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1 day ago · Northern Ireland, part of the United Kingdom, lying in the northeastern quadrant of the island of Ireland, on the western continental periphery often characterized as Atlantic Europe. Northern Ireland is sometimes referred to as Ulster , although it includes only six of the nine counties which made up that historic Irish province.
- Cultural Life
Northern Ireland - Culture, Traditions, Music: Cultural life...
- Economy
Northern Ireland - Economy, Agriculture, Manufacturing:...
- Early Modern Ulster
Northern Ireland - Plantations, Conflict, Union: During the...
- Climate
Northern Ireland - Maritime, Temperate, Rainfall: Northern...
- Religion
Northern Ireland - Religion, Protestantism, Catholicism: The...
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Northern Ireland - Economy, Taxation, Investment: Unified...
- Disintegration of Stability
Northern Ireland - Disintegration of stability: By the...
- Security, Conflict, Peace
Northern Ireland - Security, Conflict, Peace: Policing is a...
- Justice, Law, Conflict
Northern Ireland - Justice, Law, Conflict: In most respects...
- Armagh
Armagh, city, Armagh City, Banbridge, and Craigavon...
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May 23, 2024 · Northern Ireland contains 27.1% of the total population and 16.75% of the total area of the island of Ireland. The Belfast Metropolitan Area dominates in population terms, with over a third of the inhabitants of Northern Ireland.
23 hours ago · Saint Colmcille. Ireland ( / ˈaɪərlənd / ⓘ IRE-lənd; Irish: Éire [ˈeːɾʲə] ⓘ; Ulster-Scots: Airlann [ˈɑːrlən]) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, in north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel, the Irish Sea, and St George's Channel. Ireland is the second-largest island of ...
3 days ago · Belfast, city, district, and capital of Northern Ireland, located on the River Lagan, at its entrance to Belfast Lough (inlet of the sea). Belfast became a city by royal charter in 1888. After the passing of the Government of Ireland Act, 1920, it became the seat of the government of Northern Ireland.
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1 day ago · And yet here stands O'Neill, a 47-year-old Catholic woman and the first nationalist leader of Northern Ireland—a province she one day hopes to abolish. O’Neill, who is from a prominent Irish ...
1 day ago · In 1920 the island was effectively partitioned with the creation of Northern Ireland, a six-county area with devolved powers within the United Kingdom, whereas under the Anglo-Irish Treaty of December 6, 1921, the other 26 counties became the Irish Free State, a self-governing dominion within the British Commonwealth and Empire.
4 days ago · In Northern Ireland, Lough Neagh is by far the leading source of water. The River Shannon, at 360.5 kilometres (224.0 mi) in length, is the longest river in Ireland and Britain. With a drainage area of 16,865 km 2 (6,512 sq mi), the Shannon River Basin covers one-fifth of the island. The Shannon crosses 11 counties and divides the west of ...
