Half of these Irish Americans were descended from Ulster people, and half were descended from the people of Connaught, Leinster and Munster.

The areas under the control of these kings were: Ulster (), Leinster (), Connacht (), Munster () and Mide ().

The stories of the Fenian Cycle appear to be set around the 3rd century and mainly in the provinces of Leinster and Munster.

* 1922 – At Windsor Castle, King George V receives the colours of the six Irish regiments that are to be disbanded – the Royal Irish Regiment, the Connaught Rangers, the South Irish Horse, the Prince of Wales's Leinster Regiment, the Royal Munster Fusiliers and the Royal Dublin Fusiliers.

* MCUI Southern Centre-" governing body of motor cycle sport in Leinster, Munster and Connacht " ( i. e., Republic of Ireland )

Bruce's Irish ancestors included Eva of Leinster ( d. 1188 ), whose ancestors included Brian Boru of Munster and the kings of Leinster.

* Brian Boru, King of Leinster and Munster, becomes High King of Ireland, breaking the Uí Néill monopoly on the title.

Subsequently in 1848 New Zealand was divided into three provinces: New Ulster, New Munster, and New Leinster, each with their own Lieutenant Governors.

In the 19th century, some maps named the South Island as Middle Island or New Munster, and the name South Island or New Leinster was used for today's Stewart Island / Rakiura.

When New Zealand was separated from the colony of New South Wales in 1841 and established as a Crown colony in its own right, the Royal Charter effecting this provided that " the principal Islands, heretofore known as, or commonly called, the ' Northern Island ', the ' Middle Island ', and ' Stewart's Island ', shall henceforward be designated and known respectively as ' New Ulster ', ' New Munster ', and ' New Leinster '".

There are 537 Camogie clubs of which 513 ( 95. 5pc ) are based on the island of Ireland, 47 in Connacht ( 8. 8pc ), 195 in Leinster ( 36. 4pc ), 160 in Munster ( 29. 8pc ) and 110 in Ulster ( 20. 5pc ).

Building on the achievements of his father, Cennétig mac Lorcain, and especially his elder brother, Mathgamain, Brian first made himself King of Munster, then subjugated Leinster, making himself ruler of the south of Ireland.

Having established unchallenged rule over his home Province of Munster, Brian turned to extending his authority over the neighboring provinces of Leinster to the east and Connacht to the north.

For the next fifteen years, from 982 to 997, High King Máel Sechnaill repeatedly led armies into Leinster and Munster, while Brian, like his father and brother before him, led his naval forces up the Shannon to attack Connacht and Meath on either side of the river.

By recognising Brian's authority over Leth Moga, that is, the Southern Half, which included the Provinces of Munster and Leinster ( and the Hiberno-Norse cities within them ), Máel Sechnaill was simply accepting the reality that confronted him and retained control over Leth Cuinn, that is, the Northern Half, which consisted of the Provinces of Meath, Connacht, and Ulster.

In 1013 Brian led a force from his own Province of Munster and from southern Connacht into Leinster ; a detachment under his son, Murchad, ravaged the southern half of the Province of Leinster for three months.

Tindall summarises the roles that these old men play as those of the Four Masters, the Four Evangelists, and the four Provinces of Ireland ( " Matthew, from the north, is Ulster ; Mark, from the south, is Munster ; Luke, from the east, is Leinster ; and John, from the west, is Connaught ").

In his account Mug Nuadat obtains an army from the king of Leinster and expels the kings of Munster, here Lugaid Allathach, Dáire Dornmhor and Aonghus.

He cleared twelve plains: Mag Cera, Mag Eba, Mag Cuile Tolaid, and Mag Luirg in Connacht: Mag Seired in Tethba ; Mag Tochair in Tir Eogain ; Mag Selmne in Araide ; Mag Macha in Airgialla ; Mag Muirthemne in Brega ; Mag Bernsa in Leinster ; Leccmag and Mag Moda in Munster.

According to the model proposed by O ' Rahilly: the Fir Bolg are linked to the historical Belgae, known from Gaul and Britain, and to the historical Builg of Munster ; the Fir Domnann to the British Dumnonii ; and the Gaileanga are the Laigin, who founded Leinster.

Shane is a shortened form of Shannon and comes from the Ulster pronunciation of the name, whereas the names Shaun, Shawn or Sean come from the way it is pronounced in Munster, Leinster and Connaught.

It divides the west of Ireland ( principally the province of Connacht ) from the east and south ( Leinster and most of Munster ).

The County is also served by the trains connecting the Dublin to Munster, South Leinster, and South Connaught, with daily connections to Cork, Waterford, Limerick, and Galway.

Cork only had to play two games to be crowned All-Ireland hurling champions, however, they lost the delayed Munster hurling final to Tipperary.

In the delayed Munster final played in October, Tipperary gained their revenge by defeating the All-Ireland champions.

The Cork team bounced back in 1952 with Ring winning a sixth Munster medal following a defeat of three-in-a-row All-Ireland champions Tipperary in the provincial decider.

A record attendance of nearly 85, 000 people packed into Croke Park to witness the Munster champions defeating the Leinster champions by 1-9 to 1-6.

Now the Munster and Leinster champions and defeated finalists automatically qualified for the new quarter-final stages.

The Leinster and Munster champions advance directly to the All-Ireland semi-finals.

Semi-finals: ( 2 matches ) The Munster and Leinster champions will play the winners of the quarter-finals.

Although the club has historically enjoyed more success in football, Dohenys became Munster Junior B Hurling champions in 2007.

Munster were triumphant and went to the final at Millennium Stadium to meet the reigning champions, Leicester.

Munster won 23 – 19 to become European champions for the first time.

Victories over Northampton Saints, French Top 14 champions USA Perpignan and Italian side Treviso saw Munster qualify for the Heineken Cup Quarter Finals for a record 12th consecutive year.

In 1992, Australia, reigning world champions, having won the 1991 Rugby World Cup, visited Munster as part of a European Tour.

Leinster's first season in the newly formed Celtic League ended in success as the Lions were crowned the inaugural champions, beating rivals Munster Rugby in the 2001 – 02 final.

The club has created some great sportsmen including Mark Foley, the hero of the 1990 All-Ireland Hurling championship who scored an unprecedented 2-7 from play against the All-Ireland champions ( Tipperary ) in the " Donkeys Don't Win Derbies " Munster Final in Thurles.

That year he won his first senior Munster title, dethroning Cork as provincial champions in the process.

On 19 January 2008, O ' Gara captained Munster to victory against Wasps in their final pool match of the 2007-08 Heineken Cup, knocking the incumbent champions out and making it through to quarter finals of the cup for the tenth consecutive season.

In May 2011, O ' Gara was part of the Munster team that beat arch-rivals, and newly crowned Heineken Cup champions, Leinster 19-9 in the 2011 Magners League Grand Final at Thomond Park.

That year he won his first senior Munster title, dethroning Cork as provincial champions in the process.

That year he won his first senior Munster title, dethroning Cork as provincial champions in the process.

Kilkenny proved more than a match for the Munster champions.

The Munster champions stormed to a five point lead in the first 11 minutes, however, a converted penalty by Keher, supplemented by two further Kilkenny goals gave Kilkenny a twelve-point win and gave Keher a fifth All-Ireland medal.

Waterford held All-Ireland champions Clare to a draw in the Munster final, however, the Decies lost the replay.

The Leinster and Munster champions and runners-up advanced directly to the All-Ireland Quarter-Finals.