NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Leinster

Leinster (IPA: [ˈlɛnstə(r)]; Irish: Laighin or Laigin, IPA: [lainʲ]), one of the Provinces of Ireland, lies in the east of Ireland and comprises the counties of Carlow, Dublin, Kildare, Kilkenny, Laois, Longford, Louth, Meath, Offaly, Westmeath, Wexford and Wicklow. Leinster has the largest population of the four provinces of Ireland. The traditional flag of Leinster features a golden harp on a green background. Image File history File links The flag of leinster. ... Image File history File links IrelandLeinster. ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... The International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) is a system of phonetic notation devised by linguists to accurately and uniquely represent each of the wide variety of sounds (phones or phonemes) used in spoken human language. ... The International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) is a system of phonetic notation devised by linguists to accurately and uniquely represent each of the wide variety of sounds (phones or phonemes) used in spoken human language. ... During late Gaelic and early historic times Ireland was divided into provinces to replace the earlier system of the tuatha. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: coord}}}_N_{{{west coord}}}_W_{{{region:IE_type:city}}} {{{north coord}}}Â° N {{{west coord}}}Â° W Irish Grid Reference grid}}} {{{irish grid}}} Statistics Province: Leinster County: District: County Town: Carlow Code: CW Area: 896 kmÂ² Elevation: Population (2002): 46,014 Website: www. ... Statistics Province: Leinster County Town: Dublin Code: D Area: 921 kmÂ² Population (2002) 1,122,821 County Dublin (Irish: Contae Bhaile Ãtha Cliath), or more correctly the Dublin Region[1] (RÃ©igiÃºin Ãtha Cliath), is the area that contains the city of Dublin, the capital and largest city of... Statistics Province: Leinster County Town: Naas Code: KE Area: 1,693 kmÂ² Population (2002) 163,944 Website: kildare. ... County Kilkenny (Contae Chill Chainnigh in Irish) is located in the south east of Ireland in the province of Leinster. ... County Laois (pronounced Leash), also spelt Laoighis or Leix (Irish: Contae Laoise) , is a county in the midlands of Ireland. ... County Longford (Irish: Longphort) is a county situated in the Irish Midlands, in northwest Leinster. ... County Louth (An LÃº in Irish) is a county on the east coast of Ireland. ... County Meath (Contae na MÃ in Irish) is the fastest growing county in the Republic of Ireland, often informally called The Royal County. ... County Offaly (Irish: Contae UÃbh FhailÃ) is a county in Leinster, Ireland, bordered by seven other counties: Galway, Roscommon, Westmeath, Meath, Kildare, Laois, and Tipperary. ... County Westmeath (An IarmhÃ in Irish) is a county situated in the Irish Midlands, in the western part of the province of Leinster. ... County Wexford (Contae Loch Garman in Irish) is a maritime county in the southeast of Ireland, in the province of Leinster. ... County Wicklow (Contae Chill MhantÃ¡in in Irish) is a county on the east coast of Ireland, immediately south of Dublin. ... General Name, Symbol, Number gold, Au, 79 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 11, 6, d Appearance metallic yellow Atomic mass 196. ... The harp is a stringed instrument which has its strings positioned perpendicular to the soundboard. ... See Green for the color. ...

Cities

The largest city in Leinster is Dublin, the capital of Ireland. The Greater Dublin Area has a population of 1,565,446 (2002). WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 53. ... Greater Dublin Area (GDA) is a loosely defined term which is used to describe the city of Dublin and the counties of Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown, Fingal, Kildare, Meath, South Dublin and Wicklow of the Republic of Ireland. ...

Large Towns

Leinster: the name

The name comes from "ster", Nordic for state, and Llyn, after the Welsh who colonised it at the time of the Vikings. It literally means State of the People of the Llyn Peninsula.

Borders of Leinster

Today, made of twelve counties, it encompasses the old province of Meath (Modern day Meath and Westmeath). Also in it are Longford County(Annally) and Lusmagh parish (in offaly), both ormerly of Connacht, and Louth, formerly of Ulster.

See also

The following is a provisional list of the Kings of Leinster up to 1632. ... The Duke of Leinster (referring to Leinster and, unlike the Province, pronounced Linster) is Irelands premier peer. ... Leinster House The former palace of the Duke of Leinster. ... During late Gaelic and early historic times Ireland was divided into provinces to replace the earlier system of the tuatha. ... // Constituent counties Carlow Dublin Kildare Kilkenny Laois Limerick Longford Louth Meath Offaly Westmeath Wexford Wicklow Hurling Gaelic football External links Leinster Council website Category: ... The Irish Rugby Football Union Leinster Branch (also known as Leinster Rugby) is one of four branches of the IRFU, and is responsible for rugby union in the Irish province of Leinster. ... The RMS Leinster (RMS stands for Royal Mail Ship) served as the Dublin-Holyhead mailboat until she was torpedoed by a German U-boat on 10 October 1918, a month before the end of World War I. She was sunk by the submarine UB-123 just outside Dublin Bay at...

References

Categories: Provinces of Ireland | Leinster The island of Ireland is divided into 32 counties (Irish language contae or condae, pronounced cun-day), the Republic of Ireland is made up of 26 of these; Northern Ireland is comprised of the remaining six. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_provinces_(Ireland). ... Connaught redirects here. ... Statistics Province: Connacht County Town: Galway Code: G (GY proposed) Area: 6,148 kmÂ² Population (2002) 209,077 Website: www. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 53. ... Statistics Province: Connacht County Town: Carrick-on-Shannon Code: LM Area: 1,588 kmÂ² Population (2002) 25,799 Website: www. ... Statistics Province: Connacht County Town: Castlebar Code: MO Area: 5,397 kmÂ² Population (2002) 117,428 Website: www. ... County Roscommon (Ros ComÃ¡in in Irish) is a county located in central Ireland. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: coord}}}_N_{{{west coord}}}_W_{{{region:IE_type:city}}} {{{north coord}}}Â° N {{{west coord}}}Â° W Irish Grid Reference grid}}} {{{irish grid}}} Statistics Province: Connacht County: District: County Town: Sligo Code: SO Area: 1,836 kmÂ² Elevation: Population (2002): 58,200 Website: www. ... Statistics Area: 24,607. ... County Clare (Contae an ChlÃ¡ir in Irish) is in the Irish province of Munster. ... Statistics Province: Munster County Town: Cork Code: C (CK proposed) Area: 7,457 kmÂ² Population (2002) 447,829 Website: www. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 51. ... Statistics Province: Munster County Town: Tralee Code: KY Area: 4,746 kmÂ² Population (2002) 132,527 Website: www. ... Limerick (Luimneach in Irish) is an Irish county in the province of Munster, located in the Mid-west of Ireland with County Clare to the north, County Cork to the south and County Kerry to the west. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 52. ... County Tipperary (Tiobraid Ãrann in Irish) is a traditional county in the Republic of Ireland, in the province of Munster. ... North Tipperary (Tiobraid Árann Thuaidh in Irish), known until 2002 as Tipperary North Riding, is a local government area in Ireland, consisting of the northern part of County Tipperary. ... South Tipperary (Tiobraid Árann Theas in Irish), known until 2002 as Tipperary South Riding, is a local government area in Ireland, consisting of the southern part of County Tipperary. ... County Waterford (Port Láirge in Irish) is a county in the province of Munster on the south coast of Ireland. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 52. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: coord}}}_N_{{{west coord}}}_W_{{{region:IE_type:city}}} {{{north coord}}}Â° N {{{west coord}}}Â° W Irish Grid Reference grid}}} {{{irish grid}}} Statistics Province: Leinster County: District: County Town: Carlow Code: CW Area: 896 kmÂ² Elevation: Population (2002): 46,014 Website: www. ... Statistics Province: Leinster County Town: Dublin Code: D Area: 921 kmÂ² Population (2002) 1,122,821 County Dublin (Irish: Contae Bhaile Ãtha Cliath), or more correctly the Dublin Region[1] (RÃ©igiÃºin Ãtha Cliath), is the area that contains the city of Dublin, the capital and largest city of... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 53. ... Dun Laoghaireâ€“Rathdown1 (Irish: DÃºn Laoghaireâ€“RÃ¡th an DÃºin) is an administrative county in the Republic of Ireland forming part of the traditional county of Dublin. ... Fingal (Fine Gall in Irish, meaning foreign tribe, i. ... Statistics Province: Leinster County Town: Tallaght Code: D (SN proposed) Area: 222. ... Statistics Province: Leinster County Town: Naas Code: KE Area: 1,693 kmÂ² Population (2002) 163,944 Website: kildare. ... County Kilkenny (Contae Chill Chainnigh in Irish) is located in the south east of Ireland in the province of Leinster. ... County Laois (pronounced Leash), also spelt Laoighis or Leix (Irish: Contae Laoise) , is a county in the midlands of Ireland. ... County Longford (Irish: Longphort) is a county situated in the Irish Midlands, in northwest Leinster. ... County Louth (An LÃº in Irish) is a county on the east coast of Ireland. ... County Meath (Contae na MÃ in Irish) is the fastest growing county in the Republic of Ireland, often informally called The Royal County. ... County Offaly (Irish: Contae UÃbh FhailÃ) is a county in Leinster, Ireland, bordered by seven other counties: Galway, Roscommon, Westmeath, Meath, Kildare, Laois, and Tipperary. ... County Westmeath (An IarmhÃ in Irish) is a county situated in the Irish Midlands, in the western part of the province of Leinster. ... County Wexford (Contae Loch Garman in Irish) is a maritime county in the southeast of Ireland, in the province of Leinster. ... County Wicklow (Contae Chill MhantÃ¡in in Irish) is a county on the east coast of Ireland, immediately south of Dublin. ... Statistics Area: 24,481 Population (estimate) 1,931,981 Ulster (Irish: CÃºige Uladh, IPA: ) forms one of the four traditional provinces of Ireland. ... Statistics Province: Ulster County Town: Antrim Area: 2,844 kmÂ² Population (est. ... County Armagh (Contae Ard Mhacha in Irish) is a county in Ulster, Ireland. ... Statistics Province: Ulster County Town: Cavan Code: CN Area: 1,931 kmÂ² Population (2002) 56,546 Website: www. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: coord}}}_N_{{{west coord}}}_W_{{{region:IE_type:city}}} {{{north coord}}}Â° N {{{west coord}}}Â° W Irish Grid Reference grid}}} {{{irish grid}}} Statistics Province: Ulster County: District: County Town: Lifford Code: DL Area: 4,841 kmÂ² Elevation: Population: Website: www. ... Statistics Province: Ulster County Town: Downpatrick Area: 2,448 kmÂ² Population (est. ... Statistics Province: Ulster County Town: Enniskillen Area: 1,691 kmÂ² Population (est. ... Statistics Province: Ulster County Town: Derry Area: 2,074 kmÂ² Population (est. ... Monaghan (Irish: Contae Muineachán) is a county in the Republic of Ireland. ... This article is about County Tyrone. ... An asterisk in eurostyle font An asterisk (*) is a typographical symbol or glyph. ... Dieu et mon droit (motto) (French for God and my right)2 Northern Irelands location within the UK Languages English (De facto) 3, Irish, Ulster Scots 4 Capital and largest city Belfast First Minister Office suspended Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Peter Hain MP Area - Total Ranked 4th... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Various brackets in Arial // In writing Brackets are punctuation marks, used in pairs to set apart or interject text within other text. ...

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