Highest Major Cities in Ireland

Cities in Ireland with more than 15,000 inhabitants, ranked by elevation above sea level (GeoNames digital elevation model).

📅 2026📏 metres43 entries🇮🇪 See all of this country’s rankings →

All entries · 43

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Every dot is one entry, placed by its value (metres); the vertical bar marks each row’s median.

Tallaght81,022 people · Leinster

103 m

Portlaoise23,494 people · Leinster

101 m

Sandyford22,288 people · Leinster

100 m

An Muileann gCearr22,667 people · Leinster

93 m

Naas20,713 people · Leinster

93 m

Droichead Nua22,742 people · Leinster

92 m

South Dublin301,075 people · Leinster

80 m

Tullamore15,598 people · Leinster

60 m

Celbridge20,288 people · Leinster

59 m

Finglas19,768 people · Leinster

59 m

Templeogue18,076 people · Leinster

57 m

Maynooth17,259 people · Leinster

56 m

Carlow27,351 people · Leinster

55 m

Blanchardstown16,511 people · Leinster

49 m

Rathfarnham17,333 people · Leinster

49 m

Kilkenny21,589 people · Leinster

48 m

Leixlip15,504 people · Leinster

48 m

Athlone22,869 people · Leinster

39 m

Navan33,886 people · Leinster

35 m

Drogheda44,135 people · Leinster

28 m

Ballincollig18,621 people · Munster

27 m

Lucan15,269 people · Leinster

25 m

Cluain Meala18,369 people · Munster

24 m

Greystones22,009 people · Leinster

19 m

Donaghmede15,299 people · Leinster

18 m

Dundalk43,112 people · Leinster

18 m

Dublin1,024,027 people · Leinster

17 m

Swords40,776 people · Leinster

17 m

Dún Laoghaire31,239 people · Leinster

16 m

Carrigaline18,239 people · Munster

14 m

Balbriggan21,722 people · Leinster

12 m

Douglas26,883 people · Munster

11 m

Malahide16,550 people · Leinster

11 m

Cork224,004 people · Munster

10 m

Galway85,910 people · Connacht

10 m

Sligo20,608 people · Connacht

10 m

Waterford60,079 people · Munster

10 m

Letterkenny22,549 people · Ulster

8 m

Tralee26,079 people · Munster

8 m

Bray33,512 people · Leinster

7 m

Limerick102,287 people · Munster

7 m

Ennis27,923 people · Munster

5 m

Wexford21,524 people · Leinster

5 m

Highlights

Within Ireland, Tallaght ranks first in 2026 with 103 m, followed by Portlaoise (101 m) and Sandyford (100 m).

Across 43 entries, values run from 103 m (Tallaght) to 5 m (Wexford), with a median of 25 m.

Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants, 2026. Unit: metres.

Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants · CC BY 4.0 (GeoNames) · fetched Oct 17, 2026 — Elevation is the GeoNames digital elevation model value at the populated place coordinates; population figures are shown for context.

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