What is the flattest county in Ireland?

Claim to fame: Kildare, officially Ireland's flattest county, has put its modest topography to good use. The world's finest racing horses are bred here on the lush green plains of the Curragh and beyond.
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What is the poorest county in Ireland?

CSO figures show that Donegal is still the State's poorest county – The Irish Times.
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What is the prettiest county in Ireland?

Wicklow is a one of the most photogenic counties in Ireland! With Sea, Rivers, Mountains, Lakes, Forests, Villages, and Cliffs, Wicklow's landscape is an amazing collection of diverse visual experiences within a short area, and on Dublin's doorstep.
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What is the smallest county in Ireland?

Louth, Irish Lú, county, in the province of Leinster, northeastern Ireland. The smallest county in area in Ireland, it is bounded by Northern Ireland (north), the Irish Sea (east), County Meath (south and west), and County Monaghan (northwest).
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What is the nicest Irish accent?

The 10 best Irish accents
  • Roscommon. Even though Roscommon is a county that's often forgotten by many people in Ireland, particularly by those who don't live anywhere around northwestern Ireland, it has one of the most poetic, soft accents in the entire country. ...
  • Cork. ...
  • Kerry. ...
  • Meath. ...
  • Donegal. ...
  • Mayo. ...
  • Waterford. ...
  • Antrim.
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What's the best county in Ireland? Rating The Irish Counties ?



What is the poorest town in Ireland?

The St Mary's Park area of Limerick City is now the most disadvantaged area in Ireland and Dublin has benefitted most from the upturn in the economy. That's according to the latest national “deprivation index” from Pobal.
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What is the rainiest county in Ireland?

That's a lot of rain...

According to local weather statistics, Kerry was found to be by far the rainiest county in Ireland, with an annual rainfall of 61.5 inches. Residents in rural Kerry experience 56% more rain than the second rainiest county, which is Cork.
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What is the oldest county in Ireland?

Kerry and Mayo are the oldest counties in the country, the Census has revealed.
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What is the richest county in Ireland?

New figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) have revealed that Dublin is the county with the highest and Donegal is the county with the lowest per capita disposable income in Ireland.
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What is the ugliest county in Ireland?

According to new research. NEW RESEARCH FROM dating website BeautifulPeople.com has revealed that Limerick people are the ugliest in Ireland. The research found that Limerick people experienced the highest rates of rejection from the website and therefore had the “least attractive inhabitants” of any city in Ireland.
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Which is the safest county in Ireland?

The safest counties in the country are Roscommon and Longford, as only 325 offences were committed per 10,000 people in the two areas.
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Which county in Ireland is warmest?

For the warmest weather…

This is particularly apparent in the south west corner of the country in County Kerry. Valentia Island is the warmest spot in Ireland with an average annual temperature of 10.9 ºC.
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Where is the poshest place in Ireland?

Outside of Dublin, the Mid-East was the most expensive region, with an average price of €330,813. Wicklow was the most expensive county, with an average price of €417,768. The Border region was the least expensive region in the year to August 2021, with an average price of €159,913.
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What is the wealthiest town in Ireland?

MALAHIDE HAS THE highest median household income of any large town in Ireland, according to new figures published today by the Central Statistics Office (CSO). Its new publication on the Geographical Profiles of Income in Ireland in 2016 shows that the median household income in Malahide, north Dublin, was €78,631.
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Where do the rich live in Ireland?

The highest concentration of property millionaires is in Dalkey with 643, followed by Ranelagh (305) and Ballsbridge (235). House prices are growing by 3.5 per cent year-on-year and in 2020. By location, the most expensive markets are all in Dublin.
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What is the youngest county in Ireland?

The Central Statistics Office (CSO) reported that the youngest administrative county was Fingal with an average age of 34.4 years while the oldest were Kerry and Mayo with an average age of 40.2 years.
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Which is the best county in Ireland?

Below is the full list of Ireland's Most Livable Counties and with their scores:
  • Waterford (74)
  • Wexford (69)
  • Donegal (67)
  • Cork (63)
  • Wicklow (61)
  • Galway (61)
  • Clare (61)
  • Dublin (58)
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What is Ireland's oldest town?

BALLYSHANNON- THE OLDEST TOWN IN IRELAND? Ballyshannon claims to be the oldest continually settled place in Ireland.
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What is the driest county in Ireland?

According to the statistics, Chill found that Longford is the driest county in Ireland, with an annual rainfall of less than 26 inches!
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What is the coldest place in Ireland?

The coldest areas are found inland. Mullingar has the lowest average temperature, at 9.3 °C. The highest temperature ever recorded in Ireland was 33.3 °C at Kilkenny Castle, on 26 June 1887. The lowest temperature was -19.1 °C at Markree Castle on 16 January 1881.
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What is the least populated place in Ireland?

The county with the fewest inhabitants is county Leitrim with just 25,032 inhabitants at the last estimate. The next lowest is county Longford with 30,128 inhabitants. The most sparsely populated county in Ireland is Leitrim, with a mere 15.8 inhabitants per square kilometre at the last estimate.
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What is the most depressing town in Ireland?

Despite only having a population of 2,700 people, Ballinrobe appears to have left its mark on some of those who have visited. One passer-by nominated it for the most-depressing town in Ireland, writing: "Ballinrobe lads.
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What is the roughest part of Ireland?

Pearse Street Garda station in Dublin's south inner city is at the centre of Ireland's most crime-ridden district, the Irish Mirror can reveal. Our exclusive data probe of incidents clocked on the force's Pulse system from 560 stations over 17 years, reveals the nation's worst and most unexpected crime blackspots.
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Why is Donegal known as the forgotten county?

It is one of the only Republic of Ireland counties part of the ancient province of Ulster (which also comprises of all Northern Ireland counties), and is remote and difficult to access, meaning that Donegal has often been 'forgotten' by the densely-populated eastern and southern regions of Ireland, as well as ' ...
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