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| | Ireland, Northern. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05 |
 | | Northern Irelands relatively distinct history began in the early 17th cent., when, after the suppression of an Irish rebellion, much land was confiscated by the British crown and planted with Scottish and English settlers. |
 | | However, the Irish Free State, now the Republic of Ireland (see Ireland, Republic of), which was established in 1922, refused to recognize the finality of the partition; and violence erupted frequently on both sides of the border. |
 | | Prime Minister Terence ONeill had sought to end anti-Catholic bias as part of his policy of fostering closer ties between Ulster and the Irish Republic, but opponents within his ruling Unionist party forced his resignation in Apr., 1969. |
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