Outline of Northern Ireland explained
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Northern Ireland.
Northern Ireland - one of the four countries of the United Kingdom.[1] [2] Situated in the northeast of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west. At the time of the 2001 UK census, its population was 1,685,000, constituting about 30% of the island's total population and about 3% of the population of the United Kingdom.
Northern Ireland was created as a distinct division of the United Kingdom on 3 May 1921 under the Government of Ireland Act 1920,[3] although its constitutional roots lie in the 1800 Act of Union between Great Britain and Ireland.
Northern Ireland was for many years the site of a violent and bitter ethno-political conflict – the Troubles – which was caused by divisions between Irish nationalists, who are predominantly Roman Catholic, and unionists, who are predominantly Protestant. Unionists want Northern Ireland to remain part of the United Kingdom,[4] while nationalists wish it to be politically reunited with the rest of Ireland.[5] [6] [7] [8] Since the signing of the "Good Friday Agreement" in 1998, most of the paramilitary groups involved in the Troubles have ceased their armed campaigns.
General reference
- Common English country name: Northern Ireland
- Official English country name: Northern Ireland
- Common endonym:
- Official endonym: Northern Ireland
- Adjectival: Northern Irish
- Demonym: Northern Irishman or Northern Irishwoman, Ulsterman or Ulsterwoman
Geography of Northern Ireland
Geography of Northern Ireland
Environment of Northern Ireland
Natural geographic features of Northern Ireland
Regions of Northern Ireland
Administrative divisions of Northern Ireland
Administrative divisions of Northern Ireland
Municipalities of Northern Ireland
Demography of Northern Ireland
Demographics of Northern Ireland
Government and politics of Northern Ireland
Politics of Northern Ireland
Law and order in Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland law
Local government in Northern Ireland
Local government in Northern Ireland
Political ideologies in Northern Ireland
History of Northern Ireland
See main article: History of Northern Ireland.
By period
The Troubles
The Troubles
By region
By county
- History of County Antrim
- History of County Armagh
- History of County Fermanagh
- History of County Londonderry
- History of County Tyrone
By municipality
By subject
- History of the Jews in Northern Ireland
- History of local government in Northern Ireland
Culture of Northern Ireland
Culture of Northern Ireland
Architecture in Northern Ireland
Architecture of Northern Ireland
Art in Northern Ireland
Art in Northern Ireland
Music of Northern Ireland
Music of Northern Ireland
Cuisine of Northern Ireland
Cuisine of Northern Ireland
Language in Northern Ireland
Religion in Northern Ireland
Religion in Northern Ireland
Religious places
Religions in Northern Ireland
Sport in Northern Ireland
Sport in Northern Ireland
Economy and infrastructure of Northern Ireland
Economy of Northern Ireland
Transport in Northern Ireland
Transport in Northern Ireland
Education in Northern Ireland
Education in Northern Ireland
Specific schools
Types of schools
Health in Northern Ireland
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: The Countries of the UK. UK Statistics Authority. statistics.gov.uk – geography – beginners' guide to UK geography. 11 November 2005. 11 November 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20091209105253/http://www.statistics.gov.uk/geography/uk_countries.asp. 9 December 2009. dead. The top-level division of administrative geography in the UK is the 4 countries – England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland..
- Web site: countries within a country. The Office of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Number10.gov.uk. 10 January 2003. 11 November 2009. http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20080909013512/http://www.number10.gov.uk/Page823. 9 September 2008. The United Kingdom is made up of four countries: England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Its full name is the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland...Northern Ireland is a part of the United Kingdom with a devolved legislative Assembly and a power sharing Executive made up of ministers from four political parties representing different traditions.. dead.
- Statutory Rules & Orders published by authority, 1921 (No. 533); Additional source for 3 May 1921 date: Alvin Jackson, Home Rule – An Irish History, Oxford University Press, 2004, p198.
- http://www.uup.org/policy/standing-up-for-northern-ireland/index.php Standing up for Northern Ireland
- Richard Jenkin, 1997, Rethinking ethnicity: arguments and explorations, SAGE Publications: London: "In Northern Ireland the objectives of contemporary nationalists are the reunification of Ireland and the removal of British government."
- Peter Dorey, 1995, British politics since 1945, Blackwell Publishers: Oxford: "Just as some Nationalists have been prepared to use violence in order to secure Irish reunification, so some Unionists have been prepared to use violence in order to oppose it."
- Web site: Strategy Framework Document: Reunification through Planned Integration: Sinn Féin's All Ireland Agenda . https://web.archive.org/web/20060716075752/http://www.sinnfein.ie/policies/document/155 . 16 July 2006. Sinn Féin. Retrieved 2 August 2008.
- Web site: Our Vision . sdlp.ie . SDLP . 8 October 2013.
- News: NI's population passes 1.75m mark . BBC News . 10 December 2008 . 20 May 2010.
