Since the early 17th century, there have been four Provinces of Ireland: Connacht, Leinster, Munster, and Ulster. The Irish word for this territorial division, cúige, meaning "fifth part", indicates that there were once five; however, in the medieval period there were more.
In terms of area, the largest county in Ireland is county Cork at 7,457 km². The next largest is county Galway, at 6,148 km².
Dublin, geographic county in the province of Leinster, eastern Ireland.
The name comes from the medieval ruling dynasty, the Connacht, later Connachta, whose name means "descendants of Conn", from the mythical king Conn of the Hundred Battles. The usual English spelling in Ireland since the Gaelic revival is Connacht, the spelling of the disused Irish singular.
Leinster (Irish: Laighin or Laigin), one of the Provinces of Ireland, lies in the east of Ireland and comprises the counties of Carlow, Dublin, Kildare, Kilkenny, Laois, Longford, Louth, Meath, Offaly, Westmeath, Wexford and Wicklow. Leinster has the largest population of the four provinces of Ireland.
Kilkenny (Irish: Cill Chainnigh, meaning "church of Cainnech") is a city in County Kilkenny, Ireland. It is located in the South-East Region and in the province of Leinster.
Ulster is one of the four Irish provinces. Its name derives from the Irish language Cúige Uladh (pronounced "Kooi-gah UH-loo"), meaning "fifth of the Ulaidh", named for the ancient inhabitants of the region.
County Galway (/ˈg?ːlwe?/ GAWL-way; Irish: Contae na Gaillimhe) is a county in Ireland. It is in the West of Ireland, taking up the south of the province of Connacht.
The Irish word for province, “cúige”, means “portion” and/or “fifth”, reflecting the original division. Six of the nine Ulster counties form modern-day Northern Ireland, which is a constituent part of the United Kingdom. Note that in this context Northern Ireland is known as a province of the United Kingdom.
County
Tipperary (Irish: Contae Thiobraid Árann) is a county in
Ireland. It is located in the province of Munster.
County Tipperary.
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Connacht, or in Irish Cúige Chonnacht, encompasses the West of Ireland. The counties of Galway, Leitrim, Mayo, Roscommon, and Sligo make up this ancient province. Connacht's major towns are Galway City and Sligo.
Limerick, Irish Luimneach, county, southwestern Ireland, in the province of Munster. The county seat is the administratively independent city of Limerick. King John's Castle, Limerick, County Limerick, Munster, Ireland. The county's northern boundary, with County Clare, is the River Shannon and its estuary.
It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel, the Irish Sea, and St George's Channel. Geopolitically, Ireland is divided between the Republic of Ireland (officially named Ireland), which covers five-sixths of the island, and Northern Ireland, which is part of the United Kingdom.
The ancient name for Carlingford -- easily the prettiest town in Louth, Ireland's smallest county -- is Cuan Aighneach, which translates as "Haven of the People with the Perfect Reputation." The Irish folk hero Cúchulainn, for one, is said to have single-handedly defeated the armies of Ulster in an epic battle waged in
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As a percentage of 2006 population. Blank for the 102 new census towns created for the 2011 Census.
Cities & Towns
- Belfast. Belfast is the capital city of Northern Ireland and it is the largest urban area in Northern Ireland and the province of Ulster, always warm to
- Doolin.
- Dublin.
- Killarney.
- Galway.
- Kinsale.
- Westport.
- Adare.
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The 32 Counties are grouped as follows;
- Ulster. Antrim, Armagh, Cavan, (London)Derry, Donegal, Down, Fermanagh, Monaghan, Tyrone.
- Leinster. Carlow, Dublin, Kildare, Kilkenny, Laois/Leix (aka Queens), Longford, Louth, Meath, Offaly (aka Kings), Westmeath, Wexford, Wicklow.
- Munster.
Leinster, Old Irish Laigin, the southeastern province of Ireland. It comprises the counties of Carlow, Dublin, Kildare, Kilkenny, Offaly, Longford, Louth, Meath, Laoighis, Westmeath, Wexford, and Wicklow.
Leinster. This eastern province is home to the Republic of Ireland's capital city Dublin, originally founded by the Vikings. Carlow, Dublin, Kildare, Kilkenny, Laois, Longford, Louth, Meath, Offaly, Westmeath, Wexford and Wicklow are the counties that make up the Leinster region.
Ulster encompasses the counties of Antrim, Armagh, Cavan, Derry, Donegal, Down, Fermanagh, Monaghan and Tyrone.
Wexford (Irish: Loch Garman) is the county town of County Wexford, Ireland. Wexford lies on the south side of Wexford Harbour, the estuary of the River Slaney near the southeastern corner of the island of Ireland.
The 26 counties of the Republic of Ireland are Carlow, Cavan, Clare, Cork, Donegal, Dublin, Galway, Kerry, Kildare, Kilkenny, Laois, Leitrim, Limerick, Longford, Louth, Mayo, Meath, Monaghan, Offaly, Roscommon, Sligo, Tipperary, Waterford, Westmeath, Wexford and Wicklow.
Ireland was split into two separate jurisdictions in 1921: Southern Ireland and Northern Ireland. Southern Ireland left the United Kingdom in 1922, left the Commonwealth of Nations in 1949 and is now known as the Republic of Ireland or simply Ireland.
The partition of Ireland (Irish: críochdheighilt na hÉireann) was the process by which the Government of the (then) United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland divided the island of Ireland into two separate polities. It took place on 3 May 1921 under the Government of Ireland Act 1920.
County Dublin (Irish: Contae Bhaile Átha Cliath) is a county in Ireland, surrounding the capital city of Dublin. It is part of the province of Leinster.
