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.

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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