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This is a list of nicknames for the traditional counties of Ireland and their inhabitants. The nicknames are mainly used with reference to the county's representative team in gaelic games organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). A few of the names are quite old and well-known; most are recent coinages mainly used by journalists.
Etymological list of counties of Ireland is a list of the origins of the names of the traditional counties of Ireland, both north and south, including counties that are no longer used. Unless otherwise state, the origin of a name is from Irish.
The Irish-language names of counties in the Republic of Ireland are prescribed by ministerial order, which in the case of three newer counties, omits the word contae (county). [2] Irish names form the basis for all English-language county names except Waterford, Wexford, and Wicklow, which are of Norse origin.
Pursuant to the Official Languages Act 2003 and the advice of the Coimisiún Logainmneacha (Place-Names Commission), the Placenames (Centres of Population and Districts) Order 2005 was issued, listing the equivalent in the Irish language of place-names specified in the Order with its English form. The Irish words then had the same meaning and ...
It's true they often are so used, but then, as Counties of Ireland states, the GAA is a major cause of the perpetuation of county-based identity in Ireland. jnestorius 23:44, 4 May 2008 (UTC) Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Ireland#List_of_Irish_county_nicknames discussion where more people will see it Gnevin 11:03, 6 May 2008 (UTC)
Countries are listed alphabetically by their most common name in English. Each English name is followed by its most common equivalents in other languages, listed in English alphabetical order (ignoring accents) by name and by language. Historical and/or alternative versions, where included, are noted as such. Foreign names that are the same as ...
This is a list of nicknames for counties of the United Kingdom. This includes the counties of England , Scotland , Northern Ireland and Wales . Counties are only included if they have a nickname.
This is a list of the counties of Ireland ordered by area. Counties in the Republic of Ireland are shown in normal type, while those in Northern Ireland are listed in italic type. The 32 traditional counties of Ireland