List of Irish counties by area

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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
RankCountyAreaTraditional province JurisdictionRef.
(km2)(mi2)
1 Cork 7,5082,899 Munster Republic of Ireland [1]
2 Galway 6,1512,375 Connacht Republic of Ireland [2]
3 Mayo 5,5882,158ConnachtRepublic of Ireland [3]
4 Donegal 4,8601,880 Ulster Republic of Ireland [4]
5 Kerry 4,8071,856MunsterRepublic of Ireland [5]
6 Tipperary 4,3051,662MunsterRepublic of Ireland [6]
7 Clare 3,4501,330MunsterRepublic of Ireland [7]
8 Tyrone 3,2661,261UlsterNorthern Ireland [8]
9 Antrim 3,0861,192UlsterNorthern Ireland [9]
10 Limerick 2,7561,064MunsterRepublic of Ireland [10]
11 Roscommon 2,548984ConnachtRepublic of Ireland [11]
12 Down 2,489961UlsterNorthern Ireland [9]
13 Wexford 2,367914 Leinster Republic of Ireland [12]
14 Meath 2,342904LeinsterRepublic of Ireland [13]
15 Londonderry 2,118818UlsterNorthern Ireland [9]
16 Kilkenny 2,073800LeinsterRepublic of Ireland [14]
17 Wicklow 2,027783LeinsterRepublic of Ireland [15]
18 Offaly 2,001773LeinsterRepublic of Ireland [16]
19 Cavan 1,932746UlsterRepublic of Ireland [17]
20 Waterford 1,858717MunsterRepublic of Ireland [18]
21 Westmeath 1,840710LeinsterRepublic of Ireland [19]
22 Sligo 1,838710ConnachtRepublic of Ireland [20]
23 Laois 1,720660LeinsterRepublic of Ireland [21]
24 Kildare 1,695654LeinsterRepublic of Ireland [22]
25 Fermanagh 1,691653UlsterNorthern Ireland [23]
26 Leitrim 1,589614ConnachtRepublic of Ireland [24]
27 Armagh 1,327512UlsterNorthern Ireland [9]
28 Monaghan 1,295500UlsterRepublic of Ireland [25]
29 Longford 1,091421LeinsterRepublic of Ireland [26]
30 Dublin 922356LeinsterRepublic of Ireland [27]
31 Carlow 897346LeinsterRepublic of Ireland [28]
32 Louth 826319LeinsterRepublic of Ireland [29]
Total Ireland 84,42132,595

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. ↑ County Kerry
  6. ↑ County Tipperary
  7. ↑ 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. 1 2 3 4 "Areas, regions, and land divisions". Public Records Office of Northern Ireland. Archived from the original on 24 August 2015.
  10. ↑ County Limerick
  11. ↑ County Roscommon
  12. ↑ County Wexford
  13. ↑ County Meath
  14. ↑ County Kilkenny
  15. ↑ County Wicklow
  16. ↑ County Offaly
  17. ↑ County Cavan
  18. ↑ County Waterford
  19. ↑ County Westmeath
  20. ↑ County Sligo
  21. ↑ County Laois
  22. ↑ County Kildare
  23. ↑ County Fermanagh
  24. ↑ "County Profiles – Leitrim". Western Development Commission. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  25. ↑ County Monaghan
  26. ↑ County Longford
  27. ↑ County Dublin
  28. ↑ County Carlow
  29. ↑ County Louth
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