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    Ireland address format & examples

    How to write an Irish address

    Top of the morning to you! Did you know that the letters IRL are actually Ireland’s country code IRL (in real life)? That’s fun, and so is understanding even more about Irish address formats. It looks like you are ready to learn about how to write a letter to friends and family members in Ireland, or to your favorite Aran sweater-making company. You can look at our Irish address examples here and try our suite of address validation tools for addresses in Ireland below. Just enter an address, and we'll format, standardize, and validate the address faster than a leprechaun runs away from you.

    Now, let's get into it with the basics. The Ireland address format should be written as follows:

    1. Addressee line - The recipient's name.
    2. House number and street name - These are listed in this order, without commas between them.
    3. Dependent locality - On a line by itself, include the dependent locality, if applicable.
    4. Locality - The locality is also special and gets its own line.
    5. Administrative area - More special lines being dedicated to one thing alert. The administrative area gets its own row.
    6. Postal code - The postal code goes here without any commas to separate the sections.
    7. Country - "IRL", in all caps.
    Ireland address example

    Ireland address examples

    Residential address example89 Ballinclea Heights Castlegregory Killiney Co. Dublin A96 R6X0 IRL
    Address example with unitsApartment 19 Park Lane Carrick-On-Shannon Co. Leitrim N41 WP66 IRL
    Postal box exampleCentre 30 Oliver Plunkett Street PO BOX 7 Cork Co. Cork T12 R68V IRL

    Smarty address validation tools

    Smarty® has a suite of address validation tools that can format, standardize, and validate Ireland addresses, plus addresses in 240+ other countries and territories worldwide. Validate your Irish address with our tools.
    Use the Single Address Verification Tool to verify and format 1 address at a time, the Bulk Address Validation Tool to verify and format a list addresses simultaneously, or use the International Street Address API to integrate address validation and formatting programmatically into your software systems and workflows.
    Single Address Verification ToolBulk Address Validation ToolInternational Street Address API

    Postal information

    Ireland's national postal system, "An Post," was established in 1792. As of recent data, An Post services approximately 20,920 addresses, reflecting its extensive reach throughout Ireland. The organization manages a substantial network, indicative of its role as a major postal service provider in the region.
    Administrative area types and count
    4 provinces, 26 counties
    Administration area names and abbreviations

    Connacht - CN

    Leinster - LS

    Munster - MU

    Ulster - UL

    Carlow - CW

    Cavan - CN

    Clare - CE

    Cork - CO

    Donegal - DL

    Dublin - D

    Galway - G

    Kerry - KY

    Kildare - KE

    Kilkenny - KK

    Laois - LS

    Leitrim - LM

    Limerick - LK

    Longford - LD

    Louth - LH

    Mayo - MO

    Meath - MH

    Monaghan - MN

    Offaly - OY

    Roscommon - RN

    Sligo - SO

    Tipperary - T

    Waterford - WD

    Westmeath - WH

    Wexford - WX

    Wicklow - WW

    Term to describe postal codes
    eircode
    Postal code in language
    eircode
    Postal code format
    A99 A9A9
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    Country information

    Don’t lose your Claddagh ring as you clap for joy. We’re going to go through Ireland’s address format with even more examples and even more depth.

    Country/territory name
    Ireland
    ISO3
    IRL
    ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code
    IE
    ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 country code
    IRL
    ISO 3166-1 numeric country code
    372
    Endonym
    Éire
    Total land area
    70,273 KM²
    Capital
    Dublin
    Other major cities
    Cork, Limerick, Galway

    Population information

    Total population
    5,262,382 (2023)
    Urban / rural distribution
    63% / 37%
    Urban population
    3,315,301
    Rural population
    1,947,081
    Official language
    Irish, English
    All languages spoken
    English, Gaelic, French
    Most commonly used postal language
    English
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    Countries and territories related to Ireland

    Now that you've seen our Irish address examples and have become a wizard at Ireland address formats, why not expand your expertise even further? Explore our detailed guides for related countries and territories to see how their address formats and examples vary.
    Visit the global address formats page or Europe address formats page for more information on all the other countries and territories we cover. You can also read or read our article about international address verification to learn more.
    Åland IslandsAlbaniaAndorraAustriaBelarusBelgiumBosnia and HerzegovinaBulgariaCroatiaCyprusCzech RepublicDenmarkEstoniaFaroe IslandsFinlandFranceGeorgiaGermanyGibraltarGreeceGuernseyHungaryIcelandIsle of ManItalyJerseyLatviaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMaltaMoldovaMonacoMontenegroNetherlandsNorth MacedoniaNorwayPolandPortugalRomaniaSlovakiaSloveniaSpainSwedenSwedenSwitzerlandUkraineUnited Kingdom
    *Data updated as of August 09, 2024

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