493:
65:
2740:
82:
2752:
2697:
2850:
2899:
53:
813:", counties controlled directly from Dublin, at the beginning of the 1600s. The other three provinces had their own regional "Presidency" systems, based on a Welsh model of administration, in theory if not in fact, from the 1570s and 1580s up to the 1670s, and were considered separate entities. Gradually "Leinster" subsumed the term "
1540:
minority in the province. According to the Census of
Ireland of 2011, there were 18,947 daily speakers of Irish in Leinster outside the education system, including 1,299 native speakers in the small Gaeltacht of
988:. Leinster has the most counties of any province, but is the second smallest of the four Irish provinces by land area. With a population of 2,870,354 as of 2022, it is the island's most populous province.
917:(which previously extended to the sea) and most of southern Dublin. Later minor changes dealt with "islands" of one county in another. By the late 1700s, Leinster looked as shown in the above map of 1784.
329:
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2485:
2455:
2425:
2365:
2335:
2275:
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2185:
2155:
2125:
2395:
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601:, united the tribes of Leinster. He is a likely, but uncertain, candidate as the first historical king of Laigin (Leinster) in the 7th century BC. Circa 175/185 AD, following a period of
2548:
2095:
1695:
1964:(2000). Alfred P. Smyth (ed.). "Kings, the kingship of Leinster, and the regnal poems of "laidshenchas Laigen": a reflection of dynastic politics in Leinster, 650â1150".
2025:
2668:
817:", as the kingdom was pacified and the difference between the old Pale area and the wider province, now also under English administration, grew less distinct.
2039:
Leinster from the death of
Toirdhealbhach O'Connor in 1156 to the establishment, in 1606, of County Wicklow â the last Irish and Leinster county to be created
280:
2641:
2633:
1595:
2580:
1646:
332:
constituencies; Leinster contains 44.4% of the population of the
MidlandsâNorth-West constituency and 32.3% of the population of the South constituency.
456:
for administrative and judicial purposes. In later centuries, local government legislation has prompted further sub-division of the historic counties.
321:
325:
2507:
2477:
2447:
2417:
2357:
2327:
2267:
2237:
2177:
2147:
2117:
1573:. While Leinster GAA is made up primarily of the traditional counties of the province, GAA teams from Galway, Kerry and Antrim have played in the
3005:
2387:
2297:
2207:
2537:
1841:
2087:
1574:
1737:
2091:
1691:
1930:
2661:
2071:
1992:
1924:
1897:
1814:
1786:
1731:
373:
1687:
1577:, as has a team from London; Galway won the title in 2012. Participation of these counties is based on their performances in the
2538:"Table 32A Irish speakers aged 3 years and over in each Province, County and City, classified by frequency of speaking Irish"
2019:
2776:
64:
3049:
2654:
459:
Leinster has no official function for local-government purposes. However, it is an officially recognised subdivision of
2009:
507:
before 1171, considerably smaller than the present-day province, usually did not include certain territories such as
437:
1869:
Seanchas: Studies in Early and
Medieval Irish Archaeology, History and Literature in Honour of Francis John Byrne
1605:
841:
504:
81:
20:
1966:
Seanchas: Studies in Early and
Medieval Irish Archaeology, History and Literature in Honour of Francis J. Byrne
1802:
69:
2573:
1635:
1778:
777:
1566:
845:
475:, making it the most populous province in the country. The traditional flag of Leinster features a golden
472:
2608:
1867:(ed.). "Settlement patterns in the early historic kingdom of Leinster (seventh-mid twelfth centuries)".
1610:
492:
448:, which straddled both, thereby forming the present-day province of Leinster. The ancient kingdoms were
235:
52:
2687:
1533:
1452:
715:
535:
441:
406:
245:
211:
188:
726:(cattle-tribute) from the Laigin from that time, in the process becoming their traditional enemies.
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1833:
1561:
A number of sporting and cultural organisations organise themselves on provincial lines, including
937:
931:
460:
453:
425:
256:
99:
92:
2950:
616:
429:
785:
765:
757:
746:
3044:
2739:
2067:
2015:
1988:
1969:
1920:
1893:
1887:
1872:
1810:
1782:
1727:
1721:
798:
696:
665:
514:
312:
2063:
2054:
895:
2991:
2943:
2887:
2882:
2828:
2724:
1961:
1949:
king who founded an unbroken rotational line of
Leinster kings which lasted from 715 to 1042
1914:
1590:
1578:
1550:
1210:
977:
872:
829:
508:
421:
344:
152:
57:
1916:
Celtic
Leinster: towards an historical geography of early Irish civilization, A.D. 500â1600
576:
2956:
2877:
2808:
2798:
1864:
1688:"Population and Actual and Percentage Change 2011 to 2016 by Sex, Province County or City"
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as the official Irish name of the
Province and cites "Ordnance Survey Office, Dublin 1993"
1381:
1122:
1078:
961:
953:
891:
833:
821:
471:
code. Leinster had a population of 2,858,501 according to the preliminary results of the
417:
132:
122:
2627:
2930:
2838:
2833:
2793:
2714:
1600:
1562:
1542:
1537:
1457:
1426:
1254:
1232:
1056:
985:
981:
949:
910:
880:
794:
684:
653:
633:
598:
588:
554:
433:
401:
390:
382:
162:
157:
117:
3038:
2962:
2919:
2912:
2823:
2770:
2764:
2709:
1505:
1431:
1331:
1188:
1034:
1012:
973:
945:
941:
837:
637:
622:
147:
112:
107:
2925:
2872:
2862:
2818:
2813:
2803:
2786:
2729:
1717:
1570:
1481:
1405:
1355:
1166:
1144:
1100:
969:
965:
957:
852:
825:
810:
657:
641:
626:
142:
137:
127:
1615:
1553:(Irish-language secondary schools) in the province, primarily in the Dublin area.
553:
that once inhabited the area. The latter part of the name derives either from the
1772:
992:
is the only official city in the province, and is by far its largest settlement.
467:
as one of the four provinces of
Ireland. "IE-L" is attributed to Leinster as its
2977:
2936:
2867:
2719:
645:
608:
2574:"StatisticĂ â Oideachas TrĂ MheĂĄn na Gaeilge in Ăirinn sa Ghalltacht 2010â2011"
909:
The last major boundary changes within
Leinster occurred with the formation of
860:
464:
3020:
3007:
1546:
602:
594:
582:
563:
226:
1983:
Walsh, Paul (2003). "1 (Early Leinster and Meath, province and diocese )".
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1400:
1376:
903:
864:
814:
690:
649:
445:
301:
231:
2984:
2854:
1350:
899:
876:
868:
734:
669:
524:
410:
264:
2646:
729:
By the 8th century the rulers of Laigin had split into two dynasties:
2903:
2781:
1500:
1326:
989:
914:
856:
544:
528:
520:
252:
1293:
As of the 2016 census, the larger settlements in Leinster included:
894:
for administration and military reasons, and the Offaly parishes of
444:
of Leinster and Meath gradually merged, mainly due to the impact of
820:
The expansion of the province took in the territory of the ancient
1476:
661:
613:
re-founded the kingdom of Laigin. The legendary Finn Mac Cool, or
550:
501:
491:
449:
1536:, English is the primary spoken language, but there is an active
2388:"Census 2016 Sapmap Area: Former Legal Town Drogheda Legal Town"
2298:"Census 2016 Sapmap Area: Former Legal Town Kilkenny Legal Town"
2238:"Census 2016 Sapmap Area: Municipal District Kilkenny City East"
2088:"Table B - Population of administrative counties, 2011 and 2016"
2052:
Smyth, Alfred P. (1994). Ken Hannigan; William F. Nolan (eds.).
790:
476:
2650:
2626:
2208:"Census 2016 Sapmap Area: Former Legal Town Dundalk Legal Town"
2118:"Census 2016 Sapmap Area: Settlements Dublin City And Suburbs"
365:
1809:. Oxford & New York: Oxford University Press. p. 6.
2738:
1821:(References to Irish colony in North Wales, Lleyn Peninsula)
664:
some of the Leinster-Irish colonists left their name on the
644:, leaving a power vacuum, colonists from Laigin settled in
353:
1545:. As of 2011, there were 19,348 students attending the 66
774:
After the death of the last Kildare-based King of Laigin,
693:
conquered areas of Westmeath, Meath and Offaly from the
2478:"Census 2016 Sapmap Area: Settlements An Uaimh (Navan)"
840:
baronies. Local lordships were incorporated during the
2328:"Census 2016 Sapmap Area: Municipal District Drogheda"
2148:"Census 2016 Sapmap Area: Municipal District Dundalk"
879:
becoming part of Leinster in 1606, and the 'Lands of
374:
359:
356:
571:, both of which translate as 'land' or 'territory'.
362:
350:
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242:
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217:
207:
199:
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176:
171:
98:
88:
33:
2053:
2011:War, politics and the Irish of Leinster, 1156â1606
782:in 1042, the kingship of Leinster reverted to the
1666:as the official English name of the Province and
936:The province is divided into twelve traditional
2358:"Census 2016 Sapmap Area: Settlements Drogheda"
2268:"Census 2016 Sapmap Area: Settlements Kilkenny"
1834:"Kings of Laigin / Leinster (Gaels of Ireland)"
797:. This southern dynasty provided all the later
566:
2178:"Census 2016 Sapmap Area: Settlements Dundalk"
2662:
2508:"Census 2016 Sapmap Area: Settlements Carlow"
2418:"Census 2016 Sapmap Area: Settlements Swords"
581:(Hugony the Great), who supposedly built the
8:
1682:
1680:
2448:"Census 2016 Sapmap Area: Settlements Bray"
1985:Irish Leaders and Learning Through the Ages
1944:
1667:
1596:Leinster (European Parliament constituency)
1259:
1237:
1215:
1193:
1171:
1149:
1127:
1105:
1083:
1061:
1039:
1017:
783:
775:
763:
755:
744:
738:
721:
713:
708:
702:
694:
682:
673:
614:
606:
586:
574:
557:
542:
512:
395:
38:
16:Traditional province in the east of Ireland
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2655:
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1295:
994:
824:encompassing much of present-day counties
496:Leinster, province of Ireland (Hogg, 1784)
30:
2642:CSO Irish Regional Income/GDP 2004 Report
1723:Celtic Culture: A Historical Encyclopedia
890:. The provincial borders were redrawn by
1549:(Irish-language primary schools) and 15
913:(1603â1606), from lands in the north of
2990:denotes non-administrative counties of
2545:Census 2006 â Volume 9 â Irish Language
1627:
1282:19,801 km (7,645 sq mi)
632:In the 4th and 5th centuries AD, after
262:
224:
193:
170:
87:
78:
46:
2098:from the original on 24 September 2021
1933:from the original on 24 September 2021
793:based in the southeast in present-day
621:, reputedly built a stronghold at the
320:Leinster contains the entirety of the
271:Beginning with A, C, D, K, N, R, W, Y
180:19,801 km (7,645 sq mi)
2637:. Vol. 16 (11th ed.). 1911.
2579:(in Irish). Gaelscoileanna.ie. 2011.
2158:from the original on 23 December 2018
2128:from the original on 13 November 2018
2028:from the original on 21 November 2017
1844:from the original on 18 February 2018
1774:The Oxford Companion to Irish History
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389:
299:
278:
241:
216:
206:
198:
183:
175:
97:
7:
1919:. Irish Academic Press. p. 81.
1652:from the original on 3 February 2017
1575:Leinster Senior Hurling Championship
1271:2,027 km (783 sq mi)
1249:2,367 km (914 sq mi)
1227:1,840 km (710 sq mi)
1205:2,001 km (773 sq mi)
1183:2,342 km (904 sq mi)
1139:1,091 km (421 sq mi)
1117:1,720 km (660 sq mi)
1095:2,073 km (800 sq mi)
1073:1,695 km (654 sq mi)
2981:denote non-administrative counties.
2278:from the original on 10 August 2019
1698:from the original on 31 August 2017
883:' transferred from Armagh to Louth
2586:from the original on 19 April 2012
2554:from the original on 17 April 2019
2398:from the original on 15 April 2018
2338:from the original on 15 April 2018
2308:from the original on 15 April 2018
2248:from the original on 15 April 2018
2218:from the original on 15 April 2018
1740:from the original on 4 August 2020
1569:, Leinster Hockey Association and
1161:826 km (319 sq mi)
1051:922 km (356 sq mi)
1029:897 km (346 sq mi)
416:The modern province comprises the
14:
2518:from the original on 30 July 2017
2488:from the original on 30 July 2017
2458:from the original on 30 July 2017
2428:from the original on 30 July 2017
2368:from the original on 30 July 2017
2188:from the original on 30 July 2017
1987:. Four Courts Press. p. 33.
1889:Medieval Ireland: An Encyclopedia
681:In the 5th century, the emerging
2987:denote non-traditional counties.
2897:
2848:
2750:
2695:
1892:. Routledge. pp. 426, 449.
851:Other boundary changes included
809:Leinster includes the extended "
770:, and joint leader of the Laigin
751:, and joint leader of the Laigin
343:
80:
63:
51:
672:), which derives its name from
436:. Following the 12th-century
324:constituency and parts of the
1:
2060:Wicklow History & Society
1807:The Oxford History of Ireland
884:
2686:The counties are listed per
1636:"ISO 3166-2 Newsletter II-1"
906:, were transferred in 1660.
754:Southern Leinster dynasty:
3066:
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921:Geography and subdivisions
871:in the county palatine of
855:, officially removed from
605:in Ireland, the legendary
438:Norman invasion of Ireland
18:
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2736:
2684:
2615:(Faber & Faber, 1968)
2092:Central Statistics Office
2055:"Kings, Saints and Sagas"
1945:
1913:Smyth, Alfred P. (1982).
1726:. Vol. 1. ABC-CLIO.
1692:Central Statistics Office
1606:List of kings of Leinster
859:in 1596, the baronies of
842:Tudor conquest of Ireland
805:Kingdom of Ireland period
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21:Leinster (disambiguation)
2008:O'Byrne, Emmett (2003).
1771:Sean J Connolly (2007).
402:[ËkuËÉÉËlÌȘË ÉinË ]
2634:EncyclopĂŠdia Britannica
1779:Oxford University Press
1309:Municipal District Pop.
720:attempted to exact the
567:
479:on a green background.
432:, which existed during
221:140/km (380/sq mi)
2777:DĂșn LaoghaireâRathdown
2743:
1863:Clinton, Mark (2000).
1761:Census of Ireland 2016
1668:
1567:Leinster Cricket Union
1317:Former Legal Town Pop.
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1172:
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409:, in the southeast of
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39:
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2609:Terence de Vere White
2014:. Four Courts Press.
1611:New Leinster Province
778:Murchad Mac Dunlainge
625:, on the edge of the
495:
405:) is one of the four
244: âą Summer (
3050:Provinces of Ireland
3021:53.34778°N 6.25972°W
1886:Duffy, SeĂĄn (2005).
1645:. 19 February 2010.
469:country sub-division
407:provinces of Ireland
281:Telephone area codes
218: âą Density
19:For other uses, see
3017: /
2678:Counties of Ireland
1534:language in Ireland
1532:As is the norm for
932:Counties of Ireland
902:, formerly part of
869:Ăile UĂ Chearbhaill
640:in 383 AD with his
505:Kingdom of Leinster
330:MidlandsâNorth-West
3026:53.34778; -6.25972
2744:
1838:HistoryFiles.co.uk
846:plantation schemes
762:(d. 738), King of
743:(d. 727), King of
733:Northern Leinster
648:, specifically in
617:Fionn mac Cumhaill
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391:[ËlÌȘË ÉinÊČ]
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740:Murchad mac Brain
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452:into a number of
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1579:Christy Ring Cup
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1543:RĂĄth Chairn
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1001:Population
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1048:1,458,154
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227:Time zone
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1647:Archived
1585:See also
1528:Language
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1377:Kilkenny
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1079:Kilkenny
962:Longford
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454:counties
446:the Pale
442:"fifths"
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123:Kilkenny
100:Counties
35:Leinster
2978:Italics
2931:Donegal
2855:Munster
2839:Wicklow
2834:Wexford
2794:Kildare
2715:Leitrim
2547:. CSO.
1669:Laighin
1643:Iso.org
1523:Culture
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