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Political Map of Ireland

by Vishal Kumar

Political Map of Ireland illustrates the surrounding countries, 29 counties, and 5 cities with their capitals and the national capital.


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, the Irish Sea, and the Celtic Sea. The UK is located on the northeastern side of Ireland. Ireland shares its borders with Northern Ireland.

The 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, the Irish Sea, and the Celtic Sea. The land area covers about 68,890 sq km and the water bodies cover about 1,390 sq km. The UK lies on the northeastern side of Ireland. Ireland’s political map makes it very convenient to locate the counties and other important locations of Ireland.

Donegal Bay is located on the northwestern side, Galway Bay on the western side, the Irish Sea on the eastern side, and the 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 in 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 quality Ireland Hotel, it’s good to visit Ireland Hotels Federation website. This is an umbrella organization in which most of the hotels in Ireland have a membership. On your Ireland vacation, stay in the Dublin City Hotel, Ireland to get the sense of prosperity that the city is enjoying in recent decades. On a thematic map, Dublin hotels would be marked, which will help the traveler. Charles Stewart, Celtic Lodge Hotel, Brennan Green Isle, and Ripley Court Hotel are a few of the Dublin, Ireland hotels.

Dublin Hotel falls under different categories. Depending upon the services offered, price range, and brand name, Dublin hotels Ireland can be classified as cheap Dublin -Ireland hotels, or as hotels for honeymooners, families with children, seniors, families 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 helps you go around places like Emerald Isle, Trinity College, Guinness Brewery, and Dublin Castle, to name a few. Car hires Dublin -Ireland is offered by several agencies like Auto Europe, Argus, Hertz, Sixt, Thrifty, etc. Avail of the services at Mapsofworld.com and book Car hire in 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

 

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