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''This article is about a [[province]] of [[Ireland]]. For the TV show, see [[The Munsters]].'' | ''This article is about a [[province]] of [[Ireland]]. For the TV show, see [[The Munsters]].'' | ||
Munster is the most southerly of the four [[province of Ireland|provinces]] of Ireland. It | Munster is the most southerly of the four [[province of Ireland|provinces]] of Ireland. It consists of six [[counties of Ireland|counties]]. These are [[County Cork|Cork]], [[Kerry]], [[Waterford]], [[Tipperary]], [[Clare]] and [[Limerick]]. | ||
==Cities== | ==Cities== | ||
There are officially | There are officially three cities in Munster: [[Cork City|Cork]], [[Limerick City|Limerick]], and [[Waterford City|Waterford]]. | ||
==Sport== | ==Sport== | ||
There are three sports that are played widely in Munster | There are three sports that are played widely in Munster: [[Gaelic football]], [[hurling]] and [[rugby]]. [[Soccer]] is also played but not at representative level. | ||
Munster as an entity is best known for Rugby with | Munster as an entity is best known for Rugby with hurling and Gaelic football being more poular at County level. [[Munster rugby]] has had two very notable successes over the past 30 years: they beat the [[New Zealand Rugby|All Blacks]] in 1978 and won the [[European Rugby Cup|Heineken Cup]] in 2006. | ||
==Economy== | ==Economy== | ||
Revision as of 18:30, 16 December 2007
This article is about a province of Ireland. For the TV show, see The Munsters.
Munster is the most southerly of the four provinces of Ireland. It consists of six counties. These are Cork, Kerry, Waterford, Tipperary, Clare and Limerick.
Cities
There are officially three cities in Munster: Cork, Limerick, and Waterford.
Sport
There are three sports that are played widely in Munster: Gaelic football, hurling and rugby. Soccer is also played but not at representative level. Munster as an entity is best known for Rugby with hurling and Gaelic football being more poular at County level. Munster rugby has had two very notable successes over the past 30 years: they beat the All Blacks in 1978 and won the Heineken Cup in 2006.