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Ulster forms one of the historical provinces of Ireland. Six of its nine counties, Antrim, Armagh, Derry/Londonderry, Down, Fermanagh, and Tyrone, are known together as Northern Ireland, and are part of the United
Kingdom. The unionist population frequently refers to these six counties as
"Ulster". The population of Northern Ireland in 2001 was 1,685,267.
The three Ulster counties of Cavan, Donegal and Monaghan are part of the
Republic of Ireland. The combined population of these three
counties in 2002 was 246,571.
In the 1600s Ulster functioned as the last redoubt of the traditional Gaelic way of
life, and following the defeat of the Irish forces at the battles of Kinsale (1601), Mountjoy and Dunboy Castle, Elizabeth I succeeded in subjugating Ulster and all of
Ireland.
The name Ulster also appears in some other contexts originally named in honour of the Irish province:
See also: Irish Place Names
in Other Countries
An ulster is a kind of overcoat.
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