List of Irish counties by area

This is a list of the counties of Ireland ordered by area. 26 of the 32 counties are in the Republic of Ireland and 6 are in Northern Ireland.

A map of Ireland showing traditional county borders and names with Northern Ireland counties colored tan, all other counties colored greenCounty KerryCounty AntrimCounty LondonderryCounty DownCounty ArmaghCounty LouthCounty TyroneCounty WexfordCounty DublinCounty WicklowCounty MonaghanCounty DonegalCounty FermanaghCounty WaterfordCounty CorkCounty LimerickCounty ClareCounty CarlowCounty KilkennyCounty LaoisCounty TipperaryCounty MeathCounty KildareCounty CavanCounty LeitrimCounty SligoCounty RoscommonCounty GalwayCounty LongfordCounty WestmeathCounty OffalyCounty MayoCounty Mayo
The 32 traditional counties of Ireland
Counties of Ireland by area
Rank County Area Traditional province Jurisdiction Ref.
(km2) (mi2)
1 Cork 7,508 2,899 Munster Republic of Ireland [1]
2 Galway 6,151 2,375 Connacht Republic of Ireland [2]
3 Mayo 5,588 2,158 Connacht Republic of Ireland [3]
4 Donegal 4,860 1,880 Ulster Republic of Ireland [4]
5 Kerry 4,807 1,856 Munster Republic of Ireland [5]
6 Tipperary 4,305 1,662 Munster Republic of Ireland [6]
7 Clare 3,450 1,330 Munster Republic of Ireland [7]
8 Tyrone 3,266 1,261 Ulster Northern Ireland [8]
9 Antrim 3,086 1,192 Ulster Northern Ireland [9]
10 Limerick 2,756 1,064 Munster Republic of Ireland [10]
11 Roscommon 2,548 984 Connacht Republic of Ireland [11]
12 Down 2,489 961 Ulster Northern Ireland [9]
13 Wexford 2,367 914 Leinster Republic of Ireland [12]
14 Meath 2,342 904 Leinster Republic of Ireland [13]
15 Londonderry 2,118 818 Ulster Northern Ireland [9]
16 Kilkenny 2,073 800 Leinster Republic of Ireland [14]
17 Wicklow 2,027 783 Leinster Republic of Ireland [15]
18 Offaly 2,001 773 Leinster Republic of Ireland [16]
19 Cavan 1,932 746 Ulster Republic of Ireland [17]
20 Waterford 1,858 717 Munster Republic of Ireland [18]
21 Westmeath 1,840 710 Leinster Republic of Ireland [19]
22 Sligo 1,838 710 Connacht Republic of Ireland [20]
23 Laois 1,720 660 Leinster Republic of Ireland [21]
24 Kildare 1,695 654 Leinster Republic of Ireland [22]
25 Fermanagh 1,691 653 Ulster Northern Ireland [23]
26 Leitrim 1,589 614 Connacht Republic of Ireland [24]
27 Armagh 1,327 512 Ulster Northern Ireland [9]
28 Monaghan 1,295 500 Ulster Republic of Ireland [25]
29 Longford 1,091 421 Leinster Republic of Ireland [26]
30 Dublin 922 356 Leinster Republic of Ireland [27]
31 Carlow 897 346 Leinster Republic of Ireland [28]
32 Louth 826 319 Leinster Republic of Ireland [29]
Total Ireland 84,421 32,595

See also

References

  1. ^ "Report of the Expert Advisory Group on Local Government Arrangements in Cork". gov.ie. Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage. Retrieved 28 October 2023. Area (Cork County: 7,467.91 km2 / Cork City: 39.61 km2
  2. ^ "County Profiles – Galway". Western Development Commission. Archived from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  3. ^ "County Profiles – Mayo". Western Development Commission. Archived from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  4. ^ "County Profiles – Donegal". Western Development Commission. Archived from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  5. ^ [1] County Kerry
  6. ^ [2] County Tipperary
  7. ^ [3] County Clare
  8. ^ Northern Ireland General Register Office (1975). "Table 1: Area, Buildings for Habitation and Population, 1971". Census of Population 1971; Summary Tables (PDF). Belfast: HMSO. p. 1. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  9. ^ a b c d "Areas, regions, and land divisions". Public Records Office of Northern Ireland. Archived from the original on 24 August 2015.
  10. ^ [4] County Limerick
  11. ^ [5] County Roscommon
  12. ^ [6] County Wexford
  13. ^ [7] County Meath
  14. ^ [8] County Kilkenny
  15. ^ [9] County Wicklow
  16. ^ [10] County Offaly
  17. ^ [11] County Cavan
  18. ^ [12] County Waterford
  19. ^ [13] County Westmeath
  20. ^ [14] County Sligo
  21. ^ [15] County Laois
  22. ^ [16] County Kildare
  23. ^ [17] County Fermanagh
  24. ^ "County Profiles – Leitrim". Western Development Commission. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  25. ^ [18] County Monaghan
  26. ^ [19] County Longford
  27. ^ [20] County Dublin
  28. ^ [21] County Carlow
  29. ^ [22] County Louth
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