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The counties of Ireland (Irish: Contaetha na hÉireann) are historic administrative divisions of the island.They began as Norman structures, and as the powers exercised by the Cambro-Norman barons and the Old English nobility waned over time, new offices of political control came to be established at a county level.
The 32 traditional counties of Ireland. This is a list of counties of Ireland ordered by population. Counties in the Republic of Ireland are shown in normal type, while those in Northern Ireland are listed in italic type. Non-traditional administrative counties are indicated by a cream-coloured background.
This is a list of the counties of Ireland ordered by area. Counties in the Republic of Ireland are shown in normal type, while those in Northern Ireland are listed in italic type. The 32 traditional counties of Ireland
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.
List of places in Ireland. List of places in the Republic of Ireland; List of urban areas in the Republic of Ireland as defined by the Central Statistics Office. Includes non-municipal towns and suburbs outside municipal boundaries List of urban areas in the Republic of Ireland/2011 census; List of urban areas in the Republic of Ireland/2006 census
This category relates to counties located in Ireland which are either part of the current local government administration (per the Local Government Act 2001) or were counties as late as the 19th century before their abolition by various acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
List of rivers in County Dublin, sortable list; Rivers Navbox; List of mountains and hills of County Dublin; Mountains Navbox; List of townlands of County Dublin, a sortable list with land area, barony, civil parish, and poor law union details
There are 32 "traditional" counties in Ireland: 26 in the Republic of Ireland and 6 in Northern Ireland. There are 29 counties that demarcate areas of local government in the Republic of Ireland. Counties are no longer used to demarcate areas of local government in Northern Ireland.