List of Irish local government areas 1898–1921
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s Within the administrative counties: *
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, governed by the
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s; and *
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s Some counties contained rural districts only, with no municipal boroughs or urban districts. A number of small towns located in rural districts also had
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with limited powers under the Towns Improvement (Ireland) Act 1854.


County boroughs


County Antrim


County Armagh


County Carlow


County Cavan


County Clare


County Cork


County Donegal


County Down


County Dublin


County Fermanagh


County Galway


County Kerry


County Kildare


County Kilkenny


King's County


County Leitrim


County Limerick


County Londonderry


County Longford


County Louth


County Mayo


County Meath


County Monaghan


Queen's County


County Roscommon


County Sligo


Tipperary (North Riding)


Tipperary (South Riding)


County Tyrone


County Waterford


County Westmeath


County Wexford


County Wicklow


See also

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List of rural and urban districts in Northern Ireland The urban districts and rural districts of Northern Ireland had their origin in 1899, when the Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898 came into effect. They were based on the system of district councils introduced in England and Wales four years e ...
(1921—1972)


Sources

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Citations

{{DEFAULTSORT:List Of Irish Local Government Areas 1900-21 History of local government in Ireland History of local government in the United Kingdom History of Ireland (1801–1923)
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