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Ireland
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Northwest Ireland and Lakelands is the tourist name for the Border Region of Ireland. It's not a unit of government, it's just a grouping of counties for statistical and planning purposes, namely Cavan, Donegal, Leitrim, Monaghan and Sligo, with a population in 2016 of almost 400,000. It's all within the Republic of Ireland, and historically mostly within Ulster, though Sligo and Leitrim were part of Connacht.
By air, Dublin (DUB) is a good choice, for its range of flights and good onward transport. With a rental car, you'll reach this region in a couple of hours.
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