List of Ulster-related topics

The territorial extent covered by the term Ulster may vary, reflecting the prevalent deep political and cultural divisions.

• The province of Ulster, one of the historic four provinces on the island of Ireland - comprising nine counties, six in Northern Ireland and three in the Republic of Ireland.
• Northern Ireland is sometimes referred to as Ulster, particularly by the unionist community, in this sense comprising the six UK-ruled counties only.

Political and paramilitary organizations, parties and movements having "Ulster" as part of their name are almost invariably on the Unionist side; military and police units having such names are often accused of a pro-Unionist bias. That is, however, not necessarily the case with names in other spheres including "Ulster". For example, Ulster sports associations and teams often form part of an all-Ireland structure and thus, while not overtly political, are favorably regarded by Irish Nationalists.

Flags

• The divergent meanings of "Ulster" are reflected in divergent flags:
  • The Flag of Ulster which represents the whole of the historic province of Ulster
  • The Ulster Banner, used from 1953-1972 as the banner of the former Government of Northern Ireland. Today it is still used by some Northern Ireland sports teams.

Linguisitics

• • Ulster Irish - the variety of the Irish language spoken in the province of Ulster.
  • Ulster Scots, the variety of Scots spoken in parts of the province of Ulster.
  • Mid Ulster English - the dialect of most people in the province of Ulster, including those in the two main cities.

Sociological terms

• • Ulster-Scots, an ethnic group descended from mainly Lowland Scots who settled in the Province of Ulster.
    • Ulster Scots eXperience - band of musicians who perform music from the Ulster-Scots tradition
    • Ulster-Scots Folk Orchestra
    • Ulster-Scots Agency (Tha Boord o Ulstèr-Scotch), cross-border body promoting this dialect and its attendant culture.
      • The Ulster-Scot - publication of the above
  • Ulsterman/Ulsterwoman - in principle referring to any inhabitant of Ulster, in practice mainly used by the Unionist community.

Medieval history

• • The Ulster Cycle - one of the four great cycles of Irish mythology, a series of legends surrounding the Red Branch Knights.
  • The Annals of Ulster (Irish: Annála Uladh) - a chronicle of medieval Ireland.
  • Red Hand of Ulster - symbol derived from Medieval history/myth and prominent in flags and coats of arms.
  • Kings of Ulster
  • Earl of Ulster - title created several times, since 1205, in the Peerages of Ireland and the United Kingdom.
  • Ulster King of Arms - dealing with heraldic issues in the province, an office established in 1552 by King Edward VI.

17th Century History

• • The Plantation of Ulster (Irish: Plandáil Uladh) - an early 17th century process of colonisation in the Province of Ulster during the in the reign of James I of England.

Early Twentieth Century politics, military, police and paramilitary

• • Ulster Covenant - 1912 mass petition against the Home Rule Bill
    • Ulster 1912 - a Kipling poem supporting that Covenant
  • Ulster Volunteers - founded in 1912 to block Home Rule for Ireland
    • Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) - later development of the above
  • Ulster Division/36th (Ulster) Division - formed from UVF men and fought at France during World War I
    • Ulster Tower - war memorial at Thiepval, France, cemmemorating the above
  • The Royal Ulster Rifles, name given to the former Royal Irish Rifles in the British Army in 1921, following the proclamation of the Irish Free State.
  • Ulster Special Constabulary (USC), a reserve police force in Northern Ireland, formed in 1920 and disbanded in 1970.
  • Ulster Defence Volunteers(UDV)/Ulster Home Guard - recruited by the Government of Northern Ireland during World War II.

Later Twentieth Century/current politics, military, police and paramilitary

• • Ulster loyalism - a militant Unionist ideology held mostly by Protestants in Northern Ireland,
  • Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) - paramilitary loyalist group founded in 1966 and claiming the heritage of the earlier UVF
  • Ulster Defence Association - another loyalist paramilitary group
    • Ulster Democratic Party (UDP)/Ulster Loyalist Democratic Party/ New Ulster Political Research Group - political parties and groupings at different times linked to the above.
    • Ulster Young Militants youth of the above
  • Ulster Defence Regiment - formed in 1970 to replace the USC (Ulster Special Constabulary).
  • Royal Ulster Constabulary - Northern Ireland police force often accused of pro-Unionist bias, merged into the Police Service of Northern Ireland following the Good Friday Agreement
  • The Ulster Unionist Party (UUP), the more moderate of the two main unionist political parties in Northern Ireland
  • Free Presbyterian Church of Ulster, founded in 1951 by the cleric and politician Ian Paisley
  • Ulster nationalism - school of thought seeking the independence of Northern Ireland from the UK without becoming part of the Republic of Ireland.
    • Ulster Independence Movement - supporting the above.
    • The Ulster Third Way - supporting the above.
  • Ulster Loyalist Central Co-ordinating Committee/Ulster Independence Party/Ulster Independence Association - political party and paramilitary organization in the 1970s and 1980s
  • Ulster Resistance - 1980s paramilitary
  • Ulster Clubs - Unionist organisation in the 1980s
    • Ulster Movement for Self-Determination - minor movement which emerged from the above
  • Love Ulster - umbrella unionist victims' group
  • British Army:
    • 152nd (Ulster) Transport Regiment - in the UK Territorial Army.
    • 107 (Ulster) Brigade
    • 40 (Ulster) Signal Regiment
    • 206 (Ulster) Battery, Royal Artillery
  • Ulster Workers Council - a Loyalist workers' organisation
    • Ulster Workers' Council Strike - 1974 general strike by the above, against the proposed power-sharing Sunningdale Agreement
  • Ulster Protestant Volunteers/Ulster Constitution Defence Committee - 1960s paramilitaries
  • United Ulster Unionist Party - political party between 1975 and 1982.
  • Ulster Army Council 1973 coordination of Loyalist paramilitaries
  • Ulster Project - promoting reconciliation

Sporting

• • Ulster rugby union team
    • Ulster Schools Cup
    • Ulster Senior Cup
    • Ulster Junior Cup
    • Ulster Senior League
  • Ulster GAA teams which compete in the Gaelic football and Hurling in the Railway cup
  • Ulster Cup in Association football
    • Ulster Senior Club Football Championship in Gaelic football
    • Ulster Senior Football Championship in Gaelic football
    • Ulster Senior League (Association football)
  • Ulster Hockey Union
    • Ulster Senior League (Men's Hockey)
    • Ulster Shield - competition for ladies' hockey teams
  • Ulster Grand Prix, motorcycle road race
  • Ulster Senior Hurling Championship
    • Ulster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship

Institutions and companies

• • Culture of Ulster
  • UTV, the ITV broadcaster for Northern Ireland (also widely watched in the Republic of Ireland), was known as Ulster Television from its inception on October 31, 1959 to June 4, 1993.
  • Radio Ulster, a BBC radio station based in Belfast
    • Good Morning Ulster - program of the above
  • The Ulster Hospital in Dundonald, known colloquially as "the Ulster"
  • The University of Ulster
    • The University of Ulster at Coleraine
  • The Ulster Museum
    • Ulster Folk and Transport Museum (Irish: Músaem Daonchultúir agus Iompair Uladh) in Cultra
    • Ulster American Folk Park (Irish: Daonpháirc Uladh-Mheiriceá), open-air museum in Castletown, County Tyrone
  • The Ulster Bank
  • The Ulster Orchestra
  • Ulster Hall - Concert Hall
  • Ulster Transport Authority
  • Ulster Railways
    • Ulster Railway - historical (19th Century company)
  • Ulsterbus - public transport operator
  • Ulster Teachers' Union
  • Ulster Way - series of walking routes
  • Ulster Canal - 19th Century, presently disused
  • Ulster Herald - weekly newspaper in Omagh

Constituencies

• • Mid Ulster (Assembly constituency)
  • Mid Ulster (UK Parliament constituency)
  • Connacht–Ulster (European Parliament constituency)

Place-names elsewhere, originally named in honour of the Irish province

• • Ulster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
  • Ulster County, New York, United States of America
  • Ulster, New York, a town in Ulster County, NY
  • Ulster Park, New York, United States of America
  • New Ulster, the long-defunct name of the northern part of New Zealand
  • Ulster and Delaware Railroad, in New York State
  • Delaware and Ulster Railroad, in New York State
  • New Ulster, a province in New Zealand (1841–53)

See also: Irish Place Names in Other Countries

Other

• • An ulster (lower case) - kind of overcoat manufactured by the Ulster Overcoat Company in Belfast, which Sherlock Holmes is depicted as wearing
  • An Ulster fry, a dish of various fried meats and breads popular throughout the province of Ulster
  • Ulster, a Brazilian punk band from the 80s.

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