Map of Ireland Counties and Provinces Display Poster

How can I use this map of Ireland showing counties in my class?

This is a colourful map of Ireland counties and provinces to help kids increase their knowledge of local geography. This is perfect for a 5th/6th class geography lesson studying county, regional and national centres.

This resource includes a beautifully colourful map of Ireland showing the counties and provinces. It's eye-catching and simple, so your children will be able to find the name of all the provinces and counties easily.

This map of Ireland showing the counties is an ideal display resource. Having it on your classroom wall will make it easy for your children to refer to whenever they need. Why not use this map as part of a fabulous display? You could pair this map with the County Crests Display Pack to teach your children a little more about each of the counties.

You could put this map of Ireland counties onto your whiteboard to study it as a part of a whole-class activity, or print out copies to hand out to your class. Try splitting your class into 4 groups and assign each of them one of the Irish provinces. They could research some interesting facts about each of the counties in their province, then present what they've found to the rest of the class.

You can download and print the map of Ireland showing the counties and provinces quickly and easily, so there's no need for lots of preparation to create a wonderful classroom display or inspire a fun class activity.

What will my child gain from this map of Ireland counties?

Geography is a core subject in schools, and it's important for kids to understand the layout of their country and have a basic understanding of the counties/provinces of Ireland. Both 3rd/4th class and 5th/6th class pupils will find this a useful visual aid.

Why not play a memory game? How many counties can they remember without looking at the display poster?

And why not check out these, similar resources:

• You can pair this map of Ireland counties with this Word Search about the counties so that younger kids can become familiar with their names.
• For another challenge, we have a labelling activity for the Irish Counties. Kids might need to refer to this map of Ireland counties to help them out with this one.
• And for a more in-depth look at one of the counties, you can take a look at this Map of Munster Jigsaw. It's a hands-on activity too, so it can help you mix things up a bit in your next geography lesson.

What are the names of the Irish counties?

There are 32 counties in Ireland, and they reside within the four provinces of Ireland: Munster, Ulster, Connacht and Leinster. There are 6 counties in Northern Ireland and 26 in the Republic of Ireland.

Counties in Northern Ireland: 

Antrim, Armagh, Londonderry, Down, Fermanagh and Tyrone.

Counties in the Republic of Ireland: 

Carlow, Cavan, Clare, Cork, Donegal, Dublin, Galway, Kerry, Kildare, Kilkenny, Laois, Leitrim, Limerick, Longford, Louth, Mayo, Meath, Monaghan, Offaly, Roscommon, Sligo, Tipperary, Waterford, Westmeath, Wexford and Wicklow. 

Information about the Counties of Ireland

• At 7,457 km², the biggest of the Irish counties is Cork, which is situated in Southwestern Ireland.
• Despite being the third-smallest county, Dublin has the largest population as it's home to Ireland's capital city. There are over 1.3 million people living in this county.
• Dublin was also the first county formed, in the 12th century, while the last county, Wicklow wasn't formed until the 17th century. 
• One of Northern Ireland's most popular tourist attractions, the Giant's Causeway is located in Antrim. Created millions of years ago, the site is said to be the ruins of a path to Scotland. 
• Another popular tourist attraction are the Cliffs of Moher, which can be found in County Clare.