Province of the Republic of Ireland that includes the counties of Carlow and Meath (8)

I believe the answer is:

leinster

(Other definitions for leinster that I've seen before include "Province of SE Ireland" , "Irish town" , "part of Ireland" , "Irish district" , "One of the four provinces of Ireland" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.

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