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'''Northern Ireland''' is one of the four constituent parts of the [[United Kingdom]] (together with [[England Genealogy|England]], [[Scotland Genealogy|Scotland]] and [[Wales Genealogy|Wales]]). Northern Ireland, is of fairly recent origin, coming out of the partition of the island of [[Ireland Genealogy|Ireland]] in 1921. Northern Ireland was retained as part of the UK, and the rest of Ireland, became an independent state, and was known as the Irish Free State in 1922, and after 1949, the Republic of Ireland. The official language is English.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Northern Ireland," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia,'' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Ireland, accessed 25 April 2016.</ref> | '''Northern Ireland''' is one of the four constituent parts of the [[United Kingdom]] (together with [[England Genealogy|England]], [[Scotland Genealogy|Scotland]] and [[Wales Genealogy|Wales]]). Northern Ireland, is of fairly recent origin, coming out of the partition of the island of [[Ireland Genealogy|Ireland]] in 1921. Northern Ireland was retained as part of the UK, and the rest of Ireland, became an independent state, and was known as the Irish Free State in 1922, and after 1949, the Republic of Ireland. The official language is English.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Northern Ireland," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia,'' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Ireland, accessed 25 April 2016.</ref> | ||
Northern Ireland is often referred to colloquially (usually by Protestants) as "Ulster". While all of Northern Ireland is within Ulster, not all of Ulster is within Northern Ireland - three Ulster counties Co. Cavan, Co. Donegal and Co. Monaghan are in the Republic. Northern Ireland itself is formed of six counties - Co. Antrim, Co. Armagh, Co. Derry/Londonderry (both names may be encountered), Co. Down, Co. Fermanagh and Co. Tyrone. Unlike Great Britain, counties tend to be called "County X" rather than "X-shire". | Northern Ireland is often referred to colloquially (usually by Protestants) as "Ulster". While all of Northern Ireland is within Ulster, not all of Ulster is within Northern Ireland - three Ulster counties Co. Cavan, Co. Donegal and Co. Monaghan are in the Republic. To confuse matters further, the term "province" is used for both Ulster as a whole and Northern Ireland itself. Northern Ireland itself is formed of six traditional counties - Co. Antrim, Co. Armagh, Co. Derry/Londonderry (both names may be encountered), Co. Down, Co. Fermanagh and Co. Tyrone - these are represented by the Star of David which is often seen as the symbol of Northern Ireland. Unlike Great Britain, counties tend to be called "County X" rather than "X-shire". | ||
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