List of Irish local government areas 1898–1921
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The following types of local government areas existed in the island of Ireland at this period having been brought into existence by the Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898:
- Administrative counties
- County boroughs
- Urban districts
- Rural districts
- Municipal boroughs, which were governed by the Municipal Corporations (Ireland) Act 1840, and
- Town Commissioners which were governed by the Towns Improvement (Ireland) Act 1854. The latter had limited powers, forming part of a rural district for most purposes.
Contents
- 1 Administrative counties and boroughs
- 1.1 County boroughs
- 1.2 County Antrim
- 1.3 County Armagh
- 1.4 County Carlow
- 1.5 County Cavan
- 1.6 County Clare
- 1.7 County Cork
- 1.8 County Donegal
- 1.9 County Down
- 1.10 County Dublin
- 1.11 County Fermanagh
- 1.12 County Galway
- 1.13 County Kerry
- 1.14 County Kildare
- 1.15 County Kilkenny
- 1.16 King's County
- 1.17 County Leitrim
- 1.18 County Limerick
- 1.19 County Londonderry
- 1.20 County Longford
- 1.21 County Louth
- 1.22 County Mayo
- 1.23 County Meath
- 1.24 County Monaghan
- 1.25 Queen's County
- 1.26 County Roscommon
- 1.27 County Sligo
- 1.28 Tipperary (North Riding)
- 1.29 Tipperary (South Riding)
- 1.30 County Tyrone
- 1.31 County Waterford
- 1.32 County Westmeath
- 1.33 County Wexford
- 1.34 County Wicklow
- 2 References
Administrative counties and boroughs
County boroughs
County borough | Notes |
---|---|
Belfast | |
Cork | |
Dublin | Absorbed three urban districts in County Dublin 1900 |
Limerick | |
Londonderry | |
Waterford |
County Antrim
Area | Notes |
---|---|
Ballyclare Urban District | Constituted 1904 |
Ballymena Urban District | |
Ballymoney Urban District | |
Carrickfergus Urban District | |
Larne Urban District | |
Lisburn Urban District | |
Portrush Urban District | |
Antrim Rural District | |
Ballycastle Rural District | |
Ballymena Rural District | |
Ballymoney Urban District | |
Belfast No.1 Rural District | Renamed Belfast Rural District by 1911 |
Larne Rural District | |
Lisburn No.1 Rural District | Renamed Lisburn Rural District by 1911 |
Lurgan No.3 Rural District | Renamed Aghalee Rural District by 1911 |
County Armagh
Area | Notes |
---|---|
Armagh Urban District | |
Lurgan Urban District | |
Tanderagee Urban District | |
Armagh Rural District | |
Banbridge No.2 Rural District | Renamed Tanderagee Rural District by 1911 |
Castleblayney No.2 Rural District | Renamed Crossmaglen Rural District |
Lurgan No.1 Rural District | Renamed Lurgan Rural District by 1911 |
Newry No.2 Rural District | |
Keady Town | Constituted Urban District 1903[1] |
County Carlow
Area | Notes |
---|---|
Carlow Urban District | |
Baltinglass No.2 Rural District | |
Carlow No. 1 Rural District | Renamed Carlow Rural District by 1911 |
New Ross No.3 Rural District | Renamed Idrone Rural District by 1911 |
Bagenalstown Town |
County Cavan
Area | Notes |
---|---|
Belturbet Urban District | |
Cavan Urban District | |
Cootehill Urban District | |
Bailieborough Rural District | |
Bawnboy No.1 Rural District | Renamed Bawnboy Rural District by 1911 |
Cavan Rural District | |
Cootehill No.1 Rural District | |
Enniskillen No.2 Rural District | |
Granard No.2 Rural District | Renamed Mullaghoran Rural District by 1911 |
Oldcastle No.2 Rural District | Renamed Castlerahan Rural District by 1911 |
County Clare
Area | Notes |
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Ennis Urban District | |
Kilrush Urban District | |
Ballyvaughan Rural District | |
Corrofin Rural District | |
Ennis Rural District | |
Ennistimon Rural District | |
Killadysert Rural District | |
Kilrush Rural District | |
Limerick No.2 Rural District | |
Scarriff Rural District | |
Tulla Rural District |
County Cork
Area | Notes |
---|---|
Clonakilty Urban District | |
Fermoy Urban District | |
Kinsale Urban District | |
Middleton Urban District | |
Queenstown Urban District | |
Skibbereen Urban District | |
Youghal Urban District | |
Bandon Rural District | |
Bantry Rural District | |
Castletown Rural District | |
Clonakilty Rural District | |
Cork Rural District | |
Dunmanway Rural District | |
Fermoy Rural District | |
Kanturk Rural District | |
Kilmallock No.2 Rural District | Renamed Charleville Rural District by 1911 |
Kinsale Rural District | |
Macroom Rural District | |
Mallow Rural District | |
Middleton Rural District | |
Millstreet Rural District | |
Mitchelstown No.1 Rural District | |
Skibbereen Rural District | |
Skull Rural District | |
Youghal No.1 Rural District | |
Bandon Town | |
Bantry Town | |
Macroom Town | Constituted Urban District 1901 |
Mallow Town | Constituted Urban District 1902 |
County Donegal
Area | Notes |
---|---|
Buncrana Urban District | Created after 1911 |
Bundoran Urban District | Created after 1911 |
Letterkenny Urban District | |
Ballyshannon No.1 Rural District | Renamed Ballyshannon Rural District by 1911 |
Donegal Rural District | |
Dunfanaghy Rural District | |
Glenties Rural District | |
Inishowen Rural District | |
Londonderry No.2 Rural District | |
Stranorlar Rural District | |
Ballyshannon Town |
County Down
Area | Notes |
---|---|
Banbridge Urban District | |
Bangor | |
Donaghadee Urban District | Created 1905 |
Dromore Urban District | |
Holywood Urban District | |
Newcastle Urban District | Created 1905 |
Newry Urban District | |
Newtownards Urban District | |
Warrenpoint Urban District | |
Banbridge No.1 Rural District | Renamed Banbridge Rural District by 1911 |
Belfast No.2 Rural District | Renamed Castlereagh Rural District by 1911 |
Downpatrick Rural District | |
Kilkeel Rural District | |
Lisburn No.2 Rural District | Renamed Hillsborough Rural District by 1911 |
Lurgan No.2 Rural District | Renamed Moira Rural District by 1911 |
Newry No.1 Rural District | |
Newtownards Rural District | |
Downpatrick Town | |
Gilford Town |
County Dublin
Area | Notes |
---|---|
Blackrock Urban District | |
Clontarf Urban District | Absorbed by Dublin county borough 1900 |
Dalkey Urban District | |
Drumcondra, Clonliffe and Glasnevin Urban District | Absorbed by Dublin county borough 1900 |
Howth Urban District | Created 1918 |
Killiney and Ballybrack Urban District | |
Kingstown Urban District | |
New Kilmainham Urban District | Absorbed by Dublin county borough 1900 |
Pembroke Urban District | |
Rathmines and Rathgar Urban District | |
Balrothery Rural District | |
Celbridge No.2 Rural District | |
Dublin North Rural District | |
Dublin South Rural District | |
Rathdown No.1 Rural District |
County Fermanagh
Area | Notes |
---|---|
Enniskillen Urban District | |
Ballyshannon No.2 Rural District | Renamed Belleek Rural District by 1911 |
Clones No.2 Rural District | |
Enniskillen No.1 Rural District | Renamed Enniskillen Rural District by 1911 |
Irvinestown No.1 Rural District | Renamed Irvinestown Rural District by 1911 |
Lisnaskea Rural District |
County Galway
Area | Notes |
---|---|
Ballinasloe Urban District | |
Galway Urban District | |
Ballinasloe No.1 Rural District | |
Clifden Rural District | |
Galway Rural District | |
Glenamaddy Rural District | |
Gort Rural District | |
Loughrea Rural District | |
Mount Bellew Rural District | |
Oughterard Rural District | |
Portumna Rural District | |
Tuam Rural District | |
Loughrea Town | |
Tuam Town |
County Kerry
Area | Notes |
---|---|
Killarney Urban District | |
Listowel Urban District | |
Tralee Urban District | |
Cahersiveen Rural District | |
Dingle Rural District | |
Kenmare Rural District | |
Killarney Rural District | |
Listowel No.1 Rural District | Renamed Listowel Rural District by 1911 |
Tralee Rural District |
County Kildare
Area | Notes |
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Athy Urban District | |
Naas Urban District | |
Athy No.1 Rural District | |
Baltinglass No.3 Rural District | |
Celbridge No. 1 Rural District | |
Edenderry No.2 Rural District | |
Naas No.1 Rural District | |
Newbridge Town |
County Kilkenny
Area | Notes |
---|---|
Kilkenny Borough (City) | |
Callan No.1 Rural District | Renamed Callan Rural District by 1911 |
Carrick-on-Suir No.3 Rural District | |
Castlecomer Rural District | |
Kilkenny Rural District | |
New Ross No.2 Rural District | Renamed Ida Rural District by 1911 |
Thomastown Rural District | |
Urlingford No.1 Rural District | |
Waterford No.2 Rural District | |
Callan Town |
King's County
Area | Notes |
---|---|
Birr Urban District | |
Tullamore Urban District | |
Edenderry No.1 Rural District | |
Mountmellick No.2 Rural District | Renamed Clonygowan Rural District by 1911 |
Roscrea No.2 Rural District | |
Tullamore No.1 Rural District | Tullamore Rural District |
Edenderry Town | Created 1903 |
County Leitrim
Area | Notes |
---|---|
Ballyshannon No.3 Rural District | Renamed Kinlough Rural District by 1911 |
Bawnboy No.2 Rural District | Renamed Ballinamore Rural District by 1911 |
Carrick-on-Shannon No.1 Rural District | |
Manorhamilton Rural District | |
Mohill Rural District |
County Limerick
Area | Notes |
---|---|
Croom Rural District|| |
|
Kilmallock No.1 Rural District | Renamed Kilmallock Rural District |
Limerick No.1 Rural District | |
Listowel No.2 Rural District | Renamed Glin Rural District by 1911 |
Mitchelstown No.2 Rural District | |
Newcastle Rural District | |
Rathkeale Rural District | |
Tipperary No.2 Rural District | |
Newcastle Town | |
Rathkeale Town |
County Londonderry
Area | Notes |
---|---|
Coleraine Urban District | |
Limavady Urban District | |
Portstewart Urban District | |
Coleraine Rural District | |
Limavady Rural District | |
Londonderry No.1 Rural District | |
Magherafelt Rural District |
County Longford
Area | Notes |
---|---|
Granard Urban District | |
Longford Urban District | |
Ballymahon No.1 Rural District | Renamed Ballymahon Rural District by 1911 |
Granard No.1 Rural District | |
Longford Rural District |
County Louth
Area | Notes |
---|---|
Drogheda Borough | |
Dundalk Urban District | |
Ardee No.1 Rural District | |
Drogheda No.1 Rural District | Renamed Louth Rural District by 1911 |
Dundalk Rural District | |
Ardee Town |
County Mayo
Area | Notes |
---|---|
Ballina Urban District | |
Castlebar Urban District | |
Westport Urban District | |
Ballina Rural District | |
Ballinrobe Rural District | |
Belmullet Rural District | |
Castlebar Rural District | |
Claremorris Rural District | |
Killala Rural District | |
Swineford Rural District | |
Westport Rural District |
County Meath
Area | Notes |
---|---|
Kells Urban District | |
Navan Urban District | |
Trim Urban District | |
Ardee No.2 Rural District | |
Drogheda No.2 Rural District | Renamed Meath Rural District by 1911 |
Dunshaughlin Rural District | |
Edenderry No.3 Rural District | |
Kells Rural District | |
Navan Rural District | |
Oldcastle No.1 Rural District | Renamed Oldcastle Rural District by 1911 |
Trim Rural District |
County Monaghan
Area | Notes |
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Carrickmacross Urban District | |
Castleblayney Urban District | |
Clones Urban District | |
Monaghan Urban District | |
Carrickmacross Rural District | |
Castleblayney No.1 Rural District | Renamed Castleblayney Rural District by 1911 |
Ballybay Town |
Queen's County
Area | Notes |
---|---|
Abbeyleix Rural District | |
Athy No.2 Rural District | |
Carlow No.2 Rural District | Renamed Slievemargy Rural District by 1911 |
Mountmellick No.1 Rural District | renamed Mountmellick Rural District by 1911 |
Roscrea No.3 Rural District | |
Maryborough Town | |
Mountmellick Town |
County Roscommon
Area | Notes |
---|---|
Athlone No.2 Rural District | |
Ballinasloe No.2 Rural District | |
Boyle No.1 Rural District | |
Carrick-on-Shannon No.2 Rural District | |
Castlerea Rural District | |
Roscommon Rural District | |
Strokestown Rural District | |
Boyle Town | |
Roscommon Town |
County Sligo
Area | Notes |
---|---|
Sligo Borough | |
Boyle No.2 Rural District | |
Dromore West Rural District | |
Boyle Rural District | |
Tobercurry Rural District |
Tipperary (North Riding)
Area | Notes |
---|---|
Nenagh Urban District | |
Templemore Urban District | |
Thurles Urban District | |
Birr No.2 Rural District | |
Borrisokane Rural District | |
Nenagh Rural District | |
Roscrea No.1 Rural District | |
Thurles Rural District |
Tipperary (South Riding)
Area | Notes |
---|---|
Clonmel Borough | |
Carrick-on-Suir Urban District | |
Cashel Urban District | |
Tipperary Urban District | |
Callan No.2 Rural District | Renamed Slievardagh Rural District by 1911 |
Carrick-on-Suir No.1 Rural District | |
Cashel Rural District | |
Clogheen Rural District | |
Clonmel No.1 Rural District | |
Tipperary No.1 Rural District | |
Urlingford No.2 Rural District | Renamed Gortnahoe Rural District by 1911 |
Fethard Town |
County Tyrone
Area | Notes |
---|---|
Cookstown Urban District | |
Dungannon Urban District | |
Omagh Urban District | |
Strabane Urban District | |
Castlederg Rural District | |
Clogher Rural District | |
Cookstown Rural District | |
Dungannon Rural District | |
Irvinestown No.2 Rural District | Renamed Trillick Rural District |
Omagh Rural District | |
Strabane No.1 Rural District | |
Aughnacloy Town |
County Waterford
Area | Notes |
---|---|
Dungarvan Urban District |
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Carrick on Suir No.2 Rural District | |
Clonmel No.2 Rural District | |
Dungarvan Rural District | |
Kilmacthomas Rural District | |
Lismore Rural District | |
Waterford No.1 Rural District | |
Youghal No.2 Rural District | |
Lismore Town |
County Westmeath
Area | Notes |
---|---|
Athlone Urban District | |
Athlone No.1 Rural District | |
Ballymahon No.2 Rural District | Renamed Ballymore Rural District by 1911 |
Delvin Rural District | |
Granard No.3 Rural District | Renamed Coole Rural District |
Mullingar Rural District | |
Tullamore No.2 Rural District | Kilbeggan Rural District |
Mullingar Town |
County Wexford
Area | Notes |
---|---|
Wexford Borough | |
Enniscorthy Urban District | |
New Ross Urban District | |
Enniscorthy Rural District | |
Gorey Rural District | |
New Ross No.1 Rural District | Renamed New Ross Rural District 1911 |
Wexford Rural District | |
Gorey Town |
County Wicklow
Area | Notes |
---|---|
Bray Urban District | |
Wicklow Urban District | |
Baltinglass No.1 Rural District | |
Naas No.2 Rural District | |
Rathdown No.2 Rural District | |
Rathdrum Rural District | |
Shillelagh Rural District | |
Arklow Town | Constituted an Urban District by 1911 |
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