[Image: Cropped map of 1871–1914 Europe; Text: Irish-Danish-German Heritage]

(Europe, 1871–1914)

Northern Ireland

Irish–Danish–German Heritage

Northern Ireland (Irish: Tuaisceart Éireann, Ulster-Scots: Norlin Airlann) lies in Northern Europe. Its capital is Belfast (Irish: Béal Feirste, Ulster-Scots: Bilfawst). It is part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (capital: London).

Northern Ireland and Southern Ireland were partitioned in 1921. When Ireland gained independence in 1922, Northern Ireland opted to remain with the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, which was renamed the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 1927.

Relevant family: Mooney

See also: Irish Emigration

Belfast, capital of Northern Ireland
[Image: Belfast]

Maps:

Map of Europe highlighting Northern Ireland (light highlighting of Great Britain)
[Image: Map of Europe]
Map of Northern Ireland and surrounding countries
[Image: Cropped map of Europe]

Source: Adapted from public-domain image of map by United States Central Intelligence Agency, Europe, 2008, http://www.loc.gov/item/2008620735/; image cropped; disclaimer on map: “Names and boundary representation are not necessarily authoritative.”

Map of Northern Ireland
[Image: Map of Northern Ireland]

Northern Ireland contains 6 of the 9 traditional counties of Ireland’s Province Ulster:

The local government of Northern Ireland is divided into 11 districts and boroughs, each with a council. The 11 districts and boroughs are very different from the 6 traditional counties.

The map below shows the 11 districts and boroughs as of the mergers in 2015:

Map of districts of Northern Ireland
[Image: Map of Northern Ireland]

Districts and boroughs of Northern Ireland:

For the earlier, united Ireland, see Ireland: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

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