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Encyclopedia > Cities in Ireland

There are officially eleven cities in Ireland between the two jurisdictions in Ireland, five of these in Northern Ireland and six of them in the Republic of Ireland. The majority of these cities were established as cities prior to the partition of Ireland in 1921 and only in Northern Ireland have new cities been created subsequent to this partition. Anthem: UK: God Save the Queen Regional: (de facto) Londonderry Air Capital Belfast Largest city Belfast Official languages English (de facto), Irish, Ulster Scots 3, BSL, NISL, ISL Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister of the UK Tony Blair MP  - First Minister Ian Paisley  - Deputy First Minister... The Partition of Ireland took place in May 1921. ... Year 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for full calendar). ...

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Republic of Ireland

Cities in the Republic of Ireland are legally defined[1] by the Local Government Act (2001), with one historic city (Kilkenny, legally a town) permitted[2] continued ceremonial usage. There is no modern equivalent of the system in the United Kingdom of award by the reigning monarch of letters patent to upgrade a place to a city. Dublin is the only city mentioned in the Constitution of Ireland; it is mentioned for the purposes of residence of the President of Ireland and the assembly of the Houses of the Oireachtas - both of which must be "in or near the City of Dublin"[3] Historically, city status in England and Wales was associated with the presence of a cathedral, such as York Minster. ... Letters Patent by Queen Victoria creating the office of Governor-General of Australia Letters patent are a type of legal instrument in the form of an open letter issued by a monarch or government granting an office, a right, monopoly, title, or status to someone or some entity such as... The Constitution of Ireland is the founding legal document of the state known today as the Republic of Ireland. ... Official Seal of the President of Ireland Mary McAleese, the current President of Ireland. ... The Houses of the Oireachtas is the official and constitutionally correct name for the two Houses of Parliament of Ireland - Dáil Éireann (House of Representatives) and Seanad Éireann (The Senate). ...


Five cities trace their city status to historic royal charters, Cork,[4] Dublin,[5] Kilkenny,[6] Limerick[7] and Waterford[8] all but Kilkenny have a city council and city limits that separate them from their surrounding county or counties. In addition, Galway was granted a charter in 1484 that, while not using the word 'city', did grant it authority to elect a mayor.[9] WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 51. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 53. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 52. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 52. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 52. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 53. ...

Name Mayor Foundation1 Charter Local Government Population2 of Urban area3,4
Dublin Lord Mayor 917 1171 City Council 505,739 1,045,769
Cork Lord Mayor 9155 11855a City Council 119,418 274,000
Galway6 Mayor 13967 14848 City Council 72,414 72,729
Limerick Mayor 922 1197 City Council 52,560 90,778
Waterford Mayor 914 1171 City Council 45,775 49,240
Kilkenny Mayor 1609 1609 Borough Council 8,661 22,179

1 These dates are used as approximations of the date that the city came to be viewed as a city. Prior to 1171, and the advent of English rule in Ireland, cities were not declared such officially, in the form of a charter or otherwise (the equivalent cities in England being those said to have been cities 'since time immemorial'). Foundation dates for these pre-Norman cities date from the earliest, continuous Viking occupation [1]. Otherwise the charter date is given. WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 53. ... The Mansion House The Lord Mayor of Dublin is the symbolic head of the city government in the capital of Ireland. ... A city council is the most common style of legislative government in a city or town. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 51. ... The Lord Mayor of Cork is the symbolic head of the local government in the city of Cork in the Republic of Ireland. ... A city council is the most common style of legislative government in a city or town. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 53. ... The Mayor of Galway have existed, with a break of ninety-seven years, since the office was inaugurated in December 1485 as the result of a patent solicited by merchants of Galway from King Richard III in London. ... A city council is the most common style of legislative government in a city or town. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 52. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 52. ... A city council is the most common style of legislative government in a city or town. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 52. ... // The Vikings, who had created a Longphort at Waterford in 853, finally settled and created a town in 914. ... A city council is the most common style of legislative government in a city or town. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 52. ... A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning larger, greater) is the modern title of the highest ranking municipal officer. ... A borough is an administrative division used in the Canadian province of Quebec, in some states of the United States, and formerly in New Zealand. ... Events Saladin abolishes the Fatimid caliphate, restoring Sunni rule in Egypt. ...


2,4 Data from census 2002. (The census 2006 final report has not yet been released.)


3 City/Borough Council plus (contiguous) suburb population figures, available from the relevant CSO [2] census reports.


5 Exact date not known.


5a http://www.corkcity.ie/citycouncil/charters.shtml Cork City Council article on its charters


6 City status was abolished by the Municipal Corporations (Ireland) Act 1840 and reinstated in Irish Law by Local Government (Reorganisation) Act, 1985 The Municipal Corporations Act (Ireland) 1840, (3 & 4 Vict. ...


7 "In November 1395, Richard II granted the town a new a perpetual murage charter and the town's first Royal Charter, raising (its) status to that of Royal Borough"


8 Galway traces its city status to its 1484 Borough Charter of Richard III, in which it was awarded a mayor. However, the text refers to it being a town rather than a city.


Former city: Cashel

Cashel, County Tipperary was created a city by charter of Charles II in 1667. The city status was lost when the city corporation was abolished by the Municipal Corporations (Ireland) Act 1840.[10] Cashel (Caiseal Mumhan in Irish, meaning Stone Fortress of Munster) is a town in County Tipperary, in the southern midlands of the Republic of Ireland, which is also the episcopal see of a Roman Catholic archbishopric and of an Anglican bishop. ... Charles II (29 May 1630 – 6 February 1685) was the King of England, King of Scots, and King of Ireland from 30 January 1649 (de jure) or 29 May 1660 (de facto) until his death. ... The Municipal Corporations Act (Ireland) 1840, (3 & 4 Vict. ...


Northern Ireland

Main article: City status in the United Kingdom
Name Mayor Foundation Charter Local Government Population2 of Urban area3,4
Armagh    ? 1994 City and District Council 14,950  
Belfast Lord Mayor  ? 1888 City Council 276,459 579,2765
Derry6 Mayor 1613 1613 City Council 83,652 90,6637
Lisburn   20028 City Council 71,465  
Newry   20028 District Council 27,433  

2,4 Data from census 2001. Historically, city status in England and Wales was associated with the presence of a cathedral, such as York Minster. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 54. ... The Armagh City and District Council is a local council in County Armagh in Northern Ireland. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 54. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 54. ... A city council is the most common style of legislative government in a city or town. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 54. ... The Mayor of Derry, also known as the Mayor of Londonderry, is an honorary position on Derry City Council in Northern Ireland. ... A city council is the most common style of legislative government in a city or town. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 54. ... Lisburn City Council is a Local Council partly in County Antrim and partly in County Down in Northern Ireland. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 54. ... Newry and Mourne District Council is a local council in Northern Ireland covering an area including much of the south of County Armagh and the south of County Down and has a population of 87,000. ...


3 City/Borough Council plus (contiguous) suburb population figures, available from the relevant ONS [3] census reports.


5 Greater Belfast, includes Lisburn Greater Belfast is an area surrounding and including Belfast in Northern Ireland. ...


6 Legal name is Londonderry, as was the walled city (see Plantation of Ulster). The Plantation of Ulster was a planned process of colonisation which took place in the northern Irish province of Ulster during the early 17th century in the reign of James I of England. ...


7 Derry Urban Area The Derry Urban Area is the urban area that includes and surrounds the city or Derry/Londonderry in County Derry/County Londonderry in Ireland. ...


8 Granted a charter for the Queen's Golden Jubilee. Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor; born 21 April 1926) is Queen of sixteen sovereign states, holding each crown and title equally. ... A Golden Jubilee is a celebration held to mark a 50th anniversary of a monarchs reign. ...


See also

This is the list of city listings by country and territory: See also List of cities by latitude List of metropolitan areas by population List of national capitals List of capitals of subnational entities List of towns List of neighborhood listings by city External link Place Names of Europe Categories... Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Ireland This page aims to list articles related to the island of Ireland. ... This is a list page for towns in Northern Ireland. ... This is a link page for cities and towns in the Republic of Ireland, including larger villages, and villages and townlands of note, as well as towns, townships or urban centres in Dublin. ... Return to List of towns in the Republic of Ireland List of 100 largest towns in Ireland, 2002 census ordered by size, including suburbs or environs. ...

Footnotes

  1. ^ Schedule 5 of the 2001 Act
  2. ^ Article 10 Para 6 of the Local Government Act (2001)
  3. ^ Constitution of Ireland, Articles 12.11.1 and 15.1.3 respectively
  4. ^ Cork City Council - Charters
  5. ^ Dublin City Council - Guide to Pre 1840 Collections I
  6. ^ History Of Kilkenny Borough Council
  7. ^ The Encyclopedia of Ireland, Page 630
  8. ^ Lewis's Topographical Dictionary (Part 3) - Waterford City
  9. ^ http://www.galway.net/galwayguide/history/hardiman/chapter4/charter_of_richard_iii.html
  10. ^ Samuel Lewis, A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland, Volume I, 1837 (Library Ireland)

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