Dublin Cork Limerick Galway Waterford Belfast (Northern Ireland)
The main cities in the Republic of Ireland are Dublin, Cork, Limerick, Galway, Waterford and Kilkenny . These 5 cities trace their city status to historic royal charters. Kilkenny, however, is legally a town, with a population of circa 25,000. Dublin is the capital and primate city, with over 0.5 million people inhabiting the Dublin city area - almost 4 times that of Cork. Galway was granted city status in 1985 by the Local Government (Reorganisation) Act.
Dublin, Cork and Limerick.
Dublin, Cork, Waterford and Limerick.
Dublin, Cork, Belfast and Limerick.
Waterford City - after Dublin, Cork & Limerick Cities. Some would argue that Belfast is the 2nd largest city in Ireland thus making Limerick the 4th city in Ireland but that is incorrect. As Belfast is in Northern Ireland, a seperate "entity" to Ireland the 4 largest cities in Ireland are as above Dublin, Cork, Limerick & Waterford
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Dublin, Cork, Belfast, Limerick and Galway.
6. Dublin, Cork, Limerick, Galway, Kilkenny, Waterford
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It is usually based on the size and area. What might be called cities in some other countries are often just towns in Ireland. Some countries regard a place with just a few thousand people as a city, but that would not be big enough in Ireland, and it would be regarded as a town. Having a Cathedral is not always a reason either. There are towns in Ireland that have Cathedrals, but would be too small to be regarded as a city.
Dublin, Cork, Belfast, Derry, Galway, Limerick, Waterford and Armagh.