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Tipperary , county, Republic of Ireland
(Encyclopedia) TipperaryTipperarytĭpˌərârˈē [key], county (1991 pop. 132,772), 1,643 sq mi (4,255 sq km), S central Republic of Ireland. The county seat is Tipperary. Administratively, the county is…Tyne and Wear
(Encyclopedia) Tyne and Wear, former metropolitan county, NE England. Created in the 1974 local government reorganization, the county embraced the Newcastle upon Tyne conurbation and comprised five…Cavan, county, Ireland
(Encyclopedia) Cavan Cavan kăvˈən [key], county, 730 sq mi (1,891 sq km), N Republic of Ireland. The county…Caernarvonshire
(Encyclopedia) Caernarvonshire, former county, NW Wales. In 1974, Caernarvonshire became part of the nonmetropolitan county of Gwynedd; when Welsh local government was again reorganized (1996), the…Essex, county, England
(Encyclopedia) Essex, county, 1,520 sq mi (3,938 sq km) SE England, on the Thames River and the North Sea, one of the “Home Counties” of London.…Offaly
(Encyclopedia) OffalyOffalyŏfˈəlē [key], county (1991 pop. 58,494), 771 sq mi (1,997 sq km), central Republic of Ireland. The county seat is Tullamore. A part of the central plain of Ireland, the…Mayo
(Encyclopedia) Mayo, county (1991 pop. 110,696), 2,084 sq mi (5,398 sq km), W Republic of Ireland. The county seat is Castlebar. The western portion, including large Achill island, is mountainous;…Berkshire
(Encyclopedia) BerkshireBerkshirebärkˈshĭr, –shər, bûrkˈ– [key] or BerksBerksbärks, bûrks [key], former county, S central England. Part of the ancient kingdom of Wessex and the birthplace of King…South Yorkshire
(Encyclopedia) South Yorkshire, former metropolitan county, N central England. Created in the 1974 local government reorganization, the county embraced the Sheffield conurbation and comprised four…Cleveland, former county, England
(Encyclopedia) Cleveland, former county, NE England, created under the Local Government Act of 1972 (effective 1974). It was composed of the county boroughs of Hartlepool and Teesside and parts of…Trending
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