Title: Counties of Ireland - Wikipedia
Headings: Counties of Ireland
Counties of Ireland
Contents
Terminology
History
Pre-Norman divisions of Ireland
Plantagenet era
Lordships
Division of lordships
Passage to the Crown
Tudor era
Demarcation of counties and Tipperary
Sub-divisions of counties
Counties corporate
Exceptions to the county system of control
Evolution of functions
19th and 20th centuries
Historical and traditional counties
Current usage
In the Republic of Ireland
Education
Elections
In Northern Ireland
Other uses
List of counties
See also
Notes
References
External links

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Counties of Ireland
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Administrative division of Ireland, historically 32 in number
Counties of Ireland
Contaetha na hÉireann ( Irish)
The 32 traditional counties of Ireland
Location
Ireland ( Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland)
Found in
Provinces
Government
County councils (Republic of Ireland)
The counties of Ireland ( Irish: Contaetha na hÉireann) are historic administrative divisions of the island, now used in various contexts. They began as Norman structures, and as the powers exercised by the Cambro-Norman barons and the Old English nobility waned over time, new offices of political control came to be established at a county level. Upon the partition of Ireland in 1921, the county became one of the basic land divisions employed, along with county boroughs. In the Republic of Ireland, some counties have been split resulting in the creation of new counties. Along with certain defined cities, counties still form the basis for the demarcation of areas of local government in the Republic of Ireland. Currently, there are 26 county level, 3 city level and 2 city-and-county entities – the modern equivalent of counties corporate – that are used to demarcate areas of local government in the Republic. In Northern Ireland, counties are no longer used for local government; districts are instead used. Contents
1 Terminology
2 History
2.1 Pre-Norman divisions of Ireland
2.2 Plantagenet era
2.2.1 Lordships
2.2.2 Division of lordships
2.3 Passage to the Crown
2.4 Tudor era
2.5 Demarcation of counties and Tipperary
2.6 Sub-divisions of counties
2.7 Counties corporate
2.8 Exceptions to the county system of control
2.9 Evolution of functions
2.10 19th and 20th centuries
2.10.1 Historical and traditional counties
3 Current usage
3.1 In the Republic of Ireland
3.1.1 Education
3.1.2 Elections
3.2 In Northern Ireland
3.3 Other uses
4 List of counties
5 See also
6 Notes
7 References
8 External links
Terminology
The word "county" has come to be used in different senses for different purposes.