A quick look at the 143 small villages you can be asked to find on the map, before you play.
GuessTheDot is a free geography guessing game: you get a place name and a map full of dots, then click the one you think is right.
The hardest tier: places small enough that even many locals would need a map. This is where the best players separate themselves from everyone else.
In Ireland this set is spread across 4 different provinces, with Leinster home to the most of them (79).
Place kinds on GuessTheDot are a practical grouping by population and place type for gameplay, not a legal or historical designation. A place can hold official city rights (or an old city charter) and still show up here as a village if it stayed small, and the other way around: this is a rough size ladder for guessing, not a statement about a place's official status.
Sorted by population, biggest first.
| Place | Population | province |
|---|---|---|
| Sandymount | 8,967 | Leinster |
| Glanmire | 8,924 | Munster |
| Blackrock | 8,821 | Leinster |
| Kildare | 8,634 | Leinster |
| Beaumont | 8,609 | Leinster |
| Ballyfermot | 8,558 | Leinster |
| Rathgar | 8,394 | Leinster |
| Castleknock | 8,301 | Leinster |
| Howth | 8,277 | Leinster |
| Baldoyle | 8,043 | Leinster |
| New Ross | 8,040 | Leinster |
| Youghal | 7,963 | Munster |
| Thurles | 7,940 | Munster |
| Monaghan | 7,894 | Ulster |
| Portarlington | 7,788 | Leinster |
| Lusk | 7,786 | Leinster |
| Terenure | 7,674 | Leinster |
| Dungarvan | 7,551 | Munster |
| Donabate | 7,443 | Leinster |
| Edenderry | 7,359 | Leinster |
| Clane | 7,280 | Leinster |
| Dunboyne | 7,272 | Leinster |
| Raheny | 7,197 | Leinster |
| Bandon | 6,957 | Munster |
| Sallynoggin | 6,916 | Leinster |
| Firhouse | 6,859 | Leinster |
| Walkinstown | 6,819 | Leinster |
| Buncrana | 6,785 | Ulster |
| Nenagh Bridge | 6,672 | Munster |
| Ballinasloe | 6,662 | Connacht |
| Dalkey | 6,622 | Leinster |
| Newcastle West | 6,619 | Munster |
| Fermoy | 6,585 | Munster |
| Roscommon | 6,555 | Connacht |
| Cherryville | 6,380 | Leinster |
| Ballymun | 6,262 | Leinster |
| Westport | 6,198 | Connacht |
| Hartstown | 5,882 | Leinster |
| Passage West | 5,843 | Munster |
| Kinsealy-Drinan | 5,814 | Leinster |
| Carrick-on-Suir | 5,771 | Munster |
| Birr | 5,741 | Leinster |
| Sutton | 5,680 | Leinster |
| Loughrea | 5,556 | Connacht |
| Monkstown | 5,555 | Leinster |
| Kilcock | 5,533 | Leinster |
| Blessington | 5,520 | Leinster |
| Roscrea | 5,446 | Munster |
| Confey | 5,389 | Leinster |
| Eadestown | 5,346 | Leinster |
| Artane | 5,328 | Leinster |
| Chapelizod | 5,296 | Leinster |
| Sallins | 5,283 | Leinster |
| Kinsale | 5,281 | Munster |
| Killester | 5,099 | Leinster |
| Carrigtwohill | 5,080 | Munster |
| Dollymount | 5,070 | Leinster |
| Carrickmacross | 5,032 | Ulster |
| Blackrock | 5,000 | Leinster |
| Oranmore | 4,990 | Connacht |
| Tipperary | 4,979 | Munster |
| Ardee | 4,928 | Leinster |
| Ballybofey | 4,852 | Ulster |
| Kells | 4,820 | Leinster |
| Listowel | 4,820 | Munster |
| Carrick-on-Shannon | 4,743 | Connacht |
| Tullow | 4,673 | Leinster |
| Clonakilty | 4,592 | Munster |
| Bayside | 4,511 | Leinster |
| Drumcondra | 4,465 | Leinster |
| Moyross | 4,448 | Munster |
| Athenry | 4,445 | Connacht |
| Cashel | 4,422 | Munster |
| Cabra | 4,389 | Leinster |
| Monasterevin | 4,246 | Leinster |
| Kilcoole | 4,239 | Leinster |
| Duleek | 4,219 | Leinster |
| Gweedore | 4,200 | Ulster |
| Dunshaughlin | 4,035 | Leinster |
| Charleville | 3,919 | Munster |
| Mulhuddart | 3,866 | Leinster |
| Fairview | 3,821 | Leinster |
| Macroom | 3,765 | Munster |
| Mitchelstown | 3,740 | Munster |
| Kilcullen | 3,710 | Leinster |
| Claremorris | 3,687 | Connacht |
| Loughlinstown | 3,665 | Leinster |
| Glasnevin | 3,633 | Leinster |
| Castleblayney | 3,607 | Ulster |
| Cahir | 3,593 | Munster |
| Courtown | 3,591 | Leinster |
| Mountmellick | 3,547 | Leinster |
| Rathcoole | 3,421 | Leinster |
| Tower | 3,421 | Munster |
| Dunlewy | 3,400 | Ulster |
| Stamullin | 3,361 | Leinster |
| Kill | 3,348 | Leinster |
| Clara | 3,242 | Leinster |
| Enfield | 3,239 | Leinster |
| Saggart | 3,133 | Leinster |
| Gort | 2,994 | Connacht |
| Rathnew | 2,964 | Leinster |
| Annacotty | 2,930 | Munster |
| Bagenalstown | 2,837 | Leinster |
| Newtownmountkennedy | 2,835 | Leinster |
| Ballinrobe | 2,786 | Connacht |
| Skibbereen | 2,778 | Munster |
| Moate | 2,763 | Leinster |
| Moate | 2,763 | Leinster |
| Bantry | 2,722 | Munster |
| Kilrush | 2,719 | Munster |
| Bailieborough | 2,683 | Ulster |
| Kinnegad | 2,662 | Leinster |
| Ballyjamesduff | 2,661 | Ulster |
| Newcastle | 2,659 | Leinster |
| Virginia | 2,648 | Ulster |
| Sixmilebridge | 2,625 | Munster |
| Donegal | 2,618 | Ulster |
| Crosshaven | 2,577 | Munster |
| Boyle | 2,568 | Connacht |
| Blarney | 2,539 | Munster |
| Kingscourt | 2,499 | Ulster |
| Castleisland | 2,486 | Munster |
| Callan | 2,475 | Leinster |
| Carndonagh | 2,471 | Ulster |
| Thomastown | 2,445 | Leinster |
| Ballina | 2,442 | Munster |
| Athboy | 2,397 | Leinster |
| Rathangan | 2,374 | Leinster |
| Ballyhaunis | 2,366 | Connacht |
| Kanturk | 2,350 | Munster |
| Ballyshannon | 2,299 | Ulster |
| Prosperous | 2,248 | Leinster |
| Killorglin | 2,199 | Munster |
| Kenmare | 2,175 | Munster |
| Clogherhead | 2,145 | Leinster |
| Baltinglass | 2,137 | Leinster |
| Old Kilcullen | 2,110 | Leinster |
| Castleconnell | 2,107 | Munster |
| Edgeworthstown | 2,072 | Leinster |
| Dingle | 2,050 | Munster |
| Abbeyfeale | 2,023 | Munster |
| Balrothery | 2,017 | Leinster |
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