mayo, 246,822 ac., pop. 35,145.

Tiree, island, Argyllshire; P.O. See Tyree.

Tlreragh, bar., W. co. Sligo, 106,598 ac., pop. 21,449.

Tirerrill, bar., E. co. Sligo, 75,812 ac., pop. 16,284.

Tirevan, township, Yspytty par., Denbighshire, on
river Conway, 8% miles SE. of Llanrwst, 8937 ac., pop.
277 ; an hospital of the Knights of St John was here.

Tirhugk, bar., co. Donegal, 125,753 ac., pop. 22,965.

Tirkane, 3 m. from Maghera, co. Londonderry; P.O.

Tirkeeran, bar., AA”. co. Londonderry, 94,782 ac.,
pop. 24,842.

Tirkennedy, bar., mid co. Fermanagh, 56,423 ac.,
pop. 14,472.

Tirley.—par., Gloucestershire, on river Severn, 4%
miles SW. of Tewkesbury, 1850 ac., pop. 481; P.O.;
the Severn is spanned by a bridge at Haw.—2. Tirley,
Staffordshire. See Tyrley.

Tirril, hamlet, Barton par., Westmorland, 2 miles
SW. of Penrith; p.o. See Sockbridge and Tirril.