The Irish Free State and Republic of Ireland
Nine boroughs (four county boroughs and five municipal boroughs) were included in the territory of the Irish Free State in 1922. Two new boroughs were created by statute. In 1930 a new borough of Dun Laoghaire was created by the amalgamation of four urban districts in County Dublin. In 1937 the town of Galway was reconstituted as a municipal borough by Act of Parliament.
The Local Government Act 2001 abolished municipal boroughs. County boroughs were replaced by statutory "cities", while the title of "borough" was retained for the other towns holding the status.
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