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County Wexford (Irish: Contae Loch Garman) is a county in Ireland.It is in the province of Leinster and is part of the Southern Region.Named after the town of Wexford, it was based on the historic Gaelic territory of Hy Kinsella (Uí Ceinnsealaigh), whose capital was Ferns.
Wexford (Irish: Loch Garman [ˌl̪ˠɔx ˈɡaɾˠəmˠən̪ˠ]; [2] archaic Yola: Weiseforthe) [3] 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.
Munster 6 Tipperary: 4,305 [6] 39.0 Munster 7 Clare: 3,450 [7] 37.1 Munster 8 Tyrone: 3,266 [8] 57.6 ... Wexford: 2,367 [12] 69.3 Leinster: 14 Meath: 2,342 [13] 94.3 ...
Munster has many large towns, including a number of growing satellite towns, and is the province with the most cities (three) in Ireland. [18] The following is a list of urban areas in Munster in order of size (2022 census figures), with cities and county towns bolded: [19
Munster: County Cork: Republic Largest city in the province of Munster in the south of Ireland. Cork is one of Ireland's oldest cities, having received city status in the 900s. 4 Limerick: 102,287 Munster County Limerick, County Clare: Republic Principal city of Ireland's Mid-West Region and second-largest city in Munster 5 Galway: 85,910 ...
He incorrectly places County Clare in Connacht; it had actually been returned to Munster in the immediate years after 1660. During the reign of Mary I (1553–1558), the Lord Deputy of Ireland, Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex, sought to divide Ireland into six parts—Connacht, Leinster, Meath, Nether Munster, Ulster, and Upper Munster. [16]
However, with the outbreak of war in Munster and then Ulster, they resumed their independence. [12] Sydney also sought to split Wexford into two smaller counties, the northern half of which was to be called Ferns, but the matter was dropped as it was considered impossible to properly administer. [12]
The 32 traditional counties of Ireland. This is a list of counties of Ireland ordered by population. Counties in the Republic of Ireland are shown in normal type, while those in Northern Ireland are listed in italic type.