All Discussions Tagged 'Tipperary' - The Wild Geese2024-03-29T08:55:41Zhttps://thewildgeese.irish/forum/topic/listForTag?groupUrl=co-tipperary-n-b-association-of-new-york&tag=Tipperary&feed=yes&xn_auth=noTipp Men As 'Stone Throwers'?tag:thewildgeese.irish,2013-11-27:6442157:Topic:648592013-11-27T17:59:14.080ZPaul Thomas Meagherhttps://thewildgeese.irish/profile/PaulThomasMeagher
<p>As a young boy, I moved from County Tipperary to County Wicklow in the early 1950s. There, I was teased by local boys as a "stone thrower" from Tipp. I've heard it since, so I know it wasn't just used by those lads. Does anybody know the origin of the term, as applied to Tipperary men?</p>
<p>As a young boy, I moved from County Tipperary to County Wicklow in the early 1950s. There, I was teased by local boys as a "stone thrower" from Tipp. I've heard it since, so I know it wasn't just used by those lads. Does anybody know the origin of the term, as applied to Tipperary men?</p>