a city in Ireland which is well known chiefly because of the
song "Tipperary" which was popular with the
English-speaking
Allies in
World War I. The
song started with the
line "It's a long way to Tipperary." It became one of the ballads of
World War I after British troops began to sing it, although the
song itself had nothing to d o with the
war.
—SHSBC Binder 5 Approved Glossary