historically a significant market town. Today, it still boasts large butter making and milk processing industries. The town is sometimes erroneously believed to be the county seat; this honour belongs instead to Clonmel. Notable people Peter Campbell (naval officer), founder of the Uruguayan navy. Kerry Condon, actress. Dr. Liam Hennessy, exercise physiologist, strength and conditioning coach, and former international athlete. Mick Kinane, jockey. Shane Long, Irish international and Premier League football player played for St. Michael's. Michael F. O'Connell, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly. Alan Quinlan, the Munster Rugby player was born in Tipperary in 1974. George Roupell, Victoria Cross recipient. Laurence Sterne, novelist. George Thomas (soldier), the Raja from Tiperary, Irish adventurer who established an independent kingdom at Hansi in India. John Walsh, soldier in the Union Army during the American Civil War, earning the Medal of Honor. The Two Johnnies, Comedians, Radio Producers and Singers. Tipperary International Peace Award Created by locals in an attempt to counter the association between Tipperary and war created by the song It's a long way to Tipperary, the Tipperary International Peace Award, described as "Ireland's outstanding award for humanitarian work", has been awarded annually by the Tipperary Peace Convention since the inaugural award to the late Seán MacBride in 1984. Among the other recipients are Live Aid founder Bob Geldof for 1985, the late Irish senator and peace campaigner Gordon Wilson for 1987, former Soviet General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev for 1988, the late South African president Nelson Mandela for 1989, former US president Bill Clinton for 2000, former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani for 2001, John O’Shea, founder of the charity Goal for 2003, the late Pakistani president Benazir Bhutto for 2007, the late US Senator Edward Kennedy for 2009, Afghan human rights campaigner Dr Sima Samar for 2010, former Irish president, Mary McAleese and her husband, senator Martin McAleese for 2011, Pakistani activist for female education and youngest-ever Nobel Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai for 2012, former US envoy to Northern Ireland Richard Haass for 2013, the former UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon for 2014, and Colombian president Juan Manuel Santos for 2017. Twin towns Mautern in Steiermark, Austria (since 2006) Parthenay, France In song The song "It's a Long Way to Tipperary", which became popular among the British military as a marching song, was authored by Jack Judge, whose grandparents came from Tipperary, and Henry James "Harry" Williams. The U.S.