Coontie Limerick

Coonty Limerick (Erse: Contae Luimnigh) is ane o the twenty-sax coonties o the Republic o Ireland, an also ane o the thirty-twa coonties o Ireland, located within the province o Munster. It wis named efter the ceety o Limerick (Erse: Luimneach) which haes an urban population o aboot 100,000 fowk. Limerick is the tent lairgest o Ireland’s 32 counties in area and seivent lairgest in terms o population. It is the fift lairgest o Munster’s 6 coonties in size an seicont lairgest in terms o population.

Coonty Limerick Contae Luimnigh
Motto(s):  Cuimhnigh ar Luimneach  (Erse) "Remember Limerick"
Kintra	Ireland
Province	Munster
Dáil Éireann	Kerry North-West Limerick Limerick Limerick City
EU Parliament	Sooth
Coonty seat	Limerick
Govrenment
• Teep	Coonty Cooncil an Ceety Cooncil
Area
• Total	2755 km2 (1,064 sq mi)
Area rank	10t
Population  (2011)	191,306 (134,527 excl. Limerick Ceety)
• Rank	8t
Caur plates	LK an L
Website	www.limerick.ie

The River Shannon flows throu the ceety o Limerick an into the Atlantic Ocean at the north o the coonty. Belaw the ceety, the waterway is kent as the Shannon Estuary. Because the estuary is shallow, the coonty's maist important port is several kilometres wast o Limerick ceety, at Foynes. Newcastle Wast is the maist important coonty toun ootside o Limerick ceety with a population o around 10,000. Other touns mainly lie along the Limerick – Tralee roads (N21) an Limerick – Cork road (N20).