Province of Ulster

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The Province of Ulster is a historic region in the north of Ireland, comprising nine counties and known for its distinct cultural identity and significant role in Irish and British history.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Province of Ulster canonical 37
province of Ulster 5
Northern Ireland (historical Ulster) 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (146)

Predicate Object
instanceOf historic province
traditional province of Ireland
containsAdministrativeTerritory Northern Ireland
part of Republic of Ireland
country Ireland
hasAirport Belfast International Airport
City of Derry Airport
Donegal Airport
George Best Belfast City Airport
hasBorderWith Atlantic Ocean
Irish Sea
Province of Connacht
Province of Leinster
linked to: Leinster
hasCapital Armagh (traditional)
linked to: City of Armagh
hasCountyInNorthernIreland County Antrim
County Armagh
County Down
County Fermanagh
County Londonderry
County Tyrone
hasCountyInRepublicOfIreland County Cavan
linked to: Cavan

County Donegal
County Monaghan
hasCulturalFestival Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann (occasionally hosted)
St Patrick's Day celebrations
Twelfth of July parades
hasCulturalRegion Gaeltacht of Donegal
linked to: Donegal Gaeltacht
hasCulturalSymbol Nine-County Ulster flag
Red Hand of Ulster
Ulster Banner
hasDemonym Ulster people
Ulsterman
Ulsterwoman
hasEthnicCommunity British-identifying community
Irish nationalists
Irish-identifying community
Ulster unionists
hasGoverningBody Ulster GAA
hasHistoricalEvent Battle of the Boyne (near Ulster influence)
linked to: Battle of the Boyne

Home Rule crisis
Irish Rebellion of 1641
Partition of Ireland
Plantation of Ulster
The Troubles
Ulster Covenant 1912
linked to: Ulster Covenant

Williamite War in Ireland
hasHistoricBattle Battle of Kinsale (Ulster chiefs defeated)
hasHistoricKingdom Kingdom of Ulster
hasHistoricMigration Scots-Irish emigration to North America
hasHistoricPeople O'Donnell dynasty
O'Neill dynasty
Ulaid
hasLanguage English
hasLargestCity Belfast
hasMajorCity Derry
Londonderry
linked to: Derry
hasMajorTown Antrim
Armagh
Ballycastle
Ballymena
Ballyshannon
Bangor
Buncrana
Carrickfergus
Cavan
Coleraine
Coleraine urban area
linked to: Coleraine

Cookstown
Craigavon
Downpatrick
Dungannon
Enniskillen
Larne
Letterkenny
Lisburn
Lurgan
Magherafelt
Monaghan
Newry
Omagh
Portadown
Portrush
Strabane
hasNotableBridge Peace Bridge (Derry)
hasNotableCoastalFeature Causeway Coast
Giant's Causeway
hasNotableDialect Ulster English
linked to: Irish English

Ulster Irish
Ulster Scots dialect
hasNotableHeritageSite Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge
Devenish Island monastic site
Dunluce Castle
Grianán of Aileach
Navan Fort (Emain Macha)
linked to: Navan Fort
hasNotableIsland Tory Island
hasNotableLough Lough Erne
Lough Foyle
Lough Neagh
Lough Swilly
hasNotableMountainRange Derryveagh Mountains
Mourne Mountains
Sperrin Mountains
hasNotablePort Greencastle (Donegal) ferry port
Port of Belfast
Port of Derry
linked to: Port of Londonderry

Port of Larne
hasNotableRiver River Bann
River Erne
River Foyle
hasPart County Antrim
County Armagh
County Cavan
linked to: Cavan

County Derry
linked to: County Londonderry

County Donegal
County Down
County Fermanagh
County Londonderry
County Monaghan
County Tyrone
hasPoliticalTradition Irish nationalism
Irish republicanism
Ulster loyalism
Ulster unionism
hasReligion Anglicanism
Presbyterianism
linked to: Presbyterian

Protestantism
Roman Catholicism
hasSport Gaelic football
Hurling
Rugby union
hasSportCompetition Ulster Senior Football Championship
Ulster Senior Hurling Championship
hasSportTeam Ulster Rugby
hasTraditionalCountyCount 9
hasTraditionalDance Irish dance
Scottish-influenced country dance
hasTraditionalLanguage Irish language
Ulster Scots
hasTraditionalMusic Ulster traditional music
hasUniversity Queen's University Belfast
Ulster University
historicalSubdivisionOf Kingdom of Ireland
locatedIn north of Ireland
locatedOn island of Ireland
partlyIn Republic of Ireland
United Kingdom

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Referenced by (44)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bogside locatedIn Province of Ulster
Central Plain of Ireland locatedIn Province of Ulster
Ballymena locatedIn Province of Ulster
Monaghan locatedIn province of Ulster
linked to: Province of Ulster
Downpatrick locatedIn province of Ulster
linked to: Province of Ulster
Craigavon region Province of Ulster
Ulster Rugby representsInInterprovincialMatches Ulster province
linked to: Province of Ulster
Magheragall region Province of Ulster
Clough, County Down region Province of Ulster
Dundrum, County Down region Province of Ulster
Ulster Covenant region province of Ulster
linked to: Province of Ulster
Ballykelly partOf Province of Ulster
Coalisland partOf Province of Ulster
Magherafelt partOf Province of Ulster
Rathmullan hasProvince Province of Ulster
Cavan County Council locatedIn Province of Ulster
Bailieborough locatedIn Province of Ulster
Virginia, County Cavan locatedIn Province of Ulster
Kingscourt locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Province of Ulster
Lough Gowna region Province of Ulster
Province of Connacht borders Province of Ulster
Donegal Borough locatedIn Province of Ulster
Joy family of Belfast region Northern Ireland (historical Ulster)
subject linked to: The Joy family of Belfast
linked to: Province of Ulster
Town of Ulster, New York namedAfter Province of Ulster
An Baile Meánach locatedInRegion Province of Ulster
Maghaberry region Province of Ulster
Broughshane locatedInRegion Province of Ulster
Ahoghill geographicRegion Province of Ulster
Moira, County Down hasCountrySubdivision Province of Ulster
Ballyshannon, County Donegal, Ireland locatedIn province of Ulster
linked to: Province of Ulster
Lisburn region Province of Ulster
Banbridge geographicRegion Province of Ulster
Cavan GAA locatedIn Province of Ulster
coat of arms of Ulster represents province of Ulster
linked to: Province of Ulster
Ballybofey locatedIn Province of Ulster
Rossnowlagh Beach locatedIn Province of Ulster
Whiteabbey region Province of Ulster
Lough Sheelin locatedIn Province of Ulster
M1 motorway (Northern Ireland) locatedIn Province of Ulster