Shires in Wales bearing the '' - shire '' suffix include : Brecknockshire ( or Breconshire ) , Caernarfonshire , Cardiganshire , Carmarthenshire , Denbighshire , Flintshire , Monmouthshire , Montgomeryshire , Pembrokeshire , and Radnorshire .
Brecknockshire , Caernarvonshire , Cardiganshire , Carmarthenshire , Denbighshire , Flintshire , Monmouthshire , Montgomeryshire , Pembrokeshire , Radnorshire In Wales , the counties of Merioneth and Glamorgan are occasionally referred to with the `` shire '' suffix .