Political Map of Ireland

Map of Ireland, Political provides information on the location of Ireland and its counties, cities and other important locations. Ireland is surrounded by Donegal Bay, Galway Bay, Irish Sea and Celtic Sea. UK is located on the northeastern side of Ireland.
Geographical location of Ireland
Ireland is a West European country located on the geographical coordinates of 53 ° North latitude and 8 ° West longitude. It is bordered by the North Atlantic Ocean, Irish Sea and Celtic Sea. The land area covers about 68,890 sq km and the water bodies cover about 1,390 sq km. UK lies on the north eastern side of Ireland. Ireland political map makes it very convenient to locate the counties and other important locations of Ireland.

Donegal Bay is located in the northwestern side, Galway Bay on the western side, Irish Sea on the eastern side and Celtic Sea on the southern side of Ireland.

26 counties of Ireland
There are a total of 26 states in Ireland. They are highlighted on the Political Map of Ireland by black color. These states include the following:

Donegal Monaghan Mayo Sligo Leitrim Carlow Roscommon

Westmeath Galway Laois Cavan Louth Kildare Dublin

Limerick Tipperary Clare Wexford Offaly Longford Cork

Wicklow Kilkenny Waterford Kerry Meath

County headquarters of Ireland
The county headquarters have been shown on the Ireland Political Map by white squares. They are Lifford, Sligo, Monaghan, Dundalk, Carrick on Shanon, Castlebar, Longford, Trim, Mullingar, Roscommon, Galway, Tullamore, Dublin, Naas, Port Laoise, Wicklow, Carlow, Ennis, Limerick, Kilkenny, Wexford, Clonmel, Tralee, Cork and Waterford.

Dublin, Ireland
Dublin, the capital city of Ireland, is located on the coordinates of 53°19' North latitude and 6°14' West longitude. Some of the nearby towns and cities we recommend you to visit on your Ireland tour include:

Ballsbridge Ranelagh

Kilmainham Rathmines

Mountjoy Ringsend.

Dublin, Ireland can be accessed from the airports of Dublin and Casement. The red square box on the physical map of Ireland symbolizes the capital city of Ireland. Dublin, Ireland vacation provides you an opportunity to visit this city of rich cultural heritage.


Ireland Hotel
In order to find a qualityIreland Hotel , it's good to visit Ireland Hotels Federation website. This is an umbrella organization in which most of the hotels of Ireland have a membership. On your Ireland vacation, stay in Dublin City Hotel, Ireland to get the sense of prosperity that the city is enjoying in the recent decades. In a thematic map, Dublin hotels would be marked, which will be help to the traveler. Charles Stewart, Celtic Lodge Hotel, Brennan Green Isle and Ripley Court Hotel are a few of the Dublin, Ireland hotel.

Dublin Hotel falls under different categories. Depending upon the services offered, price range and the brand name, Dublin hotels Ireland can be classified as cheap Dublin -Ireland hotel , or as hotel for honeymooners, family with children, seniors, family with teenagers, etc. Rent for one day can vary from $150 to $800.

Car Rentals Dublin -Ireland
Take a trip to various sites in Dublin, Ireland while you're on your Ireland tour Car Rentals in Dublin -Ireland help you go around places like Emerald Isle, Trinity College, Guinness Brewery and Dublin Castle, to name a few. Car hire Dublin -Ireland is offered by several agencies like Auto Europe, Argus, Hertz, Sixr, Thrifty, etc. Avail the services at Mapsofworld.com and book Car hire Dublin -Ireland online.

County	Pop-2002	Pop-1996	Area(km.²)	Area(mi.²)	Gaelic	Capital
Carlow	46,014	41,616	896	346	Ceatharlach	Carlow
Cavan	56,546	52,944	1,891	730	An Cabhan	Cavan
Clare	103,277	94,006	3,188	1,231	An Clar	Ennis
Cork	447,829	420,510	7,460	2,880	Corcaigh	Cork
Donegal	137,575	129,994	4,831	1,865	Dun na nGall	Lifford
Dublin	1,122,821	1,058,264	922	356	Baile Atha Cliath	Dublin
Galway	209,077	188,854	5,940	2,293	Gaillimh	Galway
Kerry	132,527	126,130	4,701	1,815	Ciarrai	Tralee
Kildare	163,944	134,992	1,694	654	Cill Dara	Naas
Kilkenny	80,339	75,336	2,062	796	Cill Chainnigh	Kilkenny
Laois	58,774	52,945	1,720	664	Laoise	Portlaoise
Leitrim	25,799	25,057	1,525	589	Liatroim	Carrick on Shannon
Limerick	175,304	165,042	2,686	1,037	Luimneach	Limerick
Longford	31,068	30,166	1,044	403	An Longfort	Longford
Louth	101,821	92,166	823	318	Lu	Dundalk
Mayo	117,446	111,524	5,398	2,084	Maigh Eo	Castlebar
Meath	134,005	109,732	2,336	902	An Mhi	Trim
Monaghan	52,593	51,313	1,291	498	Muineachan	Monaghan
Offaly	63,663	59,117	1,998	771	Uibh Fhaili	Tullamore
Roscommon	53,774	51,975	2,463	951	Ros Comain	Roscommon
Sligo	58,200	55,821	1,796	693	Sligeach	Sligo
Tipperary	140,131	133,535	4,255	1,643	Tiobraid Arann	Clonmel (S), Nenagh (N)
Waterford	101,546	94,680	1,838	710	Port Lairge	Waterford
Westmeath	71,858	63,314	1,763	681	An Iarmhi	Mullingar
Wexford	116,596	104,371	2,351	908	Loch Garman	Wexford
Wicklow	114,676	102,683	2,025	782	Cill Mhantain	Wicklow
26 counties	3,917,203	3,626,087	68,897	26,600

Note  : - Pop-2002: 2002-04-28 census. Source: Central Statistics Office Ireland

Last Updated On : November 15, 2012