Northern Ireland
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Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland (pronunciation: /ˈnɔːrðərn aɪrˈlænd/) is a part of the United Kingdom located in the north-east of the island of Ireland.
Etymology
The term "Northern Ireland" has its roots in the partition of Ireland in 1921, when the island was divided into two separate entities: the independent Irish Free State (now the Republic of Ireland) and Northern Ireland, which remained part of the United Kingdom.
Related Terms
- Belfast: The capital and largest city of Northern Ireland.
- Good Friday Agreement: A major political development in the Northern Ireland peace process of the 1990s.
- Ulster: One of the four traditional provinces of Ireland, nine counties of which form Northern Ireland.
- The Troubles: A period of ethno-political conflict in Northern Ireland which lasted about 30 years from the late 1960s to the late 1990s.
- Unionism in Ireland: Political ideology that favours the continuation of some form of political union between the islands of Ireland and Great Britain.
- Irish nationalism: Political ideology that asserts that the Irish people are a nation and espouses the creation of a sovereign Irish nation-state on the island of Ireland.
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Northern Ireland
- Wikipedia's article - Northern Ireland
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