Can you name the Counties of Ireland? - sporcle

Can you name the Counties of Ireland? Enter a county in the box below Correctly named counties will show up on the map below Also try the Counties of England! You've got 10 minutes after you hit the start button.	Popular trivia games today Finish the Song Title 5759 Second 'O' Countries 3801 Figure Out the Lyrics (Disney 2) 2987 Science Grab Bag 1804 Actor by Movie Quote 2 1097 Figure Out the Lyrics (Disney) 985 U.S. States 830 And more...
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Counties of Ireland

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Published: January 1st, 2008

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	Smasher:	Sep 15th, 2008 at 12:51 GMT	16 points
	It's Derry not Londonderry.

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	Fitzgib:	Sep 25th, 2008 at 10:54 GMT	14 points
	It's Derry.

	Lula:	Oct 2nd, 2008 at 20:45 GMT	7 points
	actually it's technically derry because the city name was "officially" changed to londonderry but the entire county.. :)

	Mr_Xenophobe:	Oct 19th, 2008 at 11:50 GMT	10 points
	Always willing to be proved wrong but it was always Derry (or Doire) and got changed to Londonderry when the city was rebuilt using bricks from the London Brick Company.

	B:	Nov 26th, 2008 at 23:23 GMT	22 points
	Actually it's generally known as Derry with Londonderry used by those who strongly support British rule.

	ZacharyTaylor:	Nov 27th, 2008 at 14:50 GMT	0 points
	am i the only one here without a moon picture?

	Damien Murphy:	Dec 6th, 2008 at 04:35 GMT	0 points
	The county is Derry and the City is LondonDerry but is often just referred to as Derry. Nothing really to do with British control

	MusicNutMeggie:	Dec 15th, 2008 at 05:01 GMT	11 points
	Actually, it's EVERTHING to do with British control-- it was originally Derry, but the Brits decided it would be Londonderry. The IRA (and Sinn Fein and those who support them, but it started with the IRA) popularized the use of "Derry" again in the 20th century.

	Catherine_F:	Dec 22nd, 2008 at 00:04 GMT	7 points
	The real question is: why do they all have relatively intuitive spellings (to an English speaker) except for Laois?

	FozzieBear:	Jan 7th, 2009 at 11:28 GMT	7 points
	CF, Laois was renamed from "Queens County" in 1922, following the war of independence. This is probably why it has it's Irish name

	Tom Benedict:	Jan 16th, 2009 at 14:01 GMT	34 points
	Oh my god it's Kilkenny. You bastards.

	isaac:	Feb 7th, 2009 at 04:23 GMT	2 points
	18/32 for this non Irish American

	Joe_Ball:	Mar 17th, 2009 at 20:26 GMT	6 points
	It's called Derry. Why hasn't this been changed yet?

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	ciara 555:	Apr 6th, 2009 at 00:23 GMT	9 points
	its known as derry to the majority of people who live here, the only ones who call it londonderry are usually unionist politicians or unionist people who have to try and remember to use the term. its mainly just another way to annoy the nationalist community.

	Dubliner :	Apr 14th, 2009 at 12:25 GMT	5 points
	The Irish Government allows Northern Ireland applicants for Irish passports to use either Derry or Londonderry when they apply for Irish passports. About half a million from Northern Ireland have applied iirc some no doubt from Londonderry.

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	riomhaire:	Apr 23rd, 2009 at 20:25 GMT	3 points
	I was always under the impression that Derry was the county and Londonderry the town.

	galway:	Apr 25th, 2009 at 01:22 GMT	5 points
	Its co. Derry. If some of you want to call the city of derry by that name then go ahead, but please dont tar the entire county of Derry with that name. If yu want to live in london your free to leave

	KingLatifah:	Apr 25th, 2009 at 12:17 GMT	-1 points
	Far too much time! Got them all with 8:15 left

	Mise:	May 13th, 2009 at 14:57 GMT	8 points
	DERRY please!

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	Darko:	May 27th, 2009 at 13:03 GMT	8 points
	Some lovely comments there... but yeah it's Derry!

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	SonOfErin:	Jun 12th, 2009 at 00:28 GMT	7 points
	You are now entering FREE DERRY!

	TheBoltEater:	Jun 13th, 2009 at 00:31 GMT	2 points
	27 out of 32 - my Irish dad would be thrilled :)

	Qazza2k9:	Aug 6th, 2009 at 14:06 GMT	-1 points
	31/32 forgot cavan :(:(:(

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	lightup:	Sep 27th, 2009 at 21:28 GMT	2 points
	Where did you get 50 from? oh yeah Ireland has turned into the USA

	aoibhgreinemm:	Oct 1st, 2009 at 18:45 GMT	3 points
	@kazasik12: we only have 32counties????

	sexysadie:	Oct 17th, 2009 at 01:02 GMT	2 points
	30/32... Stupid stupid Kildare! And, yeah, it's Co. Derry.

	Esme:	Dec 1st, 2009 at 04:08 GMT	2 points
	Oh, @Veni_Vidi_Vidic, you're just too cute when you're angry. I want to pinch your cheeks and nibble your nasty little upturned nose. I call it Derry, and was happy that it was taken here, but the "compromise" I was taught in school is that the city is called Derry and the county is called Londonderry. (Which, I am happy to report, is an unrecognized word in Firefox spell-check.) That's also how I typically see it in neutral scholarly work. Might that be the thinking here? Either way, thank you for accepting Derry. Maybe do the slash thing -- Derry/Londonderry?

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	Forbsey:	Dec 21st, 2009 at 12:06 GMT	1 point
	isnt it amazing how 'Stroke City' continues to cause so much consternation - who cares what it's called, just accept them both !!

	NobbyH:	Jan 1st, 2010 at 14:18 GMT	-4 points
	The county is called Londonderry and came into use in 1613 - see the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland website for details (http://www.proni.gov.uk/index/local_history/areas_regions_and_land_divisions/main_administrative_land_divisions.htm). It is also a little baffling to this half-irishman (father from Co. Clare) that the counties of Northern Ireland are included despite being in a different country.

	big_papi:	Jan 6th, 2010 at 00:33 GMT	3 points
	They'll be part of the republic soon enough...All of Ireland, regardless of religion should be united. As well, people from all of the counties (included those currently occupied in the North), are able to claim Irish Citizenship and get an Irish Republic passport. As for the 1613 Royal Charter from a foreign power changing a name that had already been used for centuries...what can you say about that?

	skreepers:	Feb 23rd, 2010 at 22:00 GMT	4 points
	FREE DERRY!

	TJL:	Mar 14th, 2010 at 18:11 GMT	4 points
	Yeah, that's only from 1613. The name of Derry comes from the story of St. Columba ("Doira Colm Cille," or the "Oak Tree of Colm Cille" was its original name), who founded it in the 6th century AD. So, Derry predates Londonderry by almost 1100 years.