List of Irish Counties By Area

List Of Irish Counties By Area

This is a list of 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)
1 Cork 7,500 69.0
2 Galway 6,149 40.7
3 Mayo 5,586 23.3
4 Donegal 4,861 32.9
5 Kerry 4,807 30.1
6 Tipperary 4,305 36.8
7 Clare 3,450 33.8
8 Tyrone 3,263 50.2
9 Antrim 3,046 202.4
10 Limerick 2,756 69.4
11 Roscommon 2,548 25.0
12 Down 2,466 167.7
13 Wexford 2,367 61.2
14 Meath 2,342 78.5
15 Londonderry 2,075 102.1
16 Kilkenny 2,073 46.0
17 Wicklow 2,027 67.4
18 Offaly 2,001 38.3
19 Cavan 1,931 37.7
20 Waterford 1,857 61.2
21 Westmeath 1,840 46.7
22 Sligo 1,838 35.5
23 Laois 1,720 46.8
24 Kildare 1,695 123.8
25 Fermanagh 1,691 32.0
26 Leitrim 1,590 19.9
27 Monaghan 1,295 46.7
28 Armagh 1,254 101.1
29 Longford 1,091 35.7
30 Dublin 922 1378.1
31 Carlow 896 60.8
32 Louth 826 148.7
Average 2,599
Total Ireland 84,421 73.9

See also: List of Irish counties by population

See also: List of Irish counties by highest point

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