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The following table and map show the areas in Ireland, previously designated as Cities, Boroughs, or Towns in the Local Government Act 2001. Under the Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898, Ireland had a two-tier system of local authorities. The first tier consisted of administrative counties and county boroughs.
This is a link page for cities, towns and villages in the Republic of Ireland, including townships or urban centres in Dublin, Cork, Limerick, Galway, Waterford and other major urban areas. Cities are shown in bold; see City status in Ireland for an independent list.
Largest town in the Republic of Ireland, located in County Louth with its southern environs located in County Meath 12 Dundalk: 43,112 Leinster County Louth: Republic County town of County Louth 13 Swords: 40,776 Leinster County Dublin, Fingal. Republic North Dublin suburban town and second-largest settlement in County Dublin after the city itself.
Map of the British Isles with counties: Date: 17 November 2014: Source: Wikishire: Vector map GB Definition A; Ireland and Ulster, counties.svg; Author: Visitor from Wikishire: Permission (Reusing this file)
County of the City of Cork ; County of the Town of Drogheda ; County of the City of Dublin ; County of the Town of Galway ; County of the City of Kilkenny (1610) County of the City of Limerick ; County of the City of Waterford ; The only entirely new counties created in 1898 were the county boroughs of Londonderry and Belfast.
County Down is one of the six counties of Northern Ireland. County Down is bordered by County Antrim to the north, the Irish Sea to the east, County Armagh to the west and County Louth in the Republic of Ireland across Carlingford Lough to the southwest. This list shows towns and cities in bold.
The county has formed the upper tier of local government over much of the United Kingdom at one time or another, [1] and has been used for a variety of other purposes, such as for Lord Lieutenants, land registration and postal delivery. This list of 184 counties is split by constituent country, time period and purpose.
County Antrim County Down: 450,386: 1: Belfast City [c] Belfast: County Antrim County Down: 291,386 126,925 78.57 3,708.53 'Band A - Belfast' Derry Urban Area [d] Derry and Strabane: County Londonderry: 94,376: 2: Derry City: Derry and Strabane: County Londonderry: 84,884 35,554 33.95 2,500.49 'Band B - Derry City' 3: Craigavon Urban Area ...