The four regions of Ireland

Last week a friend of mine asked me about the counties or provinces of Éire. So I decided to write this short article to tell him that Ireland has four main counties:

* Ulster (North)
* Connacht or Connaught (West)
* Munster (South)
* Leinster (East)

He asked me also to tell him about the name of these counties in Irish or Gaelic. Therefore, I can tell you that the names of the four regions or "cúigí" (KOO-ig-ee) are:

* Cúige Connacht (KOO-ig-e KOHN-uhk*t), Connaught
* Cúige Mumhan (KOO-ig-e MOO-uhn), Munster
* Cúige Uladh (U-luh), Ulster
* Cúige Laighean (LEYE-uhn), Leinster

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