Ulster

Also known as Ulster Province, Ulster Prov., Province of Ulster, Prov. of Ulster, Ulster P., P. of Ulster

Ulster (; or ; or Ulster) is one of the four historical provinces of Ireland, located in the northern part of the island. It is made up of nine counties, with six of these comprising Northern Ireland (a part of the United Kingdom), while the remaining three are in the Republic of Ireland.

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Ulster is one of Ireland's four historical provinces, located in the north of the island and consisting of nine counties. It matters historically and geographically because six of its counties form Northern Ireland (part of the United Kingdom) while the other three are in the Republic of Ireland, making it a region that reflects the island's political division.

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Settlement.footnotes: Patron saints: Finnian of Moville and Columba a. The Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency census of 2021 results (1,903,100) combined with the preliminary results of 2022 census of Ireland for Ulster (part of; 314,076). b. The counties of Cavan, Monaghan and Donegal are part of the Midlands–North-West constituency (5 MEPs); these three counties contain 19.5% of the population of the constituency. Following Brexit, as the United Kingdom left the EU, there are no MEPs from Northern Ireland.
Settlement.official_name: Ulster
Settlement.native_name: (Ulster-Scots)
Settlement.unit_pref: metric
Settlement.image_shield: Coat of arms of Ulster.svg
Settlement.shield_size: 90px
Settlement.image_flag: Flag of Ulster.svg
Settlement.flag_size: 160px
Settlement.image_map: Ulster locator map.svg
Settlement.mapsize: 192px
Settlement.subdivision_type: Sovereign states
Settlement.subdivision_name: United Kingdom (GBR)
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Counties (9)
Settlement.leader_title1: MPs (GBR) and TDs (IRL)
Settlement.leader_title2: MLAs (NI only)
Settlement.leader_title3: MEPs (IRL only)
Settlement.leader_title4: Councillors
Settlement.area_total_km2: 22,067

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Commons category: Ulster
native label: Cúige Uladh

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Contents

Terminology
Geography and political sub-divisions
County-based sub-divisions
Council-based sub-divisions
Largest settlements
Economy
Physical geography
Transport
Air
Rail
Languages and dialects
History
Early history
Plantations and civil wars
Emigration
Republicanism, rebellion and communal strife
Industrialisation, Home Rule and partition
1920 to present
People
Sport
See also
Notes
References
Further reading
External links

It is the second-largest (after Munster) and second-most populous (after Leinster) of Ireland's four traditional provinces, with Belfast being its biggest city. Unlike the other provinces, Ulster has a high percentage of Protestants, making up almost half of its population. English is the main language and Ulster English the main dialect. A minority also speak Irish, and there are (Irish-speaking regions) in County Donegal which is home to a quarter of the total Gaeltacht population of the Republic of Ireland. There are also large Irish-speaking networks in southern County Londonderry and in the Gaeltacht Quarter, Belfast. Ulster-Scots is also spoken extensively in the counties Antrim, Down, Londonderry, Tyrone and Donegal. Lough Neagh, in the east, is the largest lake in the British Isles, while Lough Erne in the west is one of its largest lake networks. The main mountain ranges are the Mournes, Sperrins, Blue Stack (Croaghgorms) and Derryveagh Mountains.