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Cities of Ireland

Can you name the places with official city status on the island of Ireland?
Includes both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland
Population based on censuses in 2021 (Northern Ireland) and 2022 (Ireland)
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First submittedNovember 21, 2015
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Republic of Ireland
Population
Answer
592,713
Dublin
224,004
Cork
102,287
Limerick
85,910
Galway
60,079
Waterford
27,184
Kilkenny
 
 
Northern Ireland
Population
Answer
291,386
Belfast
84,884
Derry/Londonderry
64,122
Bangor
51,447
Lisburn
28,026
Newry
16,438
Armagh
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46 Comments
OldSailor
+5
Level 92
Dec 2, 2015
Plus all of us Americans of Irish heritage!
Malbaby
+1
Level 70
Feb 10, 2016
The Green Road of Dunleckney, where the wild white roses bloom.
cosmokim
+35
Level 69
Feb 10, 2016
OMG! You killed Kenny!
ander217
+2
Level 73
Feb 10, 2016
LOL.
Jacktheguy
+17
Level 94
Feb 10, 2016
You bastards!
IsleAuHaulte
+9
Level 92
Aug 16, 2018
Blame Canada.
emersonriley94
+22
Level 54
Jan 22, 2019
My Grandad was from County Kilkenny, it always made me laugh... the actual town he was from is called Kilmacow which is even better lol
TinteEalaine
+5
Level 56
Jun 8, 2022
My nana lives in Meath, so when I visit we drive by Kilcock.
irelandrules12
+2
Level 29
Mar 27, 2025
i live near kilmacow
LAlphy
+3
Level 66
May 6, 2022
Oh my god! They killed Kenny!
mrputter
+2
Level 90
Jun 8, 2022
Oh. My. God. It's 2022 and I can't believe that I just now finally got that that was a pun.

/facepalms in shame

Almariel
+3
Level 58
Feb 10, 2016
Armagh surprises me. Can't even see it on Google Maps unless you zoom in a lot.
quizwhizz
+1
Level 74
Feb 10, 2016
Is Armagh different from Omagh?
dbyeti
+1
Level 67
Feb 11, 2016
I didn't realise they were two different places until today. I think I've just consolidated them into one in my head. Unfortunately, Omagh was the only one I tried ......
barmanitan
+5
Level 84
Sep 29, 2023
Omagh is a town in Tyrone, Armagh is predictably in Armagh
TangoMike
+1
Level 51
Jul 18, 2025
Tell that to Kansas City
Elan
+5
Level 66
Feb 10, 2016
All I knew were Dublin, Cork, and Belfast.
Milezinator
+2
Level 71
Jan 22, 2019
same at first. fortunately there's not many so you can memorize them pretty quickly if you're into that
TurkeyCookTime
+1
Level 85
Feb 13, 2020
I knew the same plus Limerick
Yamaneko
+3
Level 78
Feb 16, 2016
Got all of them and I'm not Irish, it really helps to know some counties, rugby and glass factories... I only got Lisburn because of a SONG about rebels... I think... Whatever, I'll let you know if I can remember the song. Fun fact: I tried Lurgan because of Neil Lennon.
Deadpool246
+4
Level 72
Sep 5, 2018
I'm pretty sure Dublin's population is over a million
Quizmaster
+2
Level ∞
Jan 3, 2019
It depends on which definitions are used.
Milezinator
+7
Level 71
Jan 22, 2019
decently over a mil for the metro but only around 500k for proper city boundaries
Deadpool246
+2
Level 72
Jan 22, 2019
Interesting that Kilkenny has city status despite both Drogheda and Dundalk being larger and having no city status.
granuaile
+2
Level 79
Apr 29, 2019
Kilkenny was granted city status in 1609 and it was never rescinded.
SalvadorGandhi
+1
Level 33
Dec 15, 2020
its not considered a city anymore
granuaile
+2
Level 79
Jul 11, 2025
Yes it is. There were discussions some years ago about removing city status because of its size but that didn't happen. It remains Ireland's smallest city and retains its 17th century charter.
mads123
+2
Level 44
Jan 22, 2019
Armagh is the ecclesiastical capital of Ireland a major city in the past and has kept that title
ander217
+1
Level 73
Jan 22, 2019
When my son did a study abroad summer in Ireland it was easy for me to remember the places he went because they were Dingle, Donegal, Dublin,and Derry. Until this quiz I thought all of those were cities. Turns out Dingle is too small, I guess, and Donegal is a county.
granuaile
+1
Level 79
Apr 29, 2019
There's also a town within the county - Donegal Town.
Swaraelia
+5
Level 47
Jun 9, 2022
There's a joke to be made here but I'll leave it for someone else
Elegia85
+2
Level 46
Apr 30, 2020
I went to Kilkenny last summer with a friend, I got it after a lot of guessing; it seemed more like a town than a city.
fitheach
+3
Level 58
Jun 8, 2022
City status in the UK and Ireland are not dependent on the size of the place, often it is for historic reasons (have a look at St David's in Wales or Wells in England for cities that are absolutely tiny!).
SalvadorGandhi
+1
Level 33
Dec 15, 2020
Kilkenny is no longer a city
Quizmaster
+3
Level ∞
Jun 5, 2022
Yes it is.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kilkenny#City_status

Nathaniel
+1
Level 77
Jul 11, 2025
It says in the source you gave that it doesn’t have city status anymore but may call itself city. However in the quiz description you explicitly wrote official city status, which it definitely does not have within Irish law.
Samuelfghk
+2
Level 39
Aug 24, 2021
Dundalk?
Alexquiz17
+2
Level 95
Jun 5, 2022
Requires updating due to new additions for the Platinum Jubilee. Bangor is now a city!
Algernon
+2
Level 74
Jun 5, 2022
Bangor is a city now, but if you ask most people from here they will tell you it is a small town on the outskirts of Belfast. Most people laughed when it got city status.
sihollett
+2
Level 91
Jul 11, 2025
Given it's the 8th biggest settlement on the island (and 4th biggest in NI) it's not really a *small* town, especially in an Irish context.
WelshWizard
+1
Level 89
Jun 8, 2022
Not yet. It's been announced it will become one, but they haven't said when that will be. Took a few months for Southend to receive its papers.
daraconn
+1
Level 57
Jun 8, 2022
I had no idea about Bangor being made a city. The things you learn on JetPunk!
Fuse
+6
Level 80
Jun 8, 2022
When Bangor gets made a city, then the UK will have 2 cities called Bangor:

- Bangor, Northern Ireland

- Bangor, Wales

Amazing

xXViolaXx
+6
Level 67
Jun 8, 2022
There's also a Bangor, Maine, USA and Bangor, Washington, USA!

I grew up near the naval base in Washington.

Sifhraven
+1
Level 76
Apr 24, 2025
wow 8 right got me 4 points! usually that would be like 1 point. I'll take it though :)

Forgot Limerick! but somehow managed to come up with Armagh, no idea where I got that from

rabbitfood121212
+1
Level 57
Jul 11, 2025
The county borders on this map get wilder the more north you go!
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