Munster (Ireland)
Munster ( Irish : An Mhumhain [ ən ˈvuːnʲ ] or Cúige Mumhan [ kuːɡʲə ˈmuːn ]) is the southernmost province of Ireland , which consists of the counties Clare , Cork , Kerry , Limerick , Tipperary and Waterford . The province has 1,243,726 inhabitants (as of 2011) 936,012 (as of 2016) without Limerick City and 994,331 (as of 2016) with Limerick City and without Tipperary and an area of 24,608 km².
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An Mhumhain , old nominative Mumha (genitive Mumhan , dative and today's nominative form Mumhain ), old Irish Muma . Today in Irish mostly used with the word cúige (province): Cúige Mumhan = province of Munster . The resident of Munster is a Muimhneach. The English ending "-ster" of the province name comes from the Irish tír or Anglo-Norman terre = country.
The name of the province is derived from the Celtic goddess Muma . In earlier times the province was divided into three kingdoms: the kingdom of Ormond (Gaelic Urmhumhain ) in the east, Desmond (Gaelic Deasmhumhain ) in the south and Thomond (Gaelic Tuadhmhumhain ) in the north. The division according to the cardinal points no longer has any meaning today; however, it is still reflected in the name of some institutions, such as that of Thomond College .
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Coordinates: 52 ° 20 ′ N , 8 ° 41 ′ W