r/ireland • u/lilzeHHHO • 14h ago

Statistics How Big Are Ireland’s Cities Really? Comparing Populations Within 30km and 15km

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u/Deisesupes 14h ago

Kilkenny will be delighted to be called a city.

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u/ShyteyCakes 13h ago

As they'll point out proudly, they've been chartered as a city longer than most modern settlements in Ireland have existed.

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u/Kier_C 8h ago

By a ruler with no recognized authority over the country.

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u/Pitiful-Sample-7400 Cavan 6h ago

Also the capital of the confederation tbf

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u/DrGrinspoon420 12h ago

Username makes sense.

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u/Deisesupes 12h ago

Took long enough 🤣

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u/Kier_C 14h ago

Ya, that whole thing is kind of cute

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u/YoIronFistBro Cork bai 9h ago

Smaller than Ennis lmao.

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u/AppealNo5536 13h ago

Jayzas - would never think it in number 6 in Republic

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u/leoxfam 12h ago

It isn't. Drogheda, Dundalk, Swords, Navan, Bray, Ennis and Carlow are all towns that are larger than it by official statistics. I assume OP has left them out of his post because none of them have "city status"

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u/Popular_Bike1511 12h ago

Also Kilkennys population is about 25k, I don’t understand this post at all

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u/AppealNo5536 12h ago

Dont know about others , but Swords definitely has the status. Here though Swords and Bray falls within Dublin agglomeration.

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u/Kier_C 8h ago

because none of them have "city status"

Neither does Kilkenny. There's only 5 places in Ireland with city status

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u/dnorg 7h ago

When did Kilkenny lose city status? Did anyone tell Kilkenny?

Edit: From 1840 onwards, Kilkenny has not been administered as a city under local government law, but the Local Government Reform Act 2014 provides for "the continued use of the description city". Well, well, well.

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u/Kier_C 7h ago

Yes, Kilkenny was told. They kicked up a huge fuss and a line was added to the local government reform act that says they can describe themselves as a city, while not being one. The 5 cities are then listed in that very act

Also worth pointing out we're not subject to British law for quite a long time now...