Northern Irish people or people of Northern Ireland are "all persons born in Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...

 and having, at the time of their birth, at least one parent who is a British citizen

British nationality law

British nationality law is the law of the United Kingdom that concerns citizenship and other categories of British nationality. The law is complex because of the United Kingdom's former status as an imperial power.-History:...

, an Irish citizen

Irish nationality law

Irish nationality law is the law of the Republic of Ireland governing citizenship. A person may be an Irish citizen through birth, descent, marriage to an Irish citizen or through naturalisation. Irish nationality law is currently contained in the provisions of the Irish Nationality and Citizenship...

 or is otherwise entitled to reside in Northern Ireland without any restriction on their period of residence," by joint agreement

Belfast Agreement

The Good Friday Agreement or Belfast Agreement , sometimes called the Stormont Agreement, was a major political development in the Northern Ireland peace process...

 of the British and Irish Governments.

Surveys

According to the Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey, individuals from Northern Ireland identify as (best preference choice):

• British
  British people
  The British are citizens of the United Kingdom, of the Isle of Man, any of the Channel Islands, or of any of the British overseas territories, and their descendants...
  
  (37%)
• Northern Irish (29%)
• Irish
  Irish people
  The Irish people are an ethnic group who originate in Ireland, an island in northwestern Europe. Ireland has been populated for around 9,000 years , with the Irish people's earliest ancestors recorded having legends of being descended from groups such as the Nemedians, Fomorians, Fir Bolg, Tuatha...
  
  (26%)
• Ulster
  Ulster
  Ulster is one of the four provinces of Ireland, located in the north of the island. In ancient Ireland, it was one of the fifths ruled by a "king of over-kings" . Following the Norman invasion of Ireland, the ancient kingdoms were shired into a number of counties for administrative and judicial...
  
  (4%)
• Other (4%)

In the 2007 Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey, the question was asked, "thinking about each of these national identities in turn, how strongly do you feel yourself to be [Irish/British/Northern Irish/Ulster?]" Individuals responded for each of the identities as follows:

Northern Irish

• Very strongly 50%
• Not very strongly 34%
• Not at all 15%
• Don't know 0%

British

• Very strongly 37%
• Not very strongly 41%
• Not at all 22%
• Don't know 0%

Irish

• Very strongly 36%
• Not very strongly 41%
• Not at all 23%
• Don't know 0%

Ulster

• Very strongly 31%
• Not very strongly 40%
• Not at all 28%
• Don't know 1%

See also

• Anglo-Irish
  Anglo-Irish
  Anglo-Irish was a term used primarily in the 19th and early 20th centuries to identify a privileged social class in Ireland, whose members were the descendants and successors of the Protestant Ascendancy, mostly belonging to the Church of Ireland, which was the established church of Ireland until...
  
  
• Demography and politics of Northern Ireland
  Demography and politics of Northern Ireland
  -General demographics:PopulationThe population of Northern Ireland has increased annually since 1978.Place of birth*UK:**Northern Ireland: 1,534,268 **England: 61,609 **Scotland: 16,772 **Wales: 3,008...
  
  
• Scotch-Irish American
• Ulster Scots people