What are the 9 counties of Ulster?

What are the 9 counties of Ulster?

Six of Ulster's nine counties, Antrim, Armagh, Down, Fermanagh, Londonderry and Tyrone, including the former parliamentary boroughs of Belfast and Londonderry, form Northern Ireland which remained part of the United Kingdom after the partition of Ireland in 1921.

What country is connected to Ireland?

Politically, the island is divided between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, which is a part of the United Kingdom (UK). The Republic of Ireland, which is also known simply as Ireland, covers five-sixths of the island. Ireland is bordered by only one nation, which is the United Kingdom (Northern Ireland).

Why is Ireland divided into counties?

The Act of 1920 was intended to create two self-governing territories within Ireland, with both remaining within the United Kingdom. Since partition, a key aspiration of Irish nationalists has been to bring about a reunited Ireland, with the whole island forming one independent state.