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Total area : 84, 421 sq meters Northern Ireland : 14, 139 sq meters Republic of Ireland : 70, 282 sq meters Distance North-South : 486km Distance East-West : 275km The island is formed of four provinces : Leinster, Ulster, Connaught and Munster, and is divided into 32 counties, six of which form Northern Ireland. Highest mountain : Carrantuohil (Co. Kerry) – 1041m Longest river : the Shannon (370km) Largest lake : Lough Neagh (Northern Ireland) – 396 sq meters 1. Donegal 2. Derry 3. Antrim 4. Tyrone 5. Armagh 6. Down 7. Fermanagh 8. Monaghan 9. Louth 10. Leitrim 11. Cavan 12. Sligo 13. Mayo 14. Roscommon 15. Longford 16. Westmeath 17. Meath 18. Dublin 19. Galway 20. Offaly 21. Laois 22. Kildare 23. Wicklow 24. Clare 25. Tipperary 26. Kilkenny 27. Carlow 28. Wexford 29. Limerick 30. Kerry 31. Cork 32. Waterford One particularity of the Irish landscape is its bogs, also called peatlands. Peat is still used as a fuel and on a cold winter’s day you will recognize the smell of the turf being burnt. Raised bogs have a raised center and form on waterlogged areas (eg the bog of Allen). Blanket bogs cover hills and valleys (Co. Wicklow, Mayo, Antrim…) Flat bogs (fens) develop at the edges of lakes. |
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