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The only twelve
county Province in Ireland is nestled on the
eastern seaboard. Derived from the old Irish word
Laigin, Leinster houses the most densely
populated county of Ireland and indeed its
capital city, Dublin. The population of Leinster
now stands at over 1.8 million. Historically,
county Meath, now part of Leinster, is the
ancient seat of the high kings with its infamous
capital of Tara and the early Celtic site of
Newgrange.
Encompassing the
counties of Carlow, Dublin, Kildare, Kilkenny,
Laois, Longford, Louth, Meath, Offaly, Westmeath,
Wexford and Wicklow, the Province of Leinster's
landscape is as diverse as its counties, from
expansive farmland in the north to the dramatic
Wicklow Mountains to the south.
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