Counties of Ireland

Ireland

Ireland is made up of 32 counties, with 26 in the Republic of Ireland and 6 in Northern Ireland.

Map of the counties

Republic of Ireland Carlow - 4 (Ceatharlach) Cavan - 9 (An Cabhán) Clare - 20 (An Clár) Cork - 16 (Corcaigh) Donegal - 26 (Dún na nGall) Dublin - 1 (DuÁth Cliath) Galway - 21 (Gaillimh) Kerry - 17 (Ciarraí) Kildare - 5 (Cill Dara) Kilkenny - 14 (Cill Chainnigh) Laois - 13 (Leix) Leitrim - (25 Liatroim) Limerick - 18 (Luimneach) Longford - 10 (An Longfort) Louth - 7 (Lú) Meath - 6 (An Mhí) Mayo - 22 (Maigh Eo)

Monaghan - 8 (Muineachán) Offaly - 12 (Uíbh Fhailí) Roscommon - 23 (Ros Comáin) Sligo - 24 (Sligeach) Tipperary - 19 (Tiobraid Árann) Waterford - 15 (Port Láirge) Wexford - 3 (Loch Garman) Westmeath - 11 (An Iarmhí) Wicklow - 2 (Cill Mhantáin) Northern Ireland Antrim - 4 (Aontroim) Armagh - 6 (Ard Mhacha) Derry/Londonderry - 3 (Doire) Down - 5 (An Dún]] Fermanagh - 1 (Fear Manach) Tyrone - 2 (Tír Eoghain)

Scroll down to see a table of the four historic provinces and the counties contained in each.

List of counties

Key to provinces:

Ulster

Leinster

Munster

Connacht

County Irish name	County English name	County Town Irish name	County Town English name	Province	Country
Aontroim Contae Aontroma	Antrim County Antrim	Aontroim	Antrim
Ard Mhacha Contae Ard Mhacha	Armagh County Armagh	Ard Mhacha	Armagh
Áth Cliath* Contae Átha Cliath	Dublin* County Dublin	Áth Cliath	Dublin
Átha Cliath Theas* Contae Átha Cliath Theas	South Dublin* County of South Dublin	Tamhlacht	Tallaght
An Cabhán Contae an Chabháin	Cavan County Cavan	An Cabhán	Cavan
Ceatharlach Contae Cheatharlach	Carlow County Carlow	Ceatharlach	Carlow
Ciarraí Contae Chiarraí	Kerry County Kerry	Trá Lí	Tralee
Cill Chainnigh Contae Chill Chainnigh	Kilkenny County Kilkenny	Cill Chainnigh	Kilkenny
Cill Dara Contae Chill Dara	Kildare County Kildare	Nás na Ríogh	Naas
Cill Mhantáin Contae Chill Mhantáin	Wicklow County Wicklow	Cill Mhantáin	Wicklow
An Clár Contae an Chláir	Clare County Clare	Innis	Ennis
Corcaigh Contae Chorcaí	Cork County Cork	Corcaigh	Cork
Doire Contae Dhoire	Derry County Derry/Londonderry	Doire	Derry
An Dún Contae an Dúin	Down County Down	Dún Pádraig	Downpatrick
Dún na nGall Contae Dhún na nGall	Donegal County Donegal	Leifear	Lifford
Dún Laoghaire–Ráth an Dúin* Contae Dún Laoghaire–Ráth an Dúin*	Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown* County of Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown	Dún Laoghaire	Dún Laoghaire
Fear Manach Contae Fhear Manach	Fermanagh County Fermanagh	Inis Ceithleann	Enniskillen
Fine Gall* Contae Fine Gall	Fingal* County of Fingal	Sord Cholm Cille	Swords
Gaillimh Contae na Gaillimhe	Galway County Galway	Gaillimh	Galway
An Iarmhí Contae na hIarmhí	Westmeath County Westmeath	An Muileann gCearr	Mullingar
Laois Contae Laoise	Laoise County Laois	Portlaoise	Portlaoise
Liatroim Contae Liatroma	Leitrim County Leitrim	Cora Droma Rúisc	Carrick-on-Shannon
Loch Garman Contae Loch Garman	Wexford County Wexford	Loch Garman	Wexford
An Longfort Contae an Longfoirt	Longford County Longford	An Longfort	Longford
Luimneach Contae Luimnigh	Limerick County Limerick	Luimneach	Limerick
Lú Contae Lú	Louth County Louth	Dún Dealgan	Dundalk
Maigh Eo Contae Mhaigh Eo	Mayo County Mayo	Caisleán an Bharraigh	Castlebar
An Mhí Contae na Mí	Meath County Meath	An Uaimh	Navan
Muineachán Contae Mhuineacháin	Monaghan County Monaghan	Muineachán	Monaghan
Port Láirge Contae Phort Láirge	Waterford County Waterford	Port Láirge	Waterford
Ros Comáin Contae Ros Comáin	Roscommon County Roscommon	Ros Comáin	Roscommon
Sligeach Contae Shligigh	Sligo County Sligo	Sligeach	Sligo
Tiobraid Árann Contae Thiobraid Árann	Tipperary County Tipperary	An tAonach (north) Cluain Meala (south)	Nenagh (north) Clonmel (south)
Tír Eoghain Contae Thír Eoghain	Tyrone County Tyrone	An Ómaigh	Omagh
Uíbh Fhailí Contae Uíbh Fhailí	Offaly County Offaly	Tulach Mhór	Tullamore

Note: * - The old County Dublin has now been replaced by three new counties:
(i) Contae Átha Cliath Theas / County of South Dublin;
(ii) Contae Fine Gall / County of Fingal;
(iii) Contae Dún Laoghaire–Ráth an Dúin / County of Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown.

Jurisdictions

Jurisdictions, arranged from the smallest first to the largest last, of interest for family history research include:

• Townlands -- small geographical areas that mostly serve as addresses but have also been used as a division for record organization.
• Parishes -- civil government parishes and church parishes in both the Church of Ireland and the Roman Catholic Church. Civil parish and Church of Ireland parish boundaries closely correspond and share names. Roman Catholic parishes tend to be larger and have names that often do not match those of the civil parishes. Large cities can contain several parishes.
• Baronies -- ancient districts which were used as divisions for record organization into the late 19th century.
• Poor Law Unions -- created by the New Poor Law Act of 1838 to facilitate the care of the poor; each contains several civil parishes; later subdivided into districts for civil registration and into district electoral divisions for census, taxation and voting purposes.
• County -- thirty-two in the whole of Ireland; each made up of several parishes and divided into jurisdictions for various purposes
• Country -- the Republic of Ireland with twenty-six counties and Northern Ireland with six counties