CZY 963

SO, by way of an example - what county in Ireland is this vehicle from? *

LIST OF VEHICLE REGISTRATION LETTERS FOR IRELAND

REPUBLIC OF IRELAND
1987 SCHEME

ORIGINAL
1904 SCHEME

 

SUBSEQUENT SCHEME
(1st YEAR where known)

LET COUNTY LET EG COUNTY   LET EG COUNTY
   

I

     

Z

  DUBLIN (1927)
   

IA

IIA ANTRIM  

ZA

  DUBLIN (1933)
   

IB

SIB ARMAGH  

ZB

SZB CORK (1935)

CW

CEATHARLACH

IC

UIC CARLOW  

ZC

UZC DUBLIN (1937)

CN

AN CABHÁN

ID

FID CAVAN  

ZD

-ZD- DUBLIN (1940)

CE

AN CLÁR

IE

VIE CLARE  

ZE

-ZE- DUBLIN

C

CORCAIGH

IF

YIF CORK  

ZF

EZF CORK CITY
   

IG

  (More...)  

ZG

  (More...)

DL

DÚN NA NGALL

IH

-IH- DONEGAL  

ZH

EZH DUBLIN
   

II

     

ZI

FZI DUBLIN (1927)
   

IJ

PIJ DOWN  

ZJ

BZJ DUBLIN

D

BAILE ÁTHA CLIATH

IK

-IK- DUBLIN  

ZK

RZK CORK
   

IL

LIL FERMANAGH  

ZL

NZL DUBLIN

G

GAILLIMH

IM

TIM GALWAY  

ZM

AZM GALWAY

KY

CIARRAÍ

IN

VIN KERRY  

ZN

  MEATH

KE

CILL DARA

IO

  KILDARE  

ZO

OZO DUBLIN

KK

CILL CHAINNIGH

IP

PIP KILKENNY  

ZP

-ZP- DONEGAL
   

IQ

     

ZQ

   

OY

UÍBH FHÁILÍ

IR

-IR- KING'S COUNTY *  

ZR

  WEXFORD
   

IS

  (More...)  

ZS

CZS ?

LM

LIATROIM

IT

JIT LEITRIM  

ZT

  CORK

LK

LUIMNEACH

IU

RIU LIMERICK  

ZU

KZU DUBLIN
   

IV

     

ZV

EZV (BUSES?)
   

IW

PIW LONDONDERRY  

ZW

-ZW- KILDARE

LD

AN LONGFORT

IX

NIX LONGFORD  

ZX

-ZX- KERRY

LH

AN LÚ

IY

  LOUTH  

ZY

XZY LOUTH

MO

MAIGH EO

IZ

YIZ MAYO  

ZZ

-ZZ- TEMP IMPORTS

MH

AN MHÍ

AI

-AI- MEATH  

AZ

DAZ BELFAST (1928)

MN

MUINEACHÁN

BI

ZBI MONAGHAN  

BZ

HBZ DOWN (1930)

LS

LAOIS

CI

VCI QUEEN'S C'NTY *  

CZ

  BELFAST (1932)

RN

ROS COMÁIN

DI

CDI ROSCOMMON  

DZ

ADZ ANTRIM (1932)

SO

SLIGEACH

EI

-EI- SLIGO  

EZ

  BELFAST (1935)

TN

TIOBRAID ÁRANN

FI

IFI TIPPERARY N.R.  

FZ

  BELFAST (1938)
   

GI

  (More...)  

GZ

  BELFAST (1942)

TS

TIOBRAID ÁRANN

HI

XHI TIPPERARY S.R.  

HZ

-HZ- TYRONE (1944)
   

JI

OJI TYRONE  

JZ

  DOWN

WD

PORT LÁIRGE

KI

  WATERFORD  

KZ

  ANTRIM

WH

AN IARMHÍ

LI

GLI WESTMEATH  

LZ

ALZ ARMAGH

WX

LOCH GARMAN

MI

  WEXFORD  

MZ

  BELFAST

WW

CILL MHANTÁIN

NI

VNI WICKLOW  

NZ

-NZ- L'DERRY
   

OI

WOI BELFAST CITY  

OZ

  BELFAST
   

PI

XPI CORK CITY  

PZ

-PZ- BELFAST
   

QI

     

QZ

   
   

RI

  DUBLIN CITY  

RZ

  ANTRIM
   

SI

     

SZ

  DOWN
L LUIMNEACH

TI

FTI LIMERICK CITY  

TZ

  BELFAST
   

UI

CUI L'DERRY CITY  

UZ

  BELFAST
   

VI

     

VZ

-VZ- TYRONE

W

PORT LÁIRGE

WI

VWI WATERF'D CITY  

WZ

  BELFAST (1960s?)
   

XI

EXI 1921 BELFAST CITY  

XZ

-XZ- ARMAGH (1960s?)
   

YI

  1921 DUBLIN CITY  

YZ

  L'DERRY (1960s?)
D  

ZI

  DUBLIN CITY  

ZZ

-ZZ- TEMP IMPORTS
* King's County & Queen's County became Offaly & Laois in 1921

* Our mystery guest is from Louth

APOLOGIES in advance for my incorrect spelling of the counties.

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