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Encyclopedia > List of Irish counties by area

This is a list of counties of Ireland ordered by area. Counties in the Republic of Ireland are shown in normal type, while those in Northern Ireland and listed in italic type. The island of Ireland has 32 counties, with Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland being nicknamed respectively the six counties and the twenty-six counties. ... official_languages = Englishde facto5| Dieu et mon droit (Royal motto) (French for God and my right)3 Northern Irelands location within the UK Official languages English, Irish, Ulster Scots Capital and largest city Belfast First Minister Office suspended Area  - Total Ranked 4th 13,843 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked...

Rank County Area (km²) Density
1 Cork 7,457 60.1
2 Galway 6,148 34.0
3 Mayo 5,585 21.0
4 Donegal 4,841 28.4
5 Kerry 4,746 27.9
6 Tipperary 4,303 32.6
7 Tyrone 3,155 50.2
8 Clare 3,147 32.8
9 Antrim 2,844 216.7
10 Limerick 2,686 65.3
11 Roscommon 2,547 21.1
12 Down 2,448 167.7
13 Wexford 2,352 49.6
14 Meath 2,342 57.2
15 Londonderry 2,074 102.1
16 Kilkenny 2,061 39.0
17 Wicklow 2,024 56.7
18 Offaly 1,999 31.8
19 Cavan 1,931 29.3
20 Westmeath 1,838 39.1
21 Waterford 1,837 55.3
22 Sligo 1,836 31.7
23 Laois 1,719 34.2
24 Kildare 1,693 96.8
25 Fermanagh 1,691 32.0
26 Leitrim 1,588 16.2
27 Monaghan 1,294 40.6
28 Armagh 1,254 101.1
29 Longford 1,091 28.5
30 Dublin 921 1219.1
31 Carlow 896 51.2
32 Louth 820 124.2

See also: List of Irish counties by population County Cork (Contae Chorcaí in Irish) is the most southwesterly and the largest of the modern counties of Ireland. ... County Galway (Contae na Gaillimhe in Irish) is located on the west coast of Ireland. ... County Mayo (Irish: Contae Mhaigh Eo, the plain of the yews) is a county on the west coast of Ireland. ... County Donegal (Irish: Contae Dhún na nGall) is a county in the northwest of Ireland. ... County Kerry (Irish: Contae Chiarraí) is a county in the southwest of Ireland, in the Munster province of the Republic of Ireland, informally referred to as The Kingdom. ... County Tipperary (Tiobraid Árann in Irish) is a traditional county in the Republic of Ireland, in the province of Munster. ... This article is about County Tyrone. ... County Clare (Contae an Chláir in Irish) is in the Irish province of Munster. ... County Antrim ( in [Gaelic) is one of the six Irish counties that form Northern Ireland. ... 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. ... County Roscommon (Ros Comáin in Irish) is a county located in central Ireland. ... County Down, (An Dún in Irish) is one of the six counties of Northern Ireland, covering an area of 2,448 km² (945 square miles). ... Wexford (Loch Garman in Irish) is a maritime county in the southeast of Ireland, in the province of Leinster. ... County Meath (Contae na Mí in Irish) is a county in the Republic of Ireland, often informally called The Royal County. ... County Londonderry or County Derry (Contae Dhoire or Doire in Irish) is one of the six counties of Northern Ireland, in the province of Ulster. ... County Kilkenny (Contae Chill Chainnigh in Irish) is located in the south east of Ireland in the province of Leinster. ... County Wicklow (Contae Chill Mhantáin in Irish) is a county on the east coast of Ireland, immediately south of Dublin. ... County Offaly (Irish: Uíbh Fhailí) is a county in Leinster, Ireland, bordered by seven other counties: Galway, Roscommon, Westmeath, Meath, Kildare, Laois, and Tipperary. ... Cavan (Irish: An Cabhán) is a county in the Republic of Ireland. ... County Westmeath (An Iarmhí in Irish) is a county situated in the Irish Midlands, in the western part of the province of Leinster. ... County Waterford (Port Láirge in Irish) is a county in the province of Munster on the south coast of Ireland. ... Sligo (Sligeach in Irish) is a county in the province of Connacht in the west of Ireland. ... Laois (pronounced Leash), also spelt Laoighis or Leix, is a county in the midlands of Ireland. ... County Kildare (Irish: Cill Dara) is an Irish county located to the southwest of Dublin in the province of Leinster. ... County Fermanagh (Contae Fhear Manach or Fear Manach in Irish), is the westernmost of the six counties that form Northern Ireland. ... County Leitrim (Irish: Contae Liatroma) is one of the counties of the island of Ireland and of the Republic of Ireland and is part of the province of Connacht, in the west of the island. ... Monaghan (Irish: Contae Muineachán) is a county in the Republic of Ireland. ... County Armagh (Contae Ard Mhacha in Irish) is a county in Ulster, Ireland. ... County Longford (Irish: Longphort) is a county situated in the Irish Midlands, in northwest Leinster. ... Dublin (Irish Baile Átha Cliath) is the area that contains the City of Dublin, the capital and largest city of the Republic of Ireland; and the counties of Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown, Fingal and South Dublin. ... Carlow (Ceatharlach in Irish) is a county located towards the south east of Ireland, in the province of Leinster. ... County Louth (An Lú in Irish) is a county on the east coast of Ireland. ... This is a list of counties of Ireland ordered by population. ...


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