The island of Ireland is divided into four provinces

With each province further divided into counties

Connaught Leinster Munster Ulster
 

Galway

 

Carlow

 

Clare

 

Antrim

Leitrim Dublin Cork Armagh
Mayo Kildare Kerry Cavan
Roscommon Kilkenny Limerick Derry
Sligo Laois Tipperary Donegal
Longford Waterford Down
Louth Fermanagh

Meath

Monaghan
Offaly Tyrone
Wicklow
Westmeath
Wexford

 

 

Map of Ireland showing the location of Counties and Provinces

 

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Local Authorities are also grouped into Regional Authorities on a geographic basis.

 

BORDER Cavan, Donegal, Leitrim, Louth, Monaghan, Sligo
DUBLIN Dublin Corporation, Fingal County Council,       Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council,       South Dublin County Council
MID-EAST Kildare, Meath, Wicklow
MIDLAND Laois, Longford, Offaly, Westmeath
MID-WEST Clare, Tipperary (North Riding) County Council, Limerick Corporation, Limerick County Council
SOUTH EAST Carlow, Kilkenny, Waterford, Wexford,     Tipperary (South Riding) County Council,
SOUTH WEST Cork, Kerry
WEST Galway, Mayo, Roscommon