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Church of Ireland Church of Ireland
Church of Ireland Anglican church of both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. As a separate body the church goes back to the Reformation when the Irish church was officially reformed along the same lines as the church in England (see England, Church of ). But the effects of the... Read more
Ulster Ulster
Ulster northernmost of the historic provinces of Ireland. Modern Ulster consists of nine counties. Six (Antrim, Armagh, Down, Fermanagh, Derry, and Tyrone) now make up Northern Ireland (see Ireland, Northern ), which is often referred to as Ulster; the remaining three (Cavan, Donegal, and... Read more
Social Democratic and Labour Party Social Democratic and Labour Party
Social Democratic and Labour Party, founded in 1970, as a merger of several opposition groups in the Northern Ireland Parliament. It included independent civil rights MPs and breakaway elements from the Northern Ireland Labour party, the Nationalist Party, and the Republican Labour Party, together... Read more
NCVQ NCVQ
NCVQ n. (in the UK) National Council for Vocational Qualifications: a body set up by the government to achieve a coherent national framework for vocational qualifications in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. Five levels of National Vocational Qualification (NVQ) are currently accredited by the... Read more
Thomas Butler 10th earl of Ormonde Thomas Butler 10th earl of Ormonde
Thomas Butler Ormonde, 10th earl of 1532-1614, Irish nobleman. Brought up at the English court, he was the first of his family to embrace Protestantism. He succeeded to the earldom of Ormonde in 1546, and in 1554 he went to Ireland, where he tried to mediate between the Irish and their English... Read more
Ireland Ireland
Ireland Irish Eire [to it are related the poetic Erin and perhaps the Latin Hibernia ], island, 32,598 sq mi (84,429 sq km), second largest of the British Isles. The island is divided into two major political units—Northern Ireland (see Ireland, Northern ), which is joined with Great... Read more
Irish Irish
Irish ETHNONYM: Eireanneach Orientation Identification and Location. For the Irish and Ireland, identification and location are inextricably linked aspects of self-definition. Ireland, located between 51 Read more
Tyrone Tyrone
Tyrone former county, Northern Ireland. In 1973 it was divided into the districts of Strabane, Omagh, Dungannon, and part of the Cookstown district.... Read more
Erne Erne
Erne , river, 72 mi (116 km) long, rising in Lough Gowna, Co. Longford, N Republic of Ireland. It flows NW through SW Northern Ireland, then back through the Republic before entering the Atlantic Ocean at Donegal Bay. Grazing predominates in the Erne basin; Enniskillen is the chief town. In... Read more
Enniskillen Enniskillen
Enniskillen , town (1991 pop. 10,429), Fermanagh dist., SW Northern Ireland, on Cethlin's Island in the Erne River between Upper and Lower Loughs Erne. Farm produce is traded, and hosiery is manufactured. In 1689 the forces of William III defeated those of James II at Enniskillen.... Read more

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