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Munster
Cúige Mumhan
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Area: 24,607. Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 52
Population (2006) 1,172,170

Munster (Irish: An Mhumhain, IPA: [ənˈvuːnʲ], Cúige Mumhan or Mumha) is the southernmost of the four provinces of Ireland. In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology Irish (ga ''Gaeilge'' is a Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish. Poetic description This dinnseanchas poem named Ard Ruide (Ruide Headland poetically describes the kingdoms of Ireland It comprises the counties of:

The largest city in Munster is Cork. County Clare ( Irish: Contae an Chláir) commonly referred to as simply Clare, is a county on Ireland and part of the wider County Cork (Contae Chorcaí is the most southerly and the largest of the modern counties of Ireland. County Kerry ( Contae Chiarraí in Irish) is a southwestern county of Ireland. County Limerick ( Contae Luimnigh in Irish) is a County in the Province of Munster, located in the mid-west of Ireland with County County Tipperary (Contae Thiobraid Árann is a County in Ireland situated in the Province of Munster. County Waterford (Contae Phort Láirge is a County in the province of Munster on the south coast of Ireland. Cork (Corcaigh is the second largest city in the Republic of Ireland and the island of Ireland 's third most populous city after Dublin and Belfast

The name is derived from the Celtic goddess, Muma. The province was once divided into six regions: Tuadh Mhuman (North Munster), Deas Mhuman (South Munster), Urh Mumhan (East Munster), Iar mumhan (West Munster), Ernaibh Muman (the Ernai tribe's portion of Munster), and Deisi Muman (the Deisi tribe's portion of Munster). Ultimately, these were all subsumed into the kingdoms of Thomond (North Munster), Desmond (South Munster), and Ormond (East Munster), all of which were eventually subsumed by surrender and regrant as Earldoms in the Peerage of Ireland. Thomond ( Irish: Tuadhmhumhain, meaning North Munster, now spelled Tuamhain) The region of Ireland associated with the name Thomond County Desmond (Deas Mumhain was a historic kingdom earldom and county of Ireland located on the country's south-western coast The Peerage of Ireland is the term used for those peers created by British monarchs in their capacity as Lord or King of Ireland. The names exist only indirectly today, particularly in the case of Thomond. Thomond ( Irish: Tuadhmhumhain, meaning North Munster, now spelled Tuamhain) The region of Ireland associated with the name Thomond The three crowns represent these three kingdoms. A crown is the traditional Symbolic form of Headgear worn by a Monarch or by a Deity, for whom the crown traditionally represents power This flag can easily be confused with the flag of Dublin which has three castles in a similar pattern on a blue background; it also resembles the lesser coat-of-arms of Sweden, the Three Crowns. Dublin (ˈdʌblɨn/ /ˈdʊblɨn or /ˈdʊbəlɪn/, bˠalʲə aːha klʲiəh or cliə(ɸ is both the largest city and capital of Ireland. A castle is a defensive structure seen as one of the main symbols of the Middle Ages. A coat of arms or armorial bearings (often just arms for short in European tradition is a design belonging to a particular person (or group of people "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. Three Crowns (Tre Kronor is a National emblem of Sweden, present in the Coat of Arms of the Realm of Sweden, and composed by three yellow or gilded

Maurice FitzGerald, 1st Earl of Desmond (d. Maurice FitzThomas Fitzgerald 1st Earl of Desmond, (d January 25, 1356) was an Irish nobleman in the Peerage of Ireland, Captain of Desmond 1356), was described as the "ruler of Munster" in his lifetime.

In 1841 before the Great Famine, there were just under 3 million people living in the province of Munster, but the population had dropped devastatingly low due to mass emigration in the 1840s and continued emigration up until the 1980s.

For 30 days during the Irish Civil War, the province of Munster broke away from the Irish Free State and established the Munster Republic in opposition to the acceptance of the Anglo-Irish Treaty. The Irish Civil War ( June 28 1922 &ndash May 24 1923) pitted supporters of the Anglo-Irish Treaty against its opponents The Munster Republic was a term used by Irish republicans to refer to the territory they held in the province of Munster at the start of the Irish Civil The Munster Republic was short lived and subsequently crushed by heavily-armed Irish Free State forces. The Irish Free State (Saorstát Éireann (1922&ndash1937 was the state established as a Dominion on 6 December 1922 under the Anglo-Irish Treaty, signed by

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Cities

Cork is the largest city conurbation, which has a population of 190,384 (2006) and 380,000 within the Greater Cork Area. Cork (Corcaigh is the second largest city in the Republic of Ireland and the island of Ireland 's third most populous city after Dublin and Belfast Greater Cork (Irish Mórcheantar Chorcaí has a total population of 380000 (2006 (See Cork Co. Council population report below)

Other important cities are Limerick urban area 90,757 (2006) and Waterford 49,213 (2006). Limerick (pronounced /ˈlɪmrɪk/ Luimneach in Irish) is a city and the county seat of County Limerick in the Province of Munster Waterford ( or Windy fjord;) is a city in Ireland. It is the primary city of the South East region and the fifth largest in the country

Large towns over 7,000

In order of size of population

(* towns/suburbs in the Metropolitan Cork area) (** suburbs in the Limerick urban area)

Economy

The province of Munster contributes 40 billion euro (US$52. Ennis ( is the County town of Clare in Ireland. Situated on the River Fergus, it lies north of Limerick and south of Galway Castletroy ( is a rapidly-growing and predominantly middle-class suburb of Limerick, Ireland. Tralee (Trá Lí (or Tráigh Lí is the county town of County Kerry, in the southwest corner of Ireland. Killarney (Cill Airne meaning "The church of the sloes" is a town in County Kerry, southwestern Ireland. Clonmel ( Cluain Meala in Irish) in County Tipperary is the county seat of South Tipperary County Council. Carrigaline ( Carraig Uí Leighin in Irish meaning "rock of Lyons" is a single-street Town (or sráidbhaile) in County Cork Ballincollig (Baile an Chollaigh is a Satellite town in Metropolitan Cork about 8 km west of Cork in County Cork, Province of Munster Glanmire ( Irish: Gleann Maighir) is a suburb in Metropolitan Cork, Ireland with a population of 15498 is actually made up of several small Cobh (pronounced /koːv/ "cove" An Cóbh is a sheltered seaport town on the south coast of County Cork, Ireland. Midleton ( Mainistir na Corann in Irish) is a town in south-eastern County Cork, Ireland. Shannon or Shannon Town ( An tSionna in Irish) named after the river near which it stands is a New town located in County Dungarvan ( Dún Garbháin in Irish) is a town and Harbour on the south coast of Ireland in the province of Munster. Nenagh ( An tAonach in Irish) is the county town of North Tipperary, Ireland. Thurles (pronounced /θɜɹlɛs/ or locally /tɜrləs/ Dúrlas Éile is a town in County Tipperary, Ireland, situated on the River Suir, with a Tramore (Trá Mhór meaning big strand (or beach) is a seaside town in County Waterford on the southeast coast of Ireland. Caherdavin ( Cathair Dháibhín in Irish) is a northern suburban district of Limerick City in the mid-west of Ireland. Youghal (ˈjɔːl yawl or /ˈjɒhəl/ Irish Eochaill ˈɔxəʎ meaning 'yew wood' is a Seaport in County Cork, Ireland Newcastle West ( An Caisleán Nua Thiar in Irish) is a Town in west County Limerick, Ireland. Metropolitan Cork (Irish Uirbeach Chorcaigh) refers to the city of Cork, Ireland, its Suburbs and the Satellite towns that feed into 57bn) to Irish GDP (25% of total Irish GDP) (2004) (greater than the Economy of Northern Ireland 37. The economy of Northern Ireland is the smallest of the four Home nations ' economies of the United Kingdom. 3bn euro) (See "GDP stats" below). Munster also is wealthier than Slovenia (pop. Slovenia, officially the Republic of Slovenia (Republika Slovenija) is a Country in southern Central Europe bordering Italy to the west 2m), Lithuania (pop. Lithuania, officially the Republic of Lithuania (Lietuvos Respublika is a Country in Eastern often referred to as Northern Europe or in the 3. 5m), Latvia (pop. Latvia ( Latvija officially the Republic of Latvia (Latvijas Republika is a Country in Northern Europe in the Baltic region. 2. 5m) and Kenya (pop. The Republic of Kenya is a country in East Africa. It is bordered by Ethiopia to the north Somalia to the northeast Tanzania to the south 35m). Munster is the home to many modern capital intensive, highly productive private sector enterprises.

The Economy of Cork and Economy of Limerick are the main engines of the province's economy. Statistics County Cork and County Kerry as part of the South-West region with a population of 620000 has a GVA of € 25 bn(2005 Statistics County Limerick, County Clare and North Tipperary as part of the Mid-West region with a population of 360000 has a GVA of € The Cork harbour area was the centre of Ireland's heavy industry manufacturing sector. Cork had a steel mill, a shipyard, a car assembly plant, a tyre plant, a deep harbour, and a thriving textile sector in the mid twentieth century. (Cork people are proud to point out that this was greater than any other Irish city including Belfast, which did not figure in the automotive industry). However heavy taxes, excessive regulation, competition from larger centres of economic activity, and the sudden removal of protective tarifs upon membership of the European Economic Community caused a decline in the 1970s. Cork was Ireland's rust belt city in the 1980s, as heavy industry moved out, and newer sectors tried to get established in as unemployment peaked. The Rust Belt, sometimes called the Manufacturing Belt, is an area in parts of the Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic States, and portions of the

Munster was the home of 'The Munster and Leinster Bank', which is parent of Ireland's richest and largest bank Allied Irish Bank. Allied Irish Banks plc ( AIB; Irish: Bainc-Aontas Éireann;,,,) is a major Commercial bank based in Ireland not to be mistaken Cork, in Munster, is also home of the two largest Irish owned retailing organizations, Dunnes Stores, and the Musgrave Group. Dunnes is a Supermarket and clothing retail chain based in the Republic of Ireland. The Musgrave Group is a major Irish food wholesaler founded in Cork by the Musgrave brothers Thomas and Stuart in 1876. Cork is also home to two of the three Irish stout brands; Murphy's Irish stout, and Beamish, as well as the 'Paddy' brand of Irish whiskey.

Shannon airport, a rich music tradition, the best food from land and sea, and landscapes of international renown, have all been influential in the development of the tourist sector in Munster.

Power generation

The majority of the Republic's power stations are located in Munster.

Ireland's only oil refinery and oil storage facility is still located at Whiddy Island. Whiddy Island (Oileán Faoide is an island off Bantry Bay, Ireland.

The majority of Ireland's gas production comes from Kinsale Head in County Cork, from where it is transported by pipeline across the country. The Old Head of Kinsale is a headland near Kinsale, County Cork, Ireland.

I. T & Pharmaceutical Industry

Munster is one of Ireland's most important I.T. hubs with such multinationals as Apple, Intel, Amazon and Dell locating in the province. Information technology ( IT) as defined by the Information Technology Association of America (ITAA is "the study design development implementation support The Atlantic Quarter in Cork is a new plan to create a smaller version of Dublin's IFSC in Cork docklands. The Atlantic Quarter is a proposed mixed-use residential and commercial development of 12 buildings on a 5-hectare site in the docklands area of Cork city in Ireland The International Financial Services Centre ( IFSC) or An Lárionad Seirbhísí Airgeadais Idirnáisiúnta ( LSAI) in Irish is a major financial services In Kerry, FEXCO Financial Services in Killorglin is a foreign exchange and global payments group. FEXCO, a privately owned company Owned by Brian McCarthy,based in Killorglin, Ireland is a focused provider of global payment services and processing. Killorglin ( Cill Orglan in Irish) is a Town on the Ring of Kerry, in County Kerry, Ireland. [1]

Munster has developed into the centre of Ireland's Pharmaceutical industry. The province plays an ever greater role in the bio-pharmaceutical industry and is successful in fighting off stiff competition from Switzerland and Singapore for inward investments in the bio-pharmaceutical area in companies such as Amgen and Pfizer and Roche(located in Clarecastle Co. Clare). [2]

Metropolitan Cork & Shannon Free Zone

The following are some of the more important employers in the region: AOL, Bausch & Lomb, Dairygold, Dell, Amazon, Motorola, Amgen, Pfizer, Analog Devices, Fexco Financial Services, Vistakon, Waterford Crystal, Apple Computer, Intel, Novartis, O2, Lufthansa Technik, Kerry Group, Teva Pharmaceuticals, Siemens, Sony. The largest employment hub in Munster is Metropolitan Cork, with many large multinational firms located in the area. Metropolitan Cork (Irish Uirbeach Chorcaigh) refers to the city of Cork, Ireland, its Suburbs and the Satellite towns that feed into The second most important is the Shannon Free Zone with over 120 international firms based there employing over 7,500 people. Shannon Free Zone is a 243 km² 600 acre International business park adjacent to Shannon International Airport, County Clare, Ireland

Cork Harbour

Cork harbour is the largest natural harbour in Europe and has always had a long and important maritime history. Cork Harbour is a natural Harbour and river Estuary at the mouth of the River Lee in County Cork, Ireland.

Haulbowline Island is the location of the Irish naval fleet and the Irish naval college. Haulbowline (Inis Sionnach is the name of an island in Cork Harbour off the coast of Ireland.

The town of Cobh is one of Ireland's only cruise ship destinations. Cobh (pronounced /koːv/ "cove" An Cóbh is a sheltered seaport town on the south coast of County Cork, Ireland.

International airports

Major infrastructural projects

Irish language

The Irish language is spoken as a first language in Gaeltachtaí (Irish speaking areas);

The number of Gaelscoileanna (Irish language schools) has increased sharply in the last ten years. A gaelscoil (Plural gaelscoileanna) is an Irish -speaking School, often also Co-educational, usually found in Ireland, but outside Children learn Irish and speak Irish in the Gaelscoileanna. Munster has the second highest number of Irish-medium primary schools(46) in Ireland and the highest number of Irish-medium secondary schools(22) of any Irish province.

Third level institutions



Munster media

Television

Newspapers

The Limerick Leader (covers the Mid West)

Clare

Cork

Kerry

Limerick

Tipperary

Waterford

Radio

Sport

The most popular sports in Munster are Gaelic games, soccer and rugby. Gaelic games are the traditional sports played in Ireland. The two main Gaelic games are Gaelic football and Hurling, both of which are organised by the

Hurling

Munster is famous for its tradition of hurling. Hurling (in Irish, iománaíocht or iomáint) is an outdoor team Sport of ancient Gaelic origin administered by the Gaelic The town of Thurles in County Tipperary is the birthplace of modern GAA. Thurles (pronounced /θɜɹlɛs/ or locally /tɜrləs/ Dúrlas Éile is a town in County Tipperary, Ireland, situated on the River Suir, with a Three of the four most successful teams in the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship are from Munster; Cork GAA, Tipperary GAA andLimerick GAA. The GAA All-Ireland Hurling Senior Championship is the premier "knockout" competition in the game of Hurling played in Ireland. For more details of Cork GAA see Cork Senior Football Championship or Cork Senior Hurling Championship. For more details of Tipperary GAA see Tipperary Senior Club Football Championship, Tipperary Senior Club Hurling Championship, Tipperary Senior Club Hurling The Limerick County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA (Cummann Luthchleas Gael Coiste Luimneach or Limerick GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the Clare GAA and Waterford GAA are also among the most prominent teams in the sport. The Clare County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA (Cummann Luthchleas Gael Coiste Contae An Clár or Clare GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the The Waterford County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA (Cummann Luthchleas Gael Coiste Pórt Láirge or Waterford GAA is one of the 32 county boards The final of the Munster Senior Hurling Championship is one of the most important days in the Irish GAA calendar. The Munster GAA Hurling Senior Championship is the premier "knockout" competition in the game of Hurling played in the province of Munster The Gaelic Athletic Association ( GAA) ( Irish: Cumann Lúthchleas Gael /'kʊmˠən̪ˠ 'l̪ˠuh

Gaelic football

Traditionally, the dominant teams in Munster football are Kerry GAA and Cork GAA, although Tipperary GAA and Limerick GAA have also won All-Ireland Senior Football Championships. The Kerry County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA (or Kerry GAA) is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible For more details of Cork GAA see Cork Senior Football Championship or Cork Senior Hurling Championship. For more details of Tipperary GAA see Tipperary Senior Club Football Championship, Tipperary Senior Club Hurling Championship, Tipperary Senior Club Hurling The Limerick County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA (Cummann Luthchleas Gael Coiste Luimneach or Limerick GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the The All-Ireland Senior Football Championship is the premier "knockout" competition in the game of Gaelic football played in Ireland. Kerry in particular are famous as the most successful team in the history of football.

Rugby

Rugby is a very popular game in the cities of Limerick and Cork. Munster is an Irish Rugby Football Union representative side which competes in the Celtic League, winning in 2003, and for the Heineken Cup, winning in 2006 and 2008. Munster Rugby (more commonly known as Munster) is an Irish professional Rugby union team based in Munster, that competes in the Magners The Irish Rugby Football Union ( IRFU) (Cumann Rugbaí na hÉireann is the body managing Rugby union in Ireland. The European Rugby Cup (known as the Heineken Cup because of the tournament's sponsorship by Heineken) is an annual Rugby union competition involving leading

Soccer

Soccer is also a popular game in Munster. Four Munster clubs play in the FAI League of Ireland; Cork City, Waterford United, Cobh Ramblers and Limerick 37. The FAI eircom League of Ireland is the Republic of Ireland 's current national football league system created following the merging of the FAI and the League

Munster sports stadia

In order of capacity

References

  1. ^ Colm Keena. Semple Stadium, located in Thurles, County Tipperary, Ireland, is the home of Hurling for Tipperary and for the larger The Gaelic Grounds or Páirc na nGael is the principal Gaelic Athletic Association stadium in Limerick City, Ireland, home to the Limerick Fitzgerald Stadium ( Staidiam Mhic Gearailt in Gaelic) is the principal Gaelic Athletic Association stadium in Killarney, Ireland Páirc Uí Chaoimh is a Gaelic Athletic Association Stadium in the Ballintemple area of Cork in Ireland, where major Hurling Cusack Park ( Páirc Uí Chíosóg in Gaelic) is a Gaelic Athletic Association stadium in Ennis, County Clare, Ireland. Thomond Park is a stadium in Limerick City, Munster Ireland. It is the home of Shannon RFC, UL Bohemian RFC and Munster Rugby Walsh Park "The Sports field" ( Páirc Breathnach in Gaelic) is a Gaelic Athletic Association stadium in Waterford, Ireland Austin Stack Park is a Gaelic Athletic Association stadium in Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland. Fraher Field ( is a Gaelic Athletic Association stadium located in Dungarvan, County Waterford, owned by the Waterford GAA County Board Turners Cross is a football ground located in and synonymous with the district of Turners Cross, Cork, Ireland. St Colman's Park is a football stadium in Cobh, County Cork. It is home to Cobh Ramblers F The Waterford Regional Sports Centre is part of Waterford Corporation's Municipal sporting facilities Jackman Park is a football Ground in Limerick, on the Lower Carey's Road that is home to Limerick 37 F Musgrave Park is a stadium in the city of Cork, Ireland. The ground consists of four terraces one stand three tribunes one jogging track and two VIP "Fexco posts €9.4m profit on improved turnover", The Irish Times, 13 November 2004. Events 1002 - English king Ethelred orders the killing of all Danes in England, known today as the St "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Retrieved on 2008-03-28. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 37 - Roman Emperor Caligula accepts the titles of the Principate, entitled to him by the Senate.  
  2. ^ Roche Ireland pharmaceuticals & healthcare Clarecastle Co Clare Ireland

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See also

Poetic description This dinnseanchas poem named Ard Ruide (Ruide Headland poetically describes the kingdoms of Ireland The name Munster is derived from the Gaelic Goddess Muman The province of Munster was once divided into six regions Tuadh Mhuman (north Munster Des Mhuman (south Munster Thomond ( Irish: Tuadhmhumhain, meaning North Munster, now spelled Tuamhain) The region of Ireland associated with the name Thomond The Munster Council is a Provincial council of the Gaelic Athletic Association sports of Hurling, Gaelic football, Camogie, Rounders Munster Rugby (more commonly known as Munster) is an Irish professional Rugby union team based in Munster, that competes in the Magners The Munster Senior Club Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football tournament played between the hundreds of senior football clubs in Munster. National: Queer Youth Ireland Campaigning and political lobby group The following is a list of media available in the Irish language.

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Munster

-proper noun

  1. The southernmost province of Ireland
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