Cork Top 10 - NOT!

Cork in the Top 10 cities in the World - is this a laugh or what. Cork isn't even in the top 10 cities in Ireland - and we only have 5. The place that spawned striking hurlers, the affable Roy Keane, disguntled footballers, Stephen 'anyone but' Ireland, Eddie horrendous Hobbs and Graham Norton - a nice city?? A place where people cannot talk - they sing. Who writes these things? Do they ever go there? Lonely Planet is right - its a lonely planet if you think Cork is one of the top 10 spots .......

Only 5 cities in Ireland?

samin10 wrote:Only 5 cities in Ireland?

Five in south.

There are also five in the North including those sprawling metropolii of Newry and Lisburn ......

Arthur Bosanquet wrote:

samin10 wrote:Only 5 cities in Ireland?

Five in south.

There are also five in the North including those sprawling metropolii of Newry and Lisburn ......

both bigger than Armagh, whats the ones in South? Dublin, Cork, Galway, limerick, waterford? I thought Kilkenny was as well?

Don't think its an official city - think its cos they don't take Gaelic Football seriously ....

Its probably why Tyrone has no cities either .....

Barry Manilhigh wrote:Don't think its an official city - think its cos they don't take Gaelic Football seriously ....

Its probably why Tyrone has no cities either .....

would say thats it alright. If its not a city then what are the 5 five cities in the north like you said?

samin10 wrote:

Barry Manilhigh wrote:Don't think its an official city - think its cos they don't take Gaelic Football seriously ....

Its probably why Tyrone has no cities either .....

would say thats it alright. If its not a city then what are the 5 five cities in the north like you said?

I mean Kilkenny isn't official.

Ones in North are Belfast, Derry, Lisburn, Newry and Armagh ...

Eddie Windsor wrote:

samin10 wrote:

Barry Manilhigh wrote:Don't think its an official city - think its cos they don't take Gaelic Football seriously ....

Its probably why Tyrone has no cities either .....

would say thats it alright. If its not a city then what are the 5 five cities in the north like you said?

I mean Kilkenny isn't official.

Ones in North are Belfast, Derry, Lisburn, Newry and Armagh ...

Belfast and Derry yea and that's it no more in the north.
Free state there is Blaland ,the pale, Rebels, Treaty and tribe.

NameMayorFoundation¹CharterLocal Government2006 Populationof City²2006 Populationof Urban area³

Dublin	Lord Mayor4	917	1171	City Council	506,211	1,045,769
Cork	Lord Mayor4	9155	11856	City Council	119,418	190,384
Galway7	Mayor	13968	14849	City Council	72,414	72,729
Limerick	Mayor	922	1197	City Council	52,539	90,757
Waterford	Mayor	914	1171	City Council	45,775	49,213

¹ These dates are used as approximations of the date that the city came to be viewed as a city. Before 1171, and the advent of English rule in Ireland, cities were not declared such officially, in the form of a charter or otherwise (the equivalent cities in England being those said to have been cities 'since time immemorial'). Foundation dates for these pre-Norman cities date from the earliest, continuous Viking occupation.^[9] Otherwise the charter date is given.
² Data from census 2006.^[10]
3 City plus suburbs or environs.^[10]
4 The right to the title of Lord Mayor was granted to the City of Dublin in 1665 by Charles II and at the same time the style The Right Honourable was also permitted, which continued until a change in the law in 2001. The City of Cork was given the right to the title of Lord Mayor in 1900 by Victoria but the Lord Mayor has never been permitted the use of the style of The Right Honourable.
⁵ Exact date not known.
⁶ Charter granted by Prince John.^[11]
7 The designation "city" was first applied by the Local Government Act 2001, on the redesignation of the county borough.
⁸ Charter of Richard II.^[12]
9 Charter of Richard III granted Galway a mayor. However, the text refers to it being a town rather than a city.^[13]
[edit] Northern Ireland


City status in Northern Ireland is granted by award by the reigning monarch of letters patent to upgrade a place to a city.
NameMayorFoundation¹CharterLocal Government2001 Populationof City²2001 Populationof Urban area^2,3

Belfast	Lord Mayor4		1888	City Council	276,459	483,4185
Derry6	Mayor	542	1604[14]	City Council	83,652	90,6637
Lisburn	Mayor		20028	City Council	71,465
Newry	Mayor	1144	20028	City and District Council	27,433
Armagh	Mayor		1994	City and District Council	14,950

Seems Lisburn is bigger than Limerick and Waterford, suprised at that i have to say. Its still a dump. Newry is an excellent city at the weekend. Armagh is pretty poor to say the least.