This is a list of the counties of Ireland ordered by area. Counties in the Republic of Ireland are shown in normal type, while those in Northern Ireland are listed in italic type. imagemap_invalid_image
Rank | County | Area (km²) | Density (/ km²) | Traditional Province |
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1 | Cork | 7,508 [1] | 77.8 | Munster |
2 | Galway | 6,151 [2] | 45.1 | Connacht |
3 | Mayo | 5,588 [3] | 24.7 | Connacht |
4 | Donegal | 4,860 [4] | 34.4 | Ulster |
5 | Kerry | 4,807 [5] | 32.5 | Munster |
6 | Tipperary | 4,305 [6] | 39.0 | Munster |
7 | Clare | 3,450 [7] | 37.1 | Munster |
8 | Tyrone | 3,266 [8] | 57.6 | Ulster |
9 | Antrim | 3,086 [9] | 211.1 | Ulster |
10 | Limerick | 2,756 [10] | 76.0 | Munster |
11 | Roscommon | 2,548 [11] | 27.6 | Connacht |
12 | Down | 2,489 [9] | 222.3 | Ulster |
13 | Wexford | 2,367 [12] | 69.3 | Leinster |
14 | Meath | 2,342 [13] | 94.3 | Leinster |
15 | Londonderry | 2,118 [9] | 119.1 | Ulster |
16 | Kilkenny | 2,073 [14] | 50.2 | Leinster |
17 | Wicklow | 2,027 [15] | 76.9 | Leinster |
18 | Offaly | 2,001 [16] | 41.6 | Leinster |
19 | Cavan | 1,932 [17] | 42.3 | Ulster |
20 | Waterford | 1,858 [18] | 68.6 | Munster |
21 | Westmeath | 1,840 [19] | 52.3 | Leinster |
22 | Sligo | 1,838 [20] | 38.2 | Connacht |
23 | Laois | 1,720 [21] | 53.4 | Leinster |
24 | Kildare | 1,695 [22] | 146.2 | Leinster |
25 | Fermanagh | 1,691 [23] | 37.6 | Ulster |
26 | Leitrim | 1,590 [24] | 22.1 | Connacht |
27 | Armagh | 1,327 [9] | 146.5 | Ulster |
28 | Monaghan | 1,295 [25] | 50.4 | Ulster |
29 | Longford | 1,091 [26] | 42.9 | Leinster |
30 | Dublin | 922 [27] | 1,581.5 | Leinster |
31 | Carlow | 897 [28] | 69.1 | Leinster |
32 | Louth | 826 [29] | 169.1 | Leinster |
Average | 2,633 | |||
Total | Ireland | 84,421 | 83.5 |
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Area (Cork County: 7,467.91 km2 / Cork City: 39.61 km2