a county of Ireland, in the province of Munster, 38 miles in length, and 24 in breadth; bounded on the north by Wicklow, on the east by St George's Channel, on the south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Waterford and Kilkenny; and on the north by Catherlough. It contains 109 parishes, and sends 18 members to parliament. It is a fruitful country in corn and grapes; and the principal town is of the same name.

a sea port of Ireland, capital of a county of the same name. It was once reckoned the chief city in Ireland, being the first colony of the English, and is still a large handsome town, with a very commodious harbour at the mouth of the river Slane, on a bay of St George's Channel, 63 miles south of Dublin. W. Long. 6. 3. N. Lat. 52. 18.