Provinces of Ireland
The Four Provinces of Ireland Ceithre Chúigí na hÉireann | |
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Location | |
1. Leinster, 2. Munster, 3. Connacht, 4. Ulster | |
Statistics | |
Area: | 84,412 km² |
Population (2006): | 5,962,110 |
The Provinces of Ireland were the main divisions of Ireland prior to 1922 when it was partitioned as a result of the majority of it becoming independent. Ireland was divided into four different provinces, or territorial divisions.
The four provinces are:
Province | Population (2006) | Area (km²) | Number of Counties† | Chief city |
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2,292,939 | 19,774 | 12 | Dublin |
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1,172,170 | 24,608 | 6 | Cork |
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503,083 | 17,713 | 5 | Galway |
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1,993,918‡ | 24,481 | 9 | Belfast |
† "Number of Counties" is traditional counties, not administrative ones. |
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Euler diagram of the countries and traditional provinces on the island of Ireland
Provinces Of Ireland Media
Johann Homann's 1716 map of Ireland. He incorrectly places County Clare in Connacht; it had actually been returned to Munster in the immediate years after 1660.
"Cuchulain in Battle", illustration by J. C. Leyendecker in T. W. Rolleston's Myths & Legends of the Celtic Race, 1911