List of settlements on the island of Ireland by population
This is a list of the 60 largest towns and cities on the island of Ireland by population. It therefore includes towns and cities in both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.

List of settlements on the island of Ireland by population

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Table Section Text: This is a list of the 60 largest towns and cities on the island of Ireland by population. It therefore includes towns and cities in both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.

Rank	Settlement	Population	Province	County	Jurisdiction	Description

1	Dublin	1,173,179	Leinster	County Dublin	Republic of Ireland	Capital city of the Republic of Ireland and has mainly been the island's largest settlement since the Middle Ages (Belfast had a larger population than Dublin for a while in the very late nineteenth-century and very early twentieth-century).

2	Belfast	483,418	Ulster	County Antrim, County Down	Northern Ireland	Capital of Northern Ireland and largest city in all of Ulster. The city is home to Northern Ireland's devolved government and power-sharing assembly.

3	Cork	208,669	Munster	County Cork	Republic of Ireland	Largest city in the province of Munster in the south of Ireland. Cork is one of Ireland's oldest cities, having received city status in the 900s.

4	Limerick	94,192	Munster	County Limerick, County Clare	Republic of Ireland	Principal city of Ireland's Mid-West Region and second-largest city in Munster

5	Derry	93,512	Ulster	County Londonderry	Northern Ireland	Second-largest city in all of Ulster

6	Galway	79,934	Connacht	County Galway	Republic of Ireland	Largest city in the province of Connacht and the sparsely-populated West of Ireland

7	Lisburn	71,465 (2011 census)	Ulster	County Antrim, County Down	Northern Ireland	Granted city status in 2002. The city lies on the border between County Antrim and County Down; Northern Ireland's two most populated counties.

8	Newtownabbey	62,056	Ulster	County Antrim	Northern Ireland	Largest town in Northern Ireland and Ireland as a whole. Part of the Belfast Metropolitan Area.

9	Bangor	61,011	Ulster	County Down	Northern Ireland	The town is part of the Belfast Metropolitan Area

10	Waterford	53,504	Munster	County Waterford, County Kilkenny	Republic of Ireland	Third-largest in the province of Munster. It is the island of Ireland’s oldest surviving city founded by Vikings in the 9th century AD.

11	Drogheda	40,956	Leinster	County Louth, County Meath	Republic of Ireland	Largest town in the Republic of Ireland, located in County Louth with its southern environs located in County Meath

12	Dundalk	39,904	Leinster	County Louth	Republic of Ireland	County town of County Louth

13	Swords	39,248	Leinster	County Dublin	Republic of Ireland	North Dublin suburban town and second-largest settlement in County Dublin after the city itself. Forms part of the Greater Dublin Area.

14	Bray	32,600	Leinster	County Wicklow	Republic of Ireland	Most populous town in County Wicklow

15	Navan	30,173	Leinster	County Meath	Republic of Ireland	Largest settlement in County Meath

16	Ballymena	28,717	Ulster	County Antrim	Northern Ireland

17	Newtownards	27,821	Ulster	County Down	Northern Ireland

18	Newry	27,433	Ulster	County Down	Northern Ireland	Granted city status in 2000, it is Northern Ireland's fourth-largest city

19	Carrickfergus	27,201	Ulster	County Antrim	Northern Ireland

20	Kilkenny	26,512	Leinster	County Kilkenny	Republic of Ireland	County town of County Kilkenny, granted city status in 1609

21	Ennis	25,276	Munster	County Clare	Republic of Ireland	County town and largest settlement in County Clare. Largest town in Munster.

22	Coleraine	25,089	Ulster	County Londonderry	Northern Ireland

23	Carlow	24,272	Leinster	County Carlow	Republic of Ireland

24	Tralee	23,691	Munster	County Kerry	Republic of Ireland	County town and largest settlement in County Kerry

25	Antrim	23,375	Ulster	County Antrim	Northern Ireland

26	Newbridge	22,742	Leinster	County Kildare	Republic of Ireland

27	Portadown	22,100	Ulster	County Armagh	Northern Ireland

28	Portlaoise	22,050	Leinster	County Laois	Republic of Ireland	County town and largest settlement in County Laois

29	Balbriggan	21,722	Leinster	County Dublin	Republic of Ireland

30	Naas	21,393	Leinster	County Kildare	Republic of Ireland

31	Athlone	21,349	Leinster	County Westmeath	Republic of Ireland

32	Mullingar	20,928	Leinster	County Westmeath	Republic of Ireland	County town of County Westmeath

33	Celbridge	20,288	Leinster	County Kildare	Republic of Ireland

34	Wexford	20,188	Leinster	County Wexford	Republic of Ireland	County town of County Wexford

35	Omagh	19,910	Ulster	County Tyrone	Northern Ireland	County town of County Tyrone

36	Letterkenny	19,274	Ulster	County Donegal	Republic of Ireland	Largest settlement in County Donegal

37	Sligo	19,199	Connacht	County Sligo	Republic of Ireland	County town of County Sligo, second largest settlement in Connacht and largest town in Connacht

38	Larne	18,228	Ulster	County Antrim	Northern Ireland

39	Greystones	18,140	Leinster	County Wicklow	Republic of Ireland

40	Clonmel	17,140	Munster	County Tipperary	Republic of Ireland	Largest settlement in County Tipperary

41	Malahide	16,550	Leinster	County Dublin	Republic of Ireland

42	Carrigaline	15,770	Munster	County Cork	Republic of Ireland

43	Leixlip	15,504	Leinster	County Kildare	Republic of Ireland

44	Armagh	14,777	Ulster	County Armagh	Northern Ireland	County town of County Armagh

45	Banbridge	14,744	Ulster	County Down	Northern Ireland

46	Tullamore	14,607	Leinster	County Offaly	Republic of Ireland	County town and largest settlement in County Offaly

47	Maynooth	14,585	Leinster	County Kildare	Republic of Ireland

48	Killarney	14,504	Munster	County Kerry	Republic of Ireland

49	Dungannon	14,340	Ulster	County Tyrone	Northern Ireland

50	Enniskillen	13,823	Ulster	County Fermanagh	Northern Ireland	County town and largest settlement in County Fermanagh

51	Strabane	13,456	Ulster	County Tyrone	Northern Ireland

52	Arklow	13,163	Leinster	County Wicklow	Republic of Ireland

53	Cobh	12,800	Munster	County Cork	Republic of Ireland

54	Ashbourne	12,679	Leinster	County Meath	Republic of Ireland

55	Midleton	12,496	Munster	County Cork	Republic of Ireland

56	Mallow	12,459	Munster	County Cork	Republic of Ireland

57	Castlebar	12,068	Connacht	County Mayo	Republic of Ireland	County town and largest settlement in County Mayo

58	Limavady	12,043	Ulster	County Londonderry	Northern Ireland

59	Holywood	12,037	Ulster	County Down	Northern Ireland

60	Laytown-Bettystown-Mornington	11,872	Leinster	County Meath	Republic of Ireland

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Drogheda is one of the largest towns by population in Ireland.

final_sentence: Drogheda is one of the largest towns by population in Ireland.