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History of the Railways Following partition in 1921, and before the nationalisation of the railways and road operators in 1948, railway services in Northern Ireland (excluding narrow gauge) were provided by three private railway companies, the Belfast and County Down Railway, the Great Northern Railway (Ireland) and the London Midland and Scottish Railway (Northern Counties Committee). The Downpatrick and County Down Railway (DCDR) was set up in 1985 with the aim of restoring a portion of the former Belfast and County Down Railway as a working railway museum, incorporating the various aspects of Northern Ireland's railway heritage. The line was built by the Belfast Central Railway with the intention of connecting the BCDR, the GNR(I) and the London Midland and Scottish (Northern Counties Committee), which was then the Belfast and Northern Counties Railway before being bought over by the Midland Railway (which later became the LMS). www.downrail.co.uk /hist.htm

USAID: Ireland Despite the fact that Ireland's economy is among the fastest growing in Europe, the economy of Northern Ireland and its border counties of Donegal, Sligo, Leitrim, Cavan, Monaghan, and Louth has a high level of economic deprivation. It directs the Secretary of State and the U.S. Attorney General to establish a Program for young people who are residents of Northern Ireland and the border counties of Ireland to "develop job skills and conflict resolution abilities." The IPPCTP is intended to support economic regeneration and peace and reconciliation. Support for the reconciliation of feuding factions in Northern Ireland has long been the predominant focus of U. assistance to Northern Ireland and the border counties of Ireland. www.usaid.gov /pubs/cbj2002/ee/ie

FOE Briefing: Out of the Shadows - Northern Ireland's Railways Northern Ireland Railways, like most of Europe's railways, remains publicly-owned though there are a growing number of examples of private sector involvement in rail. Northern Ireland's rail network now forms a small part of what was once an extensive system covering all parts of the region. The relatively modest financial support given to the railways in Northern Ireland is a very small price to pay for keeping thousands of cars off the road each day, and providing a quality means of transport for those without access to a car. www.foe.co.uk /pubsinfo/briefings/html/20001010161812.html

THE ABC’S OF IMMIGRATION — Q-2 VISAS FOR IRISH NATIONALS The applicant must have resided in a qualifying location (Northern Ireland or one of the six counties in the Republic of Ireland) for the three months prior to the application. First, the applicant must be from Northern Ireland or one of the counties in the Republic of Ireland that border Northern Ireland — Cavan, Donegal, Leitrim, Louth, Monaghan and Sligo. The areas in which employment is authorized are limited to those that the governments of Ireland and Northern Ireland have determined would be of the greatest benefit to the country. www.visalaw.com /00jun1/12jun100.html   (912 words)

The Common Ground Geographically speaking, Northern Ireland and the Border Counties of the Republic of Ireland have been the primary focus of the Ireland Institute of Pittsburgh's mission. The Ireland Institute of Pittsburgh’s mission is to promote mutual understanding of the Catholic and Protestant traditions in Northern Ireland and economic development throughout all of Ireland. As of this writing, the U.K. and Irish governments, along with the various political parties of Northern Ireland continue to work on a deal to restore the Northern Ireland Assembly. users.telerama.com /~iip/Newsletter_December2004.htm   (2062 words)

CAIN: Background Essay on the Northern Ireland Conflict Northern Ireland is composed of six of the original nine counties of the province of Ulster. The remaining three counties of Ulster were not included in Northern Ireland due to the fact that the higher percentage of Catholics in these counties posed a threat to Protestant control of the country. Stormont, the parliament of Northern Ireland, was given control over all of its own affairs, with the exception of the right to mint money, conduct foreign affairs, and raise an army; however, it was able to circumvent the latter through the creation of paramilitary 'police auxiliaries'. cain.ulst.ac.uk /othelem/landon.htm   (2062 words)

Encyclopedia: Northern Ireland Ireland was partitioned in 1921 under the terms of the Government of Ireland Act 1920 between six of the nine Ulster counties in the northeast (forming Northern Ireland) and the remaining twenty-six counties of the south and west (forming the Irish Free State in 1922). Northern Ireland was covered by an ice sheet for most of the last ice age and on numerous previous occasions, the legacy of which can be seen in the extensive coverage of drumlins in Counties Fermanagh, Armagh, Antrim and particularly Down. Ahoghill is a parish in the district of Ballymena in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Northern-Ireland   (10530 words)

Northern Ireland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Ireland was partitioned in 1921 under the terms of the Government of Ireland Act 1920 between six of the nine Ulster counties in the northeast (forming Northern Ireland) and the remaining twenty-six counties of the south and west (forming the Irish Free State in 1922). Northern Ireland was covered by an ice sheet for most of the last ice age and on numerous previous occasions, the legacy of which can be seen in the extensive coverage of drumlins in Counties Fermanagh, Armagh, Antrim and particularly Down. As a constituent part of the United Kingdom, the only "official" Flag of Northern Ireland is the Union Flag. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Northern_Ireland   (3187 words)

Northern Ireland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Ireland was partitioned in 1921 under the terms of the Government of Ireland Act 1920 between six of the nine Ulster counties in the northeast (forming Northern Ireland) and the remaining twenty-six counties of the south and west (forming the Irish Free State in 1922). Northern Ireland was covered by an ice sheet for most of the last ice age and on numerous previous occasions, the legacy of which can be seen in the extensive coverage of drumlins in Counties Fermanagh, Armagh, Antrim and particularly Down. The centrepiece of Northern Ireland's geography is Lough Neagh, at 392 km² the largest freshwater lake in the British Isles. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Northern_Ireland   (3190 words)

Encyclopedia: Northern Ireland Ireland was partitioned in 1921 under the terms of the Government of Ireland Act 1920 between six of the nine Ulster counties in the northeast (forming Northern Ireland) and the remaining twenty-six counties of the south and west (forming the Irish Free State in 1922). Northern Ireland was covered by an ice sheet for most of the last ice age and on numerous previous occasions, the legacy of which can be seen in the extensive coverage of drumlins in Counties Fermanagh, Armagh, Antrim and particularly Down. Ahoghill is a parish in the district of Ballymena in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Northern-Ireland   (10553 words)

Triskelle - Map of the Counties of Ireland The traditional counties are highly popular despite the subdivisions of counties in the Republic of Ireland and the introduction of districts in Northern Ireland. Traditionally Ireland is divided in 32 counties, from which 26 in the Republic of Ireland and six in Northern Ireland. The six counties of Northern Ireland have no governmental or administrative purpose whatsoever. www.vincentpeters.nl /triskelle/tourism/countymap.php?index=100.030   (10553 words)

Northern Ireland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Ireland was partitioned in 1921 under the terms of the Government of Ireland Act 1920 between six of the nine Ulster counties in the northeast (forming Northern Ireland) and the remaining twenty-six counties of the south and west (forming the Irish Free State in 1922). Northern Ireland was covered by an ice sheet for most of the last ice age and on numerous previous occasions, the legacy of which can be seen in the extensive coverage of drumlins in Counties Fermanagh, Armagh, Antrim and particularly Down. Under the Anglo-Irish Treaty Northern Ireland was scheduled to be moved from the United Kingdom to the Irish Free State, with Oireachtas Éireann replacing the Houses of Parliament as the national parliament under which the Northern government government and parliament would sit as a home rule entity. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Northern_Ireland   (3633 words)

County Tyrone: Ireland Accommodation Ireland-Ac.com County Tyrone is one of Northern Ireland's 3 inland counties with a population of 153,000. In the east there is low lowing fertile agricultural land bordering the beautiful Lough Neagh which forms the hub of the Northern Ireland counties. Tyrone is one of the six counties making up Northern Ireland. www.ireland-ac.com /tyrone/tyrone.htm   (211 words)

Northern Ireland naming dispute - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Indeed, the Government of Northern Ireland once tried to change the offical name of the country to Ulster, but this was vetoed by the UK Government. A naming dispute exists concerning the region of the island of Ireland which remained part of the United Kingdom following the secession of the twenty-six counties which formed the Irish Free State in 1922 (now the Republic of Ireland). Nevertheless, the term was used officially in the Royal Ulster Constabulary (since superseded by the Police Service of Northern Ireland), and is also used in the names of the Ulster Unionist Party, the University of Ulster, BBC Radio Ulster and other organisations. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Northern_Ireland_naming_dispute   (729 words)

Global Harvest Ministries Northern Ireland is often referred to as the province of Ulster (and its inhabitants as Ulstermen), though it includes only six of the nine counties which made up that historic Irish entity... The partitioning would have a lasting impact on Northern Ireland as the act provided for separate parliaments: one in Belfast serving six counties in the north and the other in Dublin for the remaining 26 counties. Ireland is a young country with half of its population under 28 years old. www.globalharvestministries.org /index.asp?action=nireland   (1163 words)

VirtualTourist.com - Tayto's Homepage The pro-treaty side eventually won but the bitter divide in the country was evident and the 6 disputed counties of Northern Ireland remain disputed. The treaty with Britain had agreed that the Irish Republic would consist of 26 counties but the northern 6 counties would remain under the control of Britain. Ireland's rich archeology includes a briliant burial area at Newgrange, Knowth and Dowth in the Boyne Valley are north of Dublin. members.virtualtourist.com /m/75ce6   (927 words)

Irish Terms N * NIWC: Northern Ireland Women's Coalition * NIO: Northern Ireland Office - the administrative headquarters for the North, headed by Britain's direct ruler Mo Mowlam and a team of British government ministers. # * 26 Counties: Most of Ireland; became independent from Britain after the Easter rising of 1916 and the war of independence fought by the IRA between 1919-1922; also called the `Free State', 'Eire' or 'the Republic'. Portion of Ireland under British government rule, which usually refers to it as 'Northern Ireland'. ourworld.compuserve.com /homepages/Irish_Aires/irishter.htm   (927 words)

Catalog Report Account of the later days on the Northern Counties Committee standard gauge lines of the LMS in Ulster and their operations. Account of the railway accident at Armagh, Northern Ireland, in 1889 in which 88 eople were killed - the worst accident at that time on any British Railway. LOCOMOTIVES and ROLLING STOCK OF IRISH RAIL and NORTHERN IRELAND RAILWAYS. martinbott.com /irish.htm   (927 words)

Background Northern Ireland is also known as Ulster, because it comprises six of the nine counties that constituted the former Irish province of Ulster. In 1920, when Ireland was granted home rule, six of the nine counties of the province of Ulster, northernmost of the four Irish provinces, were given the opportunity to separate politically from the rest of Ireland and remain part of the United Kingdom. Under the Government of Ireland Act of 1920, which effected the partition of Ireland, the six counties became a separate political division of the United Kingdom, known as the province of Northern Ireland, with its own constitution, parliament, and administration for local affairs. www.dadalos.org /int/Vorbilder/vorbilder/peacepeople/hintergrund.htm   (875 words)

Geographical Index Help Present day Northern Ireland comprises six of the nine counties established in the Province of Ulster - the Ulster counties of Cavan, Donegal and Monaghan lie in the Republic of Ireland. The 'ballybetagh' disappeared after the Plantation and the subdivisions became the modern townlands, the average size of which, in most of Northern Ireland, is now c.350 acres but c.180 acres in Fermanagh. A territorial unit equivalent to the English shire, it was created by the English administration in Ireland as the major subdivision of an Irish province and dates from the 13th to the 17th century. www.proni.gov.uk /geogindx/geoghelp.htm   (875 words)

A History of Land Tenure Arrangements in Northern Ireland Northern Ireland, sometimes referred to by proponents of national unity (between the Republic and Northern Ireland) as the Six Counties, is made up of six of the nine counties of the former province of Ulster. An interesting and important note to this discussion is the close association in Northern Ireland of general Protestant desire to remain in the United Kingdom "Union" with England and Roman Catholic desire for the Six Counties to reunite with the Republic and separate from the United Kingdom. The largest denominations of Protestants in Northern Ireland are Presbyterian, the Church of Ireland (once a branch of the Church of England), and the Methodists. www.spatial.maine.edu /~onsrud/Landtenure/CountryReport/thomas.html   (4964 words)

Northern Ireland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Ireland was partitioned in 1921 under the terms of the Government of Ireland Act 1920 between six of the nine Ulster counties in the northeast (forming Northern Ireland) and the remaining twenty-six counties of the south and west (forming the Irish Free State in 1922). Northern Ireland was covered by an ice sheet for most of the last ice age and on numerous previous occasions, the legacy of which can be seen in the extensive coverage of drumlins in Counties Fermanagh, Armagh, Antrim and particularly Down. As a constituent part of the United Kingdom, the only "official" Flag of Northern Ireland is the Union Flag. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Northern_Ireland   (3203 words)

Northern Ireland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Northern Ireland was covered by an ice sheet for most of the last ice age and on numerous previous occasions, the legacy of which can be seen in the extensive coverage of drumlins in Counties Fermanagh, Armagh, Antrim and particularly Down. Therefore, after the First World War, Ireland was partitioned in 1921 under the terms of the Government of Ireland Act 1920 between six of the nine Ulster counties in the northeast (forming Northern Ireland) and the remaining twenty-six counties of the south and west (forming the Irish Free State in 1922). The centrepiece of Northern Ireland's geography is Lough Neagh, at 392 km² the largest freshwater lake in the British Isles. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Northern_Ireland   (3203 words)

Northern Ireland - Biocrawler definition:Northern Ireland - Biocrawler Northern Ireland was covered by an ice sheet for most of the last ice age and on numerous previous occasions, the legacy of which can be seen in the extensive coverage of drumlins in Counties Fermanagh, Armagh, Antrim and particularly Down. Therefore, after the First World War, Ireland was partitioned in 1921 under the terms of the Government of Ireland Act 1920 between six of the nine Ulster counties in the northeast (forming Northern Ireland) and the remaining twenty-six counties of the south and west (forming the Irish Free State in 1922). The Ireland Act 1949 gave the first legal guarantee to the Parliament and Government that Northern Ireland would not cease to be part of the United Kingdom without consent of the majority of its citizens, and this was most recently reaffirmed by the Northern Ireland Act 1998. www.biocrawler.com /biowiki/Northern_Ireland   (4457 words)

Elections in the United Kingdom The country is a parliamentary democratic monarchy, divided in England (with 47 boroughs, 36 counties, 29 London Boroughs, 12 cities and boroughs, 10 districts, 12 cities and 3 royal boroughs), Scotland (with 32 council areas), Wales (with 11 county boroughs, and 2 cities and counties) and Northern Ireland (24 districts, 2 cities and 6 counties). Northern Ireland has a special status with influence of Ireland. Official name: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland www.electionworld.org /unitedkingdom.htm   (4457 words)

Northern Ireland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Northern Ireland was covered by an ice sheet for most of the last ice age and on numerous previous occasions, the legacy of which can be seen in the extensive coverage of drumlins in Counties Fermanagh, Armagh, Antrim and particularly Down. Therefore, after the First World War, Ireland was partitioned in 1921 under the terms of the Government of Ireland Act 1920 between six of the nine Ulster counties in the northeast (forming Northern Ireland) and the remaining twenty-six counties of the south and west (forming the Irish Free State in 1922). The Ireland Act 1949 gave the first legal guarantee to the Parliament and Government that Northern Ireland would not cease to be part of the United Kingdom without consent of the majority of its citizens, and this was most recently reaffirmed by the Northern Ireland Act 1998. www.eastcleveland.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Six_counties   (4457 words)

Ireland - Gurupedia The historic province of Ulster consists of the six counties of Northern Ireland and Counties Donegal, Monaghan and 92% of the population of the Republic of Ireland are Roman Catholic, and 40% in Northern Ireland. It is composed of the Republic of Ireland in the south and Northern Ireland, an autonomous region of the United Kingdom. www.gurupedia.com /i/ir/ireland.htm   (4457 words)

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