A report on Ulster
One of the four traditional Irish provinces.
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Church of Ireland
12 linksChristian church in Ireland and an autonomous province of the Anglican Communion.
Christian church in Ireland and an autonomous province of the Anglican Communion.
Despite the political and economic advantages of membership in the new church, a large majority of the Irish remained loyal to the Church of Rome, while in Ulster the church was outnumbered by Presbyterians.
Plantations of Ireland
10 linksPlantations in 16th- and 17th-century Kingdom of Ireland involved the confiscation of Irish-owned land by the English Crown and the colonisation of this land with settlers from Great Britain.
Plantations in 16th- and 17th-century Kingdom of Ireland involved the confiscation of Irish-owned land by the English Crown and the colonisation of this land with settlers from Great Britain.
In the 1570s, there was an attempt to colonize parts of east Ulster, which had formerly been part of the English Earldom of Ulster.
Bangor, County Down
3 linksTown in County Down, Northern Ireland.
Town in County Down, Northern Ireland.
The shield is emblazoned with two ships, which feature the Red Hand of Ulster on their sails, denoting that Bangor is in the province of Ulster.
Gaelic Ireland
11 linksThe Gaelic political and social order, and associated culture, that existed in Ireland from the prehistoric era until the early 17th century.
The Gaelic political and social order, and associated culture, that existed in Ireland from the prehistoric era until the early 17th century.
Ulster: The Ulaid proper were in a sorry state all during this era, being squeezed between the emergent Ó Neill of Tír Eógain in the west, the MacDonnells, Clann Aodha Buidhe, and the Anglo-Normans from the east. Only Mag Aonghusa managed to retain a portion of their former kingdom with expansion into Iveagh. The two great success stories of this era were Ó Domhnaill of Tír Chonaill and Ó Neill of Tír Eógain. Ó Domhnaill was able to dominate much of northern Connacht to the detriment of its native lords, both Old English and Gaelic, though it took time to suborn the likes of Ó Conchobhair Sligigh and Ó Raghallaigh of Iar Breifne. Expansion southwards brought the hegemony of Tír Eógain, and by extension Ó Neill influence, well into the border lordships of Louth and Meath. Mag Uidir of Fear Manach would slightly later be able to build his lordship up to that of third most powerful in the province, at the expense of the Ó Raghallaigh of Iar Breifne and the MacMahons of Airgíalla.
Scotland
4 linksCountry that is part of the United Kingdom.
Country that is part of the United Kingdom.
Ulster's Protestant population is mainly of lowland Scottish descent, and it is estimated that there are more than 27 million descendants of the Scots-Irish migration now living in the US.
Felim O'Neill of Kinard
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Sir Phelim Roe O'Neill of Kinard (Irish: Féilim Rua Ó Néill na Ceann Ard; 1604–1653) was an Irish politician and soldier who started the Irish rebellion in Ulster on 23 October 1641.
Newry
4 linksCity in Northern Ireland, divided by the Clanrye river in counties Armagh and Down, 34 mi from Belfast and 67 mi from Dublin.
City in Northern Ireland, divided by the Clanrye river in counties Armagh and Down, 34 mi from Belfast and 67 mi from Dublin.
Newry lies in the most south-eastern part of both Ulster and Northern Ireland.
Williamite War in Ireland
11 linksConflict between Jacobite supporters of deposed monarch James II and Williamite supporters of his successor, William III.
Conflict between Jacobite supporters of deposed monarch James II and Williamite supporters of his successor, William III.
Ireland was selected because some 75% of the population shared James' Catholicism, with Protestants concentrated in Ulster, where they comprised nearly 50% of the population.
Orange Order
11 linksInternational Protestant fraternal order based in Northern Ireland and primarily associated with Ulster Protestants, particularly those of Ulster Scots heritage.
International Protestant fraternal order based in Northern Ireland and primarily associated with Ulster Protestants, particularly those of Ulster Scots heritage.
Protestant opposition to Irish self-government under Roman Catholic influence was intense, especially in the Protestant-dominated province of Ulster.
Irish Home Rule movement
15 linksMovement that campaigned for self-government for Ireland within the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
Movement that campaigned for self-government for Ireland within the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
Long, a firm unionist, felt free to shape Home Rule in Unionism's favour, and formalised dividing Ireland (and Ulster) into Northern Ireland and Southern Ireland.