Ulster (disambiguation)
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Ulster
is one of the four provinces of Ireland.
Ulster may also refer to:
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...
is one of the four provinces of Ireland.
Ulster may also refer to:
Places
- Northern IrelandNorthern IrelandNorthern 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...
, a part of the United Kingdom formed in 1921 from six of the nine counties that made up the Irish province at that time - Ulster County, New YorkUlster County, New YorkUlster County is a county located in the state of New York, USA. It sits in the state's Mid-Hudson Region of the Hudson Valley. As of the 2010 census, the population was 182,493. Recent population estimates completed by the United States Census Bureau for the 12-month period ending July 1 are at...
, United States of America- Ulster, New YorkUlster, New YorkUlster is a town in Ulster County, New York, United States. The population was 12,544 at the 2000 census.The Town of Ulster is in the northeast part of the county. The town is directly north of the City of Kingston. Ulster borders the Catskill Park....
, a town in Ulster County
- Ulster, New York
- Ulster Township, a township in Pennsylvania, USA
- Ulster (river), a river in central Germany
Other
- Ulster, a poem (also referred to as Ulster 1912) written in 1912 by Rudyard Kipling, dedicated to Irish Unionists
- Ulster coatUlster coatThe Ulster was originally a Victorian working daytime overcoat, with a cape and sleeves. It is often seen in period productions of Victorian novels, such as those of Charles Dickens and was referred to in the Sherlock Holmes stories A Study In Scarlet, The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor and The...
, a long, loose overcoat made of rough material - Ulster RugbyUlster RugbyUlster Rugby, usually referred to simply as Ulster, is an Irish professional rugby union team based in Belfast, representing the Irish province of Ulster, that competes in the RaboDirect Pro12 and also competes in the Heineken Cup...
, the branch of the Irish Rugby Football UnionIrish Rugby Football UnionThe Irish Rugby Football Union is the body managing rugby union in Ireland. The IRFU has its head office at 10/12 Lansdowne Road and home ground at Aviva Stadium, where Irish rugby union international matches are played...
governing rugby union in the historic Irish province, and also the professional rugby team operated by this body - Ulster F.C.Ulster F.C.Ulster Football Club is a former Irish football club based in Ballynafeigh, Belfast. It was initially founded in 1877 as a rugby club, but later switched codes to association football. It was subsequently a founding member of the Irish Football League in 1890...
, a defunct football club - HMS UlsterHMS UlsterTwo ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Ulster, after Ulster, one of the four provinces of Ireland: was a modified R-class destroyer launched in 1917 and sold in 1928. was a U-class destroyer launched in 1942. She was converted into a Type 15 fast anti-submarine frigate between 1954 and...
, the name of two ships of the Royal Navy - Ulster and Delaware RailroadUlster and Delaware RailroadThe Ulster and Delaware Railroad Company was a Class I railroad located in New York State, headquartered in Rondout and founded in 1866. It was often advertised as "The Only All-Rail Route To the Catskill Mountains." At its greatest extent, the U&D ran from Kingston Point, on the Hudson River,...
, also known as "the Ulster", connecting Ulster to the Delaware River - Ulster NationalismUlster nationalismUlster nationalism is the name given to a school of thought in Northern Irish politics that seeks the independence of Northern Ireland from the United Kingdom without becoming part of the Republic of Ireland, thereby becoming an independent sovereign state separate from England, Scotland and Wales...
, a movement that seeks the independence of Northern Ireland from the United Kingdom