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Ireland is an island with a rich history, and it's divided into smaller areas called counties. Think of them like different regions or districts within a country. This page lists all the counties of Ireland, from the biggest to the smallest, based on their total land area. You'll see that counties in the Republic of Ireland are written normally, while those in Northern Ireland are shown in italic writing. This helps you tell them apart!

County Kerry County Antrim County Londonderry County Down County Armagh County Louth County Tyrone County Wexford County Dublin County Wicklow County Monaghan County Donegal County Fermanagh County Waterford County Cork County Limerick County Clare County Carlow County Kilkenny County Laois County Tipperary County Meath County Kildare County Cavan County Leitrim County Sligo County Roscommon County Galway County Longford County Westmeath County Offaly County Mayo County MayoIreland trad counties named
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Discovering Ireland's Counties

Ireland has 32 traditional counties. These counties are important for local government, sports, and even just for knowing where you're from! Some counties are very large, while others are quite small.

What is a County?

A county is a type of administrative division. This means it's a way of splitting up a country into smaller parts to help manage it. Each county has its own local council that helps run things like roads, libraries, and local services.

How We Measure Counties

When we talk about the size of a county, we usually mean its area. This is how much land it covers, measured in square kilometers (km2). The table below shows each county's area.

Another interesting number is density. This tells us how many people live in each square kilometer. A high density means lots of people live close together, like in a city. A low density means there are fewer people spread out over a larger area.

Provinces of Ireland

Ireland is also traditionally divided into four larger regions called Provinces:

The counties are grouped within these provinces. You'll see which province each county belongs to in the table.

All Counties by Size

This table shows all the counties of Ireland, ranked from the largest to the smallest by their area.

Rank County Area (km2) Density (/ km2) Traditional Province
1 Cork 0Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ","..Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".7,508 77.8 Munster
2 Galway 0Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ","..Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".6,151 45.1 Connacht
3 Mayo 0Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ","..Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".5,588 24.7 Connacht
4 Donegal 0Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ","..Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".4,860 34.4 Ulster
5 Kerry 0Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ","..Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".4,807 32.5 Munster
6 Tipperary 0Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ","..Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".4,305 39.0 Munster
7 Clare 0Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ","..Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".3,450 37.1 Munster
8 Tyrone 0Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ","..Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".3,266 57.6 Ulster
9 Antrim 0Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ","..Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".3,086 211.1 Ulster
10 Limerick 0Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ","..Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".2,756 76.0 Munster
11 Roscommon 0Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ","..Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".2,548 27.6 Connacht
12 Down 0Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ","..Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".2,489 222.3 Ulster
13 Wexford 0Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ","..Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".2,367 69.3 Leinster
14 Meath 0Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ","..Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".2,342 94.3 Leinster
15 Londonderry 0Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ","..Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".2,118 119.1 Ulster
16 Kilkenny 0Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ","..Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".2,073 50.2 Leinster
17 Wicklow 0Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ","..Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".2,027 76.9 Leinster
18 Offaly 0Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ","..Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".2,001 41.6 Leinster
19 Cavan 0Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ","..Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".1,932 42.3 Ulster
20 Waterford 0Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ","..Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".1,858 68.6 Munster
21 Westmeath 0Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ","..Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".1,840 52.3 Leinster
22 Sligo 0Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ","..Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".1,838 38.2 Connacht
23 Laois 0Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ","..Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".1,720 53.4 Leinster
24 Kildare 0Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ","..Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".1,695 146.2 Leinster
25 Fermanagh 0Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ","..Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".1,691 37.6 Ulster
26 Leitrim 0Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ","..Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".1,589 22.2 Connacht
27 Armagh 0Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ","..Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".1,327 146.5 Ulster
28 Monaghan 0Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ","..Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".1,295 50.4 Ulster
29 Longford 0Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ","..Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".1,091 42.9 Leinster
30 Dublin &&&&&&&&&&&&0922.&&&&&0922 1,581.5 Leinster
31 Carlow &&&&&&&&&&&&0897.&&&&&0897 69.1 Leinster
32 Louth &&&&&&&&&&&&0826.&&&&&0826 169.1 Leinster
Average 0Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ","..Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".2,633
Total Ireland 0Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ","..Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".84,421 83.5

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