northern ireland

     

in the Unite Kingdom  (light yellow)

Trivia about northern ireland

  • The 1998 Nobel Peace Prize money was split between John Hume & David Trimble for their work in this part of the U.K.
  • Tho’ Catholicism is this English province's largest single denomination, it's a “persecuted minority”
  • This country is part of the U.K., but not part of Great Britain
  • Armagh, Down & Londonderry
  • If a man in London went up to the district of Down, he'd be in this country
  • Among the 6 counties that make up this country are Londonderry & Down
  • 6 counties in Ulster make up this political unit
  • Its highest peak is Slieve Donard, which rises 2,796 feet in the Mourne Mountains of County Down
  • On Aug. 14, 1969 additional British troops arrived in this U.K. province, beginning a 30-year effort to quell sectarian conflict
  • The army's 8th & 39th infantry brigades are in this part of the U.K. to help defeat terror & maintain order
  • In their early 30s, Betty Williams & Mairead Corrigan won the 1976 Peace Prize for trying to end strife in this U.K. country
  • I saw the announcement of the Good Friday Agreement for peace in this U.K. land
  • Of Great Britain's 4 areas, it is the newest, & its seats in the House number the fewest
  • The Battle of the Bogside, one of the early events in "The Troubles", began in Derry in this U.K. country on August 12