Map Of Northern Ireland Counties

The northern ireland map below shows the province of ulster as it was in 1848 at the height of the famine that brought unbearable suffering to millions of people. County fermanagh belongs to the province of ulster and is one of the six counties that form northern ireland.

Northern Ireland Maps

The map below shows the 32 counties in the island of ireland 26 in the republic of ireland and 6 in northern ireland as well as some of the major towns in italics.

Map of northern ireland counties. In northern ireland the counties listed no longer serve this purpose. Home northern irish family history sites northern ireland map 1841. Find any address on the map of northern ireland or calculate your itinerary from or to northern ireland.

The viamichelin map of northern ireland get the famous michelin maps the result of more than a century of mapping experience. An 1848 map of northern ireland. These six counties are those that chose to become separate independent entities after opting out of the irish free state in 1922.

Below is a map of counties of ireland. The counties of northern ireland were the principal local government divisions of northern ireland from its creation in 1921 until the local government act northern ireland 1972 when their governmental features were abolished and replaced with twenty six unitary authorities. At that time 12 counties of ireland were defined in leinster and munster.

The irish language names of counties in the republic of ireland are prescribed by ministerial order which in the case of three newer counties omits the word contae county. Map of counties of ireland. Antrim armagh down fermanagh londonderry and tyrone.

The idea of counties was first introduced to ireland following the anglo norman invasion in the twelfth century. The six counties of northern ireland are the counties of antrim fermanagh tyrone down armagh and londonderry. County fermanagh is a largely rural county in the south west of northern ireland and is famed for its numerous lakes.

The 1841 2002 population of northern ireiand. Northern ireland maps. Open full screen to view more.

Map of northern ireland detailed map of northern ireland are you looking for the map of northern ireland. This map shows cities towns tourist information centers distance between towns main roads secondary roads in northern ireland. However improvements in mapping gradually resulted in the counties as we know them today.

In total northern ireland consisted of six counties. Go back to see more maps of northern ireland uk maps. In the republic of ireland however these historic divisions are still used as the basis of local government.

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