page_title: List of Irish local government areas 1898–1921
hierarchical_section_title: List of Irish local government areas 1898–1921
caption_attribution_description: English: Administrative map of Ireland following the Local Government (Ireland) Act, 1898.
context_page_description: The following types of local government areas existed in the island of Ireland at this period having been brought into existence by the Local Government Act 1898:
  Administrative counties
  County boroughs
  Urban districts
  Rural districts
  Municipal boroughs, which were governed by the Municipal Corporations Act 1840, and
  Town commissioners which were governed by the Towns Improvement Act 1854. The latter had limited powers, forming part of a rural district for most purposes.
context_section_description: The following types of local government areas existed in the island of Ireland at this period having been brought into existence by the Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898:
  Administrative counties
  County boroughs
  Urban districts
  Rural districts
  Municipal boroughs, which were governed by the Municipal Corporations (Ireland) Act 1840, and
  Town commissioners which were governed by the Towns Improvement (Ireland) Act 1854. The latter had limited powers, forming part of a rural district for most purposes.
caption: Map of Local Government Areas in 1898
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