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This is a list of the cities in [[Ireland |
This is a list of the cities in [[Ireland]]. |
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==[[Republic of Ireland]]== |
==[[Republic of Ireland]]== |
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===City status=== |
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*[[Dublin]] - ([[1171]]) (capital) - pop. 495,781 (2002) ([[Greater Dublin Area]] - pop. 1,565,446) |
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*[[Cork]] - ([[1172]]) - pop. 123,062 (2002) (City & Suburbs - 186,239) ([[Metropolitan Cork]] - approx. 274,000'''*''') |
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*[[Limerick]] - ([[1197]]) - pop. 54,023 (2002) (City & Environs - 86,998) |
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*[[Galway]] - ([[1484]]) - pop. 65,832 (2002) (City & Suburbs - 66,163) |
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*[[Waterford]] - ([[1171]]) - pop. 44,594 (2002) (Greater Urban Area - 46,736) |
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*[[Kilkenny]] - ([[1609]]) † - pop. 8,594 (2002) (City & Environs - 20,735) |
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City status, while a legal concept under British rule, is no longer so in modern Ireland (see talk page). Successive Local Government Acts, culminating in the 2001 Act [http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/ZZA37Y2001S10.html], have modified all aspects of local government in Ireland, but without broaching the specific question of city status. Although a question that interests many, it is not one that the governments of Ireland have seen fit to clarify. |
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† Kilkenny is not a [[county borough]], all other cities are. |
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Having said that, there is a valid answer to the question, "What are the cities of Ireland?" albeit a qualified one. There are two respects in which the word 'city', with regard to an urban centre in Ireland, has any meaning: |
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'''*''' According to the "Cork Joint Housing Strategy" (2006) |
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# A centre with a city council is a city, in the context of the Local Government Act 2001. |
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# A centre which has received a city charter from the British crown, in effect†, can legally use the title, 'city'. |
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† The Local Government Act 2001 implies that centres with city councils can use the title, 'city', and states specifically that Kilkenny can use the title; thus confirming that all chartered cities may use the title. |
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It is incorrect for any other centre to use the title, 'city', although it is done frequently for marketing purposes, to give the impression of an up and coming urban centre with aspirations of becoming an important centre. |
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Motivations for achieving city status include, having a centre known as a major urban entity in Ireland, allowing its citizens a sense of civic pride, and providing a basis for positive marketing of the centre to business or to potential tourists; or having a centre incorporated as a 'city', which is an administrative county in Ireland, with access to county-level institutions, such as a city manager and a city development board; or using the status as a platform to lobby central government for funding for local projects. |
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===Administrative Cities=== |
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These cities correspond to centres with city councils. They also correspond to the five largest urban centres in the state. (Listed is descending urban population order.) |
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<tr><th>Name</th><th>City Council Pop. (2002†)</th><th>Urban Pop.‡ (2002†)</th></tr> |
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<tr><td>[[Dublin]]</td><td>495,781</td><td>1,004,614</td></tr> |
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<tr><td>[[Cork]]</td><td>123,062</td><td>186,239</td></tr> |
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<tr><td>[[Limerick]]</td><td>54,023</td><td>86,998</td></tr> |
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<tr><td>[[Galway]]</td><td>65,832</td><td>66,163</td></tr> |
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<tr><td>[[Waterford]]</td><td>44,594</td><td>46,736</td></tr> |
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</table> |
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† The census 2006 final report has not yet been released. |
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‡ City Council plus (contiguous) suburb population figures, available from the relevant CSO [http://www.cso.ie/] census reports. |
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===Chartered Cities=== |
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These cities correspond to centres that may use the title 'city'. (Listed in ascending order of foundation date.) |
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<tr><th>Name</th><th>Foundation date†</th><th>Date of charter issue</th></tr> |
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<tr><td>[[Waterford]]</td><td>[[914]]</td><td>[[1171]]</td></tr> |
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<tr><td>[[Cork]]</td><td>[[915]]‡</td><td>[[1172]]</td></tr> |
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<tr><td>[[Dublin]]</td><td>[[917]]</td><td>[[1171]]</td></tr> |
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<tr><td>[[Limerick]]</td><td>[[922]]</td><td>[[1197]]</td></tr> |
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<tr><td>[[Galway]]</td><td>[[1484]]</td><td>[[1484]]</td></tr> |
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<tr><td>[[Kilkenny]]</td><td>[[1609]]</td><td>[[1609]]</td></tr> |
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</table> |
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† These dates are used as approximations of the date that the city came to be viewed as a city. Prior to [[1171]], and the advent of English rule in Ireland, cities were not declared such officially, in the form of a charter or otherwise (the equivalent cities in England being those said to have been cities 'since time immemorial'). Foundation dates for these pre-Norman cities date from the earliest, continuous Viking occupation [http://www.ncte.ie/viking/vikarch.htm]. Otherwise the charter date is given. |
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‡ Exact date not known. |
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==[[Northern Ireland]]== |
==[[Northern Ireland]]== |
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Revision as of 11:25, 4 August 2006
This is a list of the cities in Ireland.
City status
City status, while a legal concept under British rule, is no longer so in modern Ireland (see talk page). Successive Local Government Acts, culminating in the 2001 Act [1], have modified all aspects of local government in Ireland, but without broaching the specific question of city status. Although a question that interests many, it is not one that the governments of Ireland have seen fit to clarify.
Having said that, there is a valid answer to the question, "What are the cities of Ireland?" albeit a qualified one. There are two respects in which the word 'city', with regard to an urban centre in Ireland, has any meaning:
- A centre with a city council is a city, in the context of the Local Government Act 2001.
- A centre which has received a city charter from the British crown, in effect†, can legally use the title, 'city'.
† The Local Government Act 2001 implies that centres with city councils can use the title, 'city', and states specifically that Kilkenny can use the title; thus confirming that all chartered cities may use the title.
It is incorrect for any other centre to use the title, 'city', although it is done frequently for marketing purposes, to give the impression of an up and coming urban centre with aspirations of becoming an important centre.
Motivations for achieving city status include, having a centre known as a major urban entity in Ireland, allowing its citizens a sense of civic pride, and providing a basis for positive marketing of the centre to business or to potential tourists; or having a centre incorporated as a 'city', which is an administrative county in Ireland, with access to county-level institutions, such as a city manager and a city development board; or using the status as a platform to lobby central government for funding for local projects.
Administrative Cities
These cities correspond to centres with city councils. They also correspond to the five largest urban centres in the state. (Listed is descending urban population order.)
| Name | City Council Pop. (2002†) | Urban Pop.‡ (2002†) |
|---|---|---|
| Dublin | 495,781 | 1,004,614 |
| Cork | 123,062 | 186,239 |
| Limerick | 54,023 | 86,998 |
| Galway | 65,832 | 66,163 |
| Waterford | 44,594 | 46,736 |
† The census 2006 final report has not yet been released.
‡ City Council plus (contiguous) suburb population figures, available from the relevant CSO [2] census reports.
Chartered Cities
These cities correspond to centres that may use the title 'city'. (Listed in ascending order of foundation date.)
| Name | Foundation date† | Date of charter issue |
|---|---|---|
| Waterford | 914 | 1171 |
| Cork | 915‡ | 1172 |
| Dublin | 917 | 1171 |
| Limerick | 922 | 1197 |
| Galway | 1484 | 1484 |
| Kilkenny | 1609 | 1609 |
† These dates are used as approximations of the date that the city came to be viewed as a city. Prior to 1171, and the advent of English rule in Ireland, cities were not declared such officially, in the form of a charter or otherwise (the equivalent cities in England being those said to have been cities 'since time immemorial'). Foundation dates for these pre-Norman cities date from the earliest, continuous Viking occupation [3]. Otherwise the charter date is given.
‡ Exact date not known.
- Belfast - (1888) (capital) - pop. 276,459 (Greater Belfast - 579,276)
- Derry - (1613) - pop. 83,652 (Derry Urban Area - 90,663)
- Armagh - (1994) - pop. 14,590
- Newry - (2002) ‡ - pop. 27,433
- Lisburn - (2002) ‡ -pop. 71,465
‡ Granted a charter for the Queen's Golden Jubilee.