{"id":61,"date":"2014-06-13T19:40:16","date_gmt":"2014-06-13T19:40:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/opentextbooks.concordia.ca\/irishlandscape\/chapter\/3-4-summary\/"},"modified":"2025-07-12T15:56:27","modified_gmt":"2025-07-12T15:56:27","slug":"chapter-two-summary","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/opentextbooks.concordia.ca\/irishlandscape\/chapter\/chapter-two-summary\/","title":{"raw":"Summary, Activities, and References","rendered":"Summary, Activities, and References"},"content":{"raw":"

Summary<\/h1>\r\nThis chapter has introduced the basics of counties and provinces on the island of Ireland, and has situated these provinces and counties within the context of the two main political entities that exist on the island \u2013 the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. This framework is integral to look back on and have a firm grasp of as you continue to read about the making of the Irish landscape throughout this textbook. For instance, when you come to read about the environmental crises in Northern Ireland\u2019s Lough Neagh, and consider their impacts on drinking water in the surrounding regions, you will know that this environmental change impacts the Northern Irish counties within the province of Ulster, bordering the lake (i.e., Derry, Antim, Down, Armagh and Tyrone). In this regard, while limited in its cultural, human and physical analysis, this chapter provides significant context in relation to political borders and boundaries that ground much of what you will learn in the subsequent chapters.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nInteractive Map Activities<\/strong>\r\n\r\nTry to match the missing county and province names to their locations on the maps below!\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n[h5p id=\"9\"]\r\n

Figure 2.8<\/strong> Map of the 4 provinces on the island of Ireland. \u00a9 Holthoff, www.adobestock.com. View Source<\/a>. \u00a0This photograph is included under Adobe\u2019s Education Licence - Standard Image terms. <\/em><\/p>\r\n \r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n[h5p id=\"10\"]\r\n

Figure 2.9<\/strong> Map of the 26 counties that make up the Republic of Ireland. \u00a9 asantosg, www.adobestock.com. View Source<\/a>. \u00a0This photograph is included under Adobe\u2019s Education Licence - Standard Image terms.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\r\n \r\n

References<\/h1>\r\nWright, Catherine. 2020. \"Administrative Divisions in 19th Century Ireland.\" County Wicklow Heritage<\/em>. Last modified March 30.\r\n