List of Irish counties by area

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.

Rank	County	Area (km²)	Density (/ km²)	Traditional Province
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	1,589 ^[24]	22.2	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

References

^ "Report of the Expert Advisory Group on Local Government Arrangements in Cork". gov.ie. Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage. Retrieved 28 October 2023. Area (Cork County: 7,467.91 km2 / Cork City: 39.61 km2
^ "County Profiles – Galway". Western Development Commission. Archived from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
^ "County Profiles – Mayo". Western Development Commission. Archived from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
^ "County Profiles – Donegal". Western Development Commission. Archived from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
^ [1] County Kerry
^ [2] County Tipperary
^ [3] County Clare
^ Northern Ireland General Register Office (1975). "Table 1: Area, Buildings for Habitation and Population, 1971". Census of Population 1971; Summary Tables (PDF). Belfast: HMSO. p. 1. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Areas, regions, and land divisions". Public Records Office of Northern Ireland. Archived from the original on 24 August 2015.
^ [4] County Limerick
^ [5] County Roscommon
^ [6] County Wexford
^ [7] County Meath
^ [8] County Kilkenny
^ [9] County Wicklow
^ [10] County Offaly
^ [11] County Cavan
^ [12] County Waterford
^ [13] County Westmeath
^ [14] County Sligo
^ [15] County Laois
^ [16] County Kildare
^ [17] County Fermanagh
^ "County Profiles – Leitrim". Western Development Commission. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
^ [18] County Monaghan
^ [19] County Longford
^ [20] County Dublin
^ [21] County Carlow
^ [22] County Louth

[1] "Report of the Expert Advisory Group on Local Government Arrangements in Cork". gov.ie. Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage. Retrieved 28 October 2023. Area (Cork County: 7,467.91 km2 / Cork City: 39.61 km2

[2] "County Profiles – Galway". Western Development Commission. Archived from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2021.

[3] "County Profiles – Mayo". Western Development Commission. Archived from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2021.

[4] "County Profiles – Donegal". Western Development Commission. Archived from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2021.

[5] [1] County Kerry

[6] [2] County Tipperary

[7] [3] County Clare

[census1971summary-8] Northern Ireland General Register Office (1975). "Table 1: Area, Buildings for Habitation and Population, 1971". Census of Population 1971; Summary Tables (PDF). Belfast: HMSO. p. 1. Retrieved 28 August 2019.

[PRONI-9] "Areas, regions, and land divisions". Public Records Office of Northern Ireland. Archived from the original on 24 August 2015.

[10] [4] County Limerick

[11] [5] County Roscommon

[12] [6] County Wexford

[13] [7] County Meath

[14] [8] County Kilkenny

[15] [9] County Wicklow

[16] [10] County Offaly

[17] [11] County Cavan

[18] [12] County Waterford

[19] [13] County Westmeath

[20] [14] County Sligo

[21] [15] County Laois

[22] [16] County Kildare

[23] [17] County Fermanagh

[24] "County Profiles – Leitrim". Western Development Commission. Retrieved 17 April 2024.

[25] [18] County Monaghan

[26] [19] County Longford

[27] [20] County Dublin

[28] [21] County Carlow

[29] [22] County Louth

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