| Munster | |
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| Area: | 24,607.52 kmē |
| Population: | 1,100,614 (2002) |
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- Alternate uses: See Munster (disambiguation).
Munster (Irish: An Mhumhain) is the southernmost province of Ireland, comprising the counties of Clare, Cork, Kerry, Limerick, Tipperary and Waterford.
The name is derived from the Celtic goddess, Muma. The province was once divided into three kingdoms, Desmond (south), Ormond (east), and Thomond (north), but these names exist only indirectly today (for instance: Thomond College of Education, since subsumed into the University of Limerick). The three crowns represent these three kingdoms, this flag can easily be confused with the flag of Dublin which has three castles in a similar pattern on a blue background.
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See also
| Counties of Ireland | |
| Republic of Ireland: Carlow | Cavan | Clare | Cork | Donegal | Dublin | Galway | Kerry | Kildare | Kilkenny | Laois | Leitrim | Limerick | Longford | Louth | Mayo | Meath | Monaghan | Offaly | Roscommon | Sligo | Tipperary (North, South) | Waterford | Westmeath | Wexford | Wicklow | |
| Northern Ireland: Antrim | Armagh | Down | Fermanagh | Londonderry | Tyrone | |
| Provinces of Ireland: Connacht | Leinster | Munster | Ulster | |
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