This is a list of the cities in Ireland, referring to those with a city charter. Cities are arranged in terms of traditional importance. Cities in Ireland - Republic of Ireland. Dublin - (1171) (capital) - pop. 495,781 (2002) (Greater Dublin Area - pop. 1,274,100) Cork - (1172) - pop. 123,062 (2002) Limerick - (1197) - pop. 54,023 (2002) Galway - (1484) - pop. 65,832 (2002) Waterford - (1171) - 44,594 (2002) Kilkenny - (1609) † - pop. 8,591 (2002) ...

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Cobh (An Cóbh in Irish, derived from English the cove) is a seaport in County Cork, Ireland (51°51′N 8°18′W). The locality, which had had several different Irish-language names, was first referred to as Cove ("the Cove of Cork") in 1750. It was renamed Queenstown in 1849 to commemorate a visit by Queen Victoria and so remained until the name Cove (with Irish spelling) was restored in 1922 with the foundation of the Irish Free State. Cobh is located on the south shore of the Great Island in Cork Harbour, on slopes overlooking the harbour. On its highest point stands the St Colman' ...

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Wexford (Irish: Loch Garman) is the county town of County Wexford in the Republic of Ireland. It is situated near the south-eastern tip of Ireland, close to Rosslare Europort. The town is connected to the capital Dublin via the N11 National Primary Route (European route E1), and the national rail network. The railway line from Dublin to Rosslare Harbour runs along the quayside south of the town railway station. The line is not segregated from road/pedestrian traffic and train ...

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Bray (Bré, formerly Brí Chulainn in Irish) is a town in north County Wicklow, Ireland. Bray is a busy urban centre and seaside town of nearly 30,000 people situated in County Wicklow on the east coast of Ireland about 20 km south of Dublin. The town is the location of some industry, is home for many who commute to Dublin by car or rail DART, is a market town for the surrounding area and still attracts tourists particularly from Dublin and at weekends.
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Blarney (An Bhlárna in Irish), is a village some 11 km northwest of Cork in Ireland. It is the site of Blarney Castle, home of the legendary Blarney Stone. Blarney also means the art of smooth flattery, or of telling convincing lies with unblushing effrontery, a skill supposedly conferred on whoever kisses the Blarney stone. See also. Stone of Eloquence List of towns in the Republic of Ireland Stone of Eloquence, List ...

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Clara (Clóirtheach or Clárach in Irish) is a town on the River Brosna in County Offaly in the midlands of Ireland. Clara is situated on national route N80 some 12 km northwest of Tullamore, and has a station on the Dublin to Ballina / Westport / Galway railway line. Clara was once a railway junction, with a branch to Streamstown on the now disused Athlone–Mullingar link. Clara's most famous citizen is Brian Cowen TD, who has been Minister for Finance for the Republic of Ireland since 2004. Clara Bog Nature ...

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The O'Reilly family (still a very common surname in the area) established a castle in the town in the late 13th century. A Franciscan monastery was also established at around the same time. In the 15th century the local ruler, Bearded Owen O'Reilly, set up a market which attracted merchants from Dublin and Drogheda. King James I of England granted the town a charter in 1610. In the early 19th century the Lords Farnham, a local landlord family, built a new, wide street, that still bears their name. This was lined with comfortable town houses, public buildings (such as the Court house whi ...

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The town was founded at the start of the 19th century by John D'Arcy who lived in Clifden Castle (which is now a ruin that can be seen from the Sky Road west of Clifden). Clifden gained prominence in the early 1900s when Guglielmo Marconi built his major transatlantic wireless telegraphy station there to minimize the distance to Newfoundland. Clifden is near the landing place (53°26′N 10°01′W) of the first transatlantic flight by Alcock and Brown 15 June 1919. The plane crash-landed in Derrygimlagh bog, close to the location of ...

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In 2005, Gaeltacht Affairs Minister Éamon Ó Cuív announced that anglicised place names (such as 'Dingle') of Gaeltacht towns and villages would no longer feature on official signposts, and only the Irish language names will appear. The town's name was officially changed back to Irish in early 2005, using the official form An Daingean (longer versions of the Irish placename include Daingean Uí ChúisSee also:

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Administratively, Donabate is in Fingal county, the northern part of the traditional area of County Dublin. The Donabate Portrane peninsula is in the Swords ward (or local electoral area, to give it its official title). The Swords ward is numerically the largest in Fingal county and elects five county councillors to Fingal County Council. In terms of national elections, the Donabate Portrane peninsula is the Dublin North constituency, which ...

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Local history contends that the town of Wicklow was founded by the Vikings, probably around 870 AD. The name 'Wicklow' comes from 'Vikinglow', meaning 'meadow of the vikings', or more likely 'Wykynlo', meaning 'Viking Loch'. However, given the town's natural harbour and rich agricultural surrounds, it is not surprising that the area was an established settlement prior to the 9th century. The Irish name Cill Mhantáin has an interesting history of its own. St. Patrick is said to have attempted to land on Travelahawk beach, to the south ...

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The Carlow area has been settled for thousands of years. St Mullins monastery is believed to have been established in the vicinity in the 7th century. 1180 saw the construction of Carlow Castle by William the Marshall, Earl of Pembroke and Lord of Leinster to guard the vital river crossing. Over the following centuries many other historic buildings were erected. Ballyloughan Castle, Ballymoon Castle, Leighlinbridge Castle and Tower House were all built in the 14th century. Saint Patrick's College dates from 1793 and the Carlow Courthouse was ...

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Athlone has benefitted greatly from the Army Deafness settlements made with the state. While motor dealers have undoubtedly done very well from this, the property industry has arguably done even better. At a time when major employers were making redundancies, the deafness money came flooding in to stabilise and boost what would otherwise have been a very difficult market. The timing of the lump-sum settlements coincided with the increased interest in buy-to-let on the parts of both the mortgage banks and building societies and investo ...

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It was envisaged that an area of Blanchardstown called Abbotstown was to be set aside to create Sports Campus Ireland - a new centre of sporting excellence. The Campus was to have an Academy of Sports Science, over a dozen training fields, a 50m aquatics centre, a 65,000 seater stadium, a sports village for accommodation and several other facilities. Due to cost estimates, the plans have been redrawn to exclude the stadium ...

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Philip de Barry founded the priory of St. Thomas à Becket at Ballybeg for the Canons Regular of St. Augustine in 1229. His grandson, David Óg de Barry, enlarged the revenues of the priory in 1251. Ballybeg was an extensive foundation, the priory church measuring some 166 feet in length and 26 feet in width. The cloister, situated on the south side of the church was 90 feet square. The priory complex also incorporated a substantial gatehouse as well as columbarium, the inside walls of which are built in square compartments in regular ...

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Despite the western part being commissioned by Hugh de Lacy c. 1190 the castle ows it’s name to King John (Richard the Lionheart’s brother) who visited Carlingford in 1210. The eastern part was constructed in the mid 13th century with alterations and editions occurring in the 15th and 16th centuries. In the 1950’s the Office of Public Works (OPW) undertook conservation work to stabilize the structure. An excellent view of the north pier and Lough can be had from the looking area on the western side of the castle, though the cast ...

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Drogheda has a thriving arts scene, it hosts the annual Samba festival every summer, where Samba bands from around the world converge on the town for a week of drumming, parades and general colourful madness. It is also home to Calipo theatre company which specialises in multi-media productions and has achieved considerable success in Ireland and abroad. The town also supports one of the largest and most successful Youth theatres in Ireland (Droichead Youth Theatre or DYT) which has toured to Belfast, London, Italy, and Sweden. The addition ...

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Sports are also very prominent in the area with locals partaking in Hurling and Soccer.The local GAA club is Sixmilebridge and gets its players from the Sixmilebridge and Kilmurry area.The club was formed in 1904 mainly as a Football club(Gaelic)but also played Hurling,the sport that is associated with the 'Bridge.Nowadays the club participates at Hurling,Camoige and Scor.The club is well known for its Hurling and many players from there have represented their county with distinction down through the years with some having the honour of winn ...

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It is noteworthy for having been, in the early years of aviation, the last port of call on the eastern shore of the Atlantic for flying boats. Surveying flights for flying boat operations were made by Charles Lindbergh in 1933 and a terminal begun in 1935. The first transatlantic proving flights were operated on July 5, 1937 with a Pan Am Sikorsky S-42 service from the Bay of Exploits, near Botwood, Newfoundland and Labrador and a BOAC Short Empire service from Foynes with successful transits of twelve and fifteen-and-a-quarter hours ...

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It has been argued for a long time what the exact meaning, and Irish for Glenamaddy is. Some say it is derived from the Irish "Gleann na Madadh" Gleann meaning valley and madhadh from madra meaning dog. This would suggest that the name means "Valley of the Dogs". The suggested meaning for this being the shape of the Turlough as looked at from above. The other explanation that has been given is that the name comes from "Gleann na Maighe Duibhí" meaning "Valley of the black plain" because of the lake (turlough) ...

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