Coontie Limerick
Coonty Limerick (Erse: Contae Luimnigh) is ane o the twenty-sax coonties o the Republic o Ireland, an also ane o the thirty-twa coonties o Ireland, located within the province o Munster. It wis named efter the ceety o Limerick (Erse: Luimneach) which haes an urban population o aboot 100,000 fowk. Limerick is the tent lairgest o Ireland’s 32 counties in area and seivent lairgest in terms o population. It is the fift lairgest o Munster’s 6 coonties in size an seicont lairgest in terms o population.
Coonty Limerick Contae Luimnigh | |
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| Kintra | Ireland |
| Province | Munster |
| Dáil Éireann | Kerry North-West Limerick Limerick Limerick City |
| EU Parliament | Sooth |
| Coonty seat | Limerick |
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| • Teep | Coonty Cooncil an Ceety Cooncil |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2755 km2 (1,064 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 10t |
| Population (2011) | 191,306 (134,527 excl. Limerick Ceety) |
| • Rank | 8t |
| Caur plates | LK an L |
| Website | www |
The River Shannon flows throu the ceety o Limerick an into the Atlantic Ocean at the north o the coonty. Belaw the ceety, the waterway is kent as the Shannon Estuary. Because the estuary is shallow, the coonty's maist important port is several kilometres wast o Limerick ceety, at Foynes. Newcastle Wast is the maist important coonty toun ootside o Limerick ceety with a population o around 10,000. Other touns mainly lie along the Limerick – Tralee roads (N21) an Limerick – Cork road (N20).