Galway and Waterford are important cities in Ireland, but there are bigger cities.

There is no particular city of origin in Ireland. Ireland has lots of cities and Irish people come from all over Ireland, from cities, towns, villages and rural areas.

Rural Ireland is everywhere outside the main cities and large towns. Basically it is the countryside. Urban areas are the large towns and cities.

No cities could be said to surround Ireland. Ireland is a large island. Close by is the island of Britain. On it are some cities which are not far from Ireland. Liverpool would be one of the closest.

6 of the cities in Ireland would be Dublin, Cork, Belfast, Galway, Limerick and Derry. There other important cities and towns in Ireland.