Counties of Ireland were later subdivided into smaller "liberties", which appear to have enjoyed the same privileges as their predecessors. The division of Leinster and Munster into smaller counties is commonly attributed to King John, mostly due to lack of prior documentary evidence, which has been destroyed. However, they may have had an earlier origin. These counties were: in Leinster: Carlow (also known as Catherlogh), Dublin, Kildare, Kilkenny, Louth (also known as Uriel), Meath, Wexford, Waterford; in Munster: Cork, Limerick, Kerry and Tipperary. It is thought that these counties did not have the administrative purpose later attached to them until late in the
GPA Gaelic Team of the Year (Cork), Paddy Keenan (Louth), John Galvin (Limerick), Daniel Hughes (Down), Martin Clarke (Down), John Doyle (Kildare), Daniel Goulding (Cork), Brendan Coulter (Down), Bernard Brogan (Dublin) Diarmuid Murphy (Kerry), Marc Ó Sé (Kerry), Michael Shields (Cork), Tom O'Sullivan (Kerry), Tomás Ó Sé (Kerry), Graham Canty (Cork), John Miskella(Cork), Dermot Earley (Kildare), Seamus Scanlon (Kerry), Paul Galvin (Kerry), Pearse O'Neill (Cork), Paddy Kelly (Cork), Daniel Goulding (Cork), Declan O'Sullivan (Kerry), Tommy Walsh (Kerry) Football Team of the Year Football Team of the Year 1. Stephen Cluxton (Dublin)<br> 2. Marc Ó Sé(Kerry)<br> 3. Barry Owens (Fermanagh)<br> 4. Tom O'Sullivan (Kerry)<br> 5. Seamus Moynihan