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MunsterHistoric southern province of the Republic of Ireland, comprising the counties of Clare, Cork, Kerry, Limerick, North and South Tipperary, and Waterford; area 24,140 sq km/9,320 sq mi; population (2002) 1,100,600. Before Henry II's reign, Munster was divided into two kingdoms, Desmond and Thomond. The English conquest of Ireland began during Henry II's reign, and the province was settled by the English in plantations from 1586. Munster
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