The 26 counties of the Republic of Ireland
the Republic of Ireland has 26 counties. This page lists all of them.
The table shows the English name first. The local name is accepted as an answer too, and it appears in the second column.
English names and local names
The quiz shows English names, because that is what most players type. It accepts the local name as well.
Accent marks do not matter. The quiz folds accents before it compares, so a name typed without them still counts.
Abbreviations are not accepted. A short code is ambiguous, and one code often matches the start of another name.
About the counties
The county is the traditional unit of local government in Ireland. The Republic has 26 counties.
The island of Ireland has 32 traditional counties. Six of them — Antrim, Armagh, Derry, Down, Fermanagh and Tyrone — are in Northern Ireland, which is part of the United Kingdom. This list covers the Republic only.
The counties group into four provinces: Leinster, Munster, Connacht and Ulster. Three Ulster counties are in the Republic.
All 26 counties
| County | Also accepted |
|---|---|
| Carlow | |
| Cavan | |
| Clare | |
| Cork | |
| Donegal | |
| Dublin | |
| Galway | |
| Kerry | |
| Kildare | |
| Kilkenny | |
| Laois | Laoighis, Leix |
| Leitrim | |
| Limerick | |
| Longford | |
| Louth | |
| Mayo | |
| Meath | |
| Monaghan | |
| Offaly | |
| Roscommon | |
| Sligo | |
| Tipperary | |
| Waterford | |
| Westmeath | |
| Wexford | |
| Wicklow |
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Sources
- Official local names published by the Republic of Ireland.
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