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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

Typical address example

89 Ballinclea Heights

Castlegregory

Killiney

Co. Dublin

A96 R6X0

IRL

Address example with units

Apartment 19

Park Lane

Carrick-On-Shannon

Co. Leitrim

N41 WP66

IRL

Postal box example

Centre

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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More countries to explore

Now that you've seen our Ireland address examples and have become as wizard at Irish address formats, why not expand your expertise even further? Visit the international address formats page for information on other countries and territories we cover.

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