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The counties of Ireland (Irish: Contaetha na hÉireann) are historic administrative divisions of the island. They began as Norman structures, and as the powers exercised by the Cambro-Norman barons and the Old English nobility waned over time, new offices of political control came to be established at a county level.
Ireland. Ireland (/ ˈaɪərlənd / ⓘ IRE-lənd; Irish: Éire [ˈeːɾʲə] ⓘ; Ulster-Scots: Airlann [ˈɑːrlən]) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, in north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel, the Irish Sea, and St George's Channel. Ireland is the second-largest island of the ...
The population of the six counties of Northern Ireland as of 2021 is 1,903,100 [1] which would mean a total population on the island of Ireland as of 2022 of approximately 7,052,314. Data source (as of June 2023): Taken from latest census data for the Republic of Ireland [2] and Northern Ireland. [3] Population data for counties in the Republic ...
The name is derived from Dún ná Lethglas, the capital of the Dál Fiatach, now modern day Downpatrick. [3] Dublin. 1185. Leinster. Áth Cliath/Duibhlinn. Named after the city of Dublin, which comes from Duibhlinn, meaning "black pool". Áth Cliath means "hurdled ford" and is the main Irish name for Dublin. Fermanagh.
Cork is the second-most populous city in the Republic of Ireland, and the third-most populous city on the island of Ireland. According to 2022 census statistics, the county has 13 towns with a population of over 4,000. The county has a population density of 77.8 inhabitants per square kilometre (202/sq mi). A large percentage of the population ...
Retrieved 28 October 2023. Area (Cork County: 7,467.91 km2 / Cork City: 39.61 km2. ^ "County Profiles – Galway". Western Development Commission. Archived from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2021. ^ "County Profiles – Mayo".
County Galway (/ ˈɡɔːlweɪ / GAWL-way; Irish: Contae na Gaillimhe) is a county in Ireland. It is in the Northern and Western Region, taking up the south of the province of Connacht. The county population was 276,451 at the 2022 census. [5] There are several Irish-speaking areas in the west of the county. The traditional county includes the ...
County Mayo (/ ˈmeɪoʊ /; [ 4 ] from Irish Maigh Eo, Contae Mhaigh Eo, meaning 'Plain of the yew trees ') is a county in Ireland. In the West of Ireland, in the province of Connacht, it is named after the village of Mayo, now generally known as Mayo Abbey. Mayo County Council is the local authority.