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Administrative Areas of the Republic of Ireland
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Following the Government of Ireland Act 1920, 26 of Ireland's 32 counties left the United Kingdom and formed the Irish Free State. In 1949 this became the Republic of Ireland.
| Province | CCC | County | CCC | Centre |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connaught | CNN | Galway | GAL | Galway |
| Leitrim | LET | Carrick-on-Shannon | ||
| Mayo | MAY | Castlebar | ||
| Roscommon | ROS | Roscommon | ||
| Sligo | SLI | Sligo | ||
| Leinster | LEN | Carlow | CAR | Carlow |
| Dublin | DUB | Dublin | ||
| Kildare | KID | Naas | ||
| Kilkenny | KIK | Kilkenny | ||
| King's County / Offaly (1) | OFF | Tullamore | ||
| Longford | LOG | Longford | ||
| Louth | LOU | Dundalk | ||
| Meath | MEA | Navan (2) | ||
| Queen's County / Laois (3) | LEX | Portlaoise | ||
| Westmeath | WEM | Mullingar | ||
| Wexford | WEX | Wexford | ||
| Wicklow | WIC | Wicklow | ||
| Munster | MUN | Clare | CLA | Ennis |
| Cork | COR | Cork | ||
| Kerry | KER | Tralee | ||
| Limerick | LIM | Limerick | ||
| Tipperary | TIP | Clonmel | ||
| Waterford | WAT | Waterford | ||
| Ulster (4) | UIE | Cavan | CAV | Cavan |
| Donegal | DON | Lifford | ||
| Monaghan | MOG | Monaghan |
Notes
- The name "King's County" (or simply "King's") was changed to "Offaly" in 1921.
- Also known as "An Uaimh".
- The name "Queen's County" (or simply "Queen's") was changed to "Laois" in 1921. It is sometimes spelt "Laoighis" and is also known as "Leix".
- The six counties of Northern Ireland are also part of the Province of Ulster.
© GENUKI and Contributors 1993, 1997
Page created by Phil Lloyd in January 1993. Revised and updated in September 1997 by Brian Pears.