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Increased secularisation in Ireland has prompted a drop in regular Catholic church attendance in Dublin from over 90 percent in the mid-1970s down to 14 percent according to a 2011 survey and less than 2% in some areas [175] [176] As of the 2016 census, 68.2% of Dublin's population identified as Catholic, 12.7% as other stated religions, with ...
The latest Ordnance Survey Ireland "Discovery Series" (Third Edition 2005) 1:50,000 map of the Dublin Region, Sheet 50, shows the boundaries of the city and three surrounding counties of the region. Extremities of the Dublin Region, in the north and south of the region, appear in other sheets of the series, 43 and 56 respectively.
The "Region" column of the table below, except for the six Northern Ireland counties, indicates Regions as defined under the Local Government Act 1991. [40] These are NUTS 2 statistical regions of Ireland. "County town" is the current or former administrative capital of the county.
As of 2009, the Dublin Metropolitan Region is co-extensive with the combined area of the city of Dublin, and the counties of Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, Fingal and South Dublin. Leixlip was moved to the County Kildare Division and became the district headquarters for the new Leixlip District. [ 8 ]
In his map of Ireland in his later work, Geography, Ptolemy refers to Ireland as Iouernia and to Great Britain as Albion. These 'new' names were likely to have been the local names for the islands at the time. The earlier names, in contrast, were likely to have been coined before direct contact with local peoples was made. [42]
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The location of Ireland An enlargeable map of the Republic of Ireland. The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Ireland: Republic of Ireland – country in north-western Europe consisting of 26 of the 32 counties of the island of Ireland. The capital and largest city is Dublin, on the eastern side of the island.
Tot area Total area of the town: 2011 area in square kilometres (km 2). Only for towns with a total population of at least 1,500. [8] Tot dens Population density of total area: Persons per km 2. Based on 2011 total area and population. Calculated 2011 Mun Population of the municipal area in 2011: Population within the 2011 municipal area. [6 ...