A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
Ulster, northern province of Ireland; is bounded W. and N. by the Atlantic Ocean, E. by the North Channel and the Irish Sea, S. by Leinster and SW. by Connaught; greatest length, N. and S., 110 miles; greatest breadth, E. and W., 130 miles; coast-line, about 380 miles; area, 5,483,201 ac., or 26.4 per cent, of the total area of Ireland; pop. 1,743,075, of whom 47.8 per cent are Roman Catholics, 21.8 Episcopalians, 25.9 Presbyterians, and 2.0 Methodists. (For agricultural statistics, see Appendix.) Ulster was the ancient seat or principality of the O'Neils, and in the reigns of Elizabeth and James I. was given to English and Scottish settlers. The linen mfr. has long flourished in Ulster, its annual value being estimated at upwards of £5,000,000. The province comprises 9 counties - Antrim, Armagh, Cavan, Donegal, Down, Fermanagh, Londonderry, Monaghan, and Tyrone.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "northern province" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 1st order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Ulster IProv |
| Place: | Ulster |
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