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1 Map
2 Local government
2.1 Administration
2.2 Education
2.3 Elections
3 Alphabetical list
4 Former counties
5 See also
6 External links
The island of Ireland is often referred to as the 32 counties, with its two states, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, being nicknamed respectively the six counties and the twenty-six counties. The counties are subdivisions of the ancient Provinces of Ireland. While the provinces of which the counties are subdivisions are existed for centuries, the county subdivison of these provinces were first set up in the 19th century by British occupiers to provide a framework for local government.

These counties were subsiquently adopted by sporting and cultural organisations such as the Gaelic Athletic Association, which organises its activities on county lines, today they attract strong loyalties, particularly in the sporting field and these "traditional" 32 counties remain in universal use as the basis of local identity and loyalties through the island of Ireland.

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Republic of Ireland
  1. Dublin
  2. Wicklow
  3. Wexford
  4. Carlow
  5. Kildare
  6. Meath
  7. Louth
  8. Monaghan
  9. CavanCavan ( Irish: An Cabhan is a county in the Republic of Ireland, part of the province of Ulster. It was created by Elizabeth I of England. The county is bordered by County Monaghan, County Leitrim, County Longford, County Meath, County Westmeath in the Re
  10. LongfordCounty Longford ( Irish: Longfort is a county situated in the Irish Midlands, in northwest Leinster. With an area of 1,091 km² (421 square miles) and a population of 31,068, it is one of Ireland's smallest counties. Agricultural activities include cattle
  11. WestmeathCounty Westmeath ( Irish: An Iarmh is a county situated in the Irish Midlands, in the western part of the province of Leinster. Area: 1,838 km² (710 square miles). Athlone (pop. 15,936) on the River Shannon, Westmeath's western boundary, is the largest to
  12. OffalyCounty Offaly ( Irish: Uibh Fhail is a county in Leinster, Ireland, bordered by seven other counties: Galway, Roscommon, Westmeath, Meath, Kildare, Laois, and Tipperary. Formed during the reign of Mary I of England, it was originally named King's County a
  13. LaoisLaois (pronounced Leash , also spelt Laoighis or Leix is a county in the midlands of Ireland. Situated in the province of Leinster, this small county is the only one in Ireland not bordered by another county with a coastline. Area: 1719 km² (664 square mi
  14. KilkennyCounty Kilkenny Cill Chainnigh in Irish) is located in the south east of Ireland in the province of Leinster. It is named after Kilkenny, the main city in the region. Inhabitants of Kilkenny are often referred to as "Kilkenny Cats"; the phrase is also use
  15. WaterfordCounty Waterford Port Lairge in Irish) is a county in the province of Munster on the south coast of Ireland. Administratively, the City of Waterford is a county-level authority. Dungarvan is the administrative centre for the rest of the county. Towns and
  16. CorkCounty Cork Contae Chorca in Irish) is the most southwesterly and the largest of the modern counties of Ireland. The county is often referred to as "The Rebel County" because it has often taken a position in major conflicts different to that of most of Ir

  1. Kerry
  2. Limerick
  3. Tipperary
  4. Clare
  5. Galway
  6. Mayo
  7. Roscommon
  8. Sligo
  9. Leitrim
  10. Donegal
Northern Ireland
  1. Fermanagh
  2. Tyrone
  3. Londonderry
  4. Antrim
  5. Down
  6. Armagh




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