Munster
Sign in to saveMunster ( or ) is the largest of the four provinces of Ireland, located in the south west of the island. In early Ireland, the Kingdom of Munster was one of the kingdoms of Gaelic Ireland ruled by a "king of over-kings" (). Following the Norman invasion of Ireland, the ancient kingdoms were shired into counties for administrative and judicial purposes. In later centuries, local government legislation has seen further sub-division of the historic counties.
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Munster is the largest of Ireland's four provinces, located in the southwest of the island, and was historically ruled as a kingdom in Gaelic Ireland before being reorganized into counties following the Norman invasion. Today it remains an important geographic and administrative region of Ireland, though its boundaries and internal divisions have changed over time due to evolving local government legislation.
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Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Munster
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- Coat of arms of Munster.svg
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- 90px
- Settlement.image_flag
- Flag of Munster.svg
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- 160px
- Settlement.image_map
- Munster locator map.svg
- Settlement.mapsize
- 192px
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Ireland
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- Counties
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- ClareCorkKerryLimerickTipperaryWaterford
- Settlement.leader_name
- 15 Fianna Fáil TDs 9 Fine Gael TDs 8 Sinn Féin TDs 5 Independent TDs 3 Independent Ireland TDs 3 Labour Party TDs 3 Social Democrat TDs
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- Urban areas
- Economy
- Agriculture
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Munster ( or ) is the largest of the four provinces of Ireland, located in the south west of the island. In early Ireland, the Kingdom of Munster was one of the kingdoms of Gaelic Ireland ruled by a "king of over-kings" (). Following the Norman invasion of Ireland, the ancient kingdoms were shired into counties for administrative and judicial purposes. In later centuries, local government legislation has seen further sub-division of the historic counties.
Munster has no official function for local government purposes. For the purposes of the ISO, the province is listed as one of the provincial sub-divisions of the State (ISO 3166-2:IE) and coded as "IE-M". Munster covers an area of . Its population was 1,373,346 in 2022, with Cork being the largest city. Other significant urban centres in the province include Limerick and Waterford.