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Ulster ( Irish: Ulaidh) forms one of the historical provinces of Ireland. Six of its nine counties, Antrim, Armagh, Down, Fermanagh, Londonderry and Tyrone, are known together as Northern Ireland, and are part of the United Kingdom. The nationalist population frequently refers to these six counties as the Six Counties or the "North of Ireland" while the unionistThe word Unionist simply meaning one espousing a union, has a number of connotations, depending on context: Unionists are a group of people in Ireland and Scotland who wish their respective countries (and quite often both countries) to remain part of the population frequently refers to these six counties as "Ulster" or "the Province". The population of Northern Ireland in 2001 was 1,685,267.

The three Ulster counties of CavanCavan ( Irish: An Cabhan is a county in the Republic of Ireland, part of the province of Ulster. It was created by Elizabeth I of England. The county is bordered by County Monaghan, County Leitrim, County Longford, County Meath, County Westmeath in the Re, DonegalThis article is about County Donegal in the Republic of Ireland. See also Donegal, Pennsylvania. Donegal ( Irish: Dun na nGall is a county in the northwest of Ireland. It is one of three counties in Ulster which are not part of Northern Ireland. The name and MonaghanMonaghan ( Irish: Muineachan is a county in the Republic of Ireland. It is one of three counties situated in the province of Ulster without being part of Northern Ireland. The name comes from the Irish, derived from Muine Cheain meaning the Land of the li are part of the Republic of IrelandThe Republic of Ireland ( Irish: Poblacht na hEireann is the common term for a state which covers approximately five-sixths of the island of Ireland, off the coast of northwest Europe. It is the western-most state of the European Union. The remaining sixt. The combined population of these three counties in 2002 was 246,714.

In the 1600s Ulster functioned as the last redoubt of the traditional GaelA Gael is a member of a distinct culture existing in Ireland, Scotland and the Isle of Man whose language is one that is Gaelic. Ancient Peoples.ic way of life, and following the defeat of the Irish forces at the battles of Kinsale (1601), Mountjoy and Dunboy CastleOne of the four historically recognized Gaelic political centers (along with Rumford Castle, Blue Castle, and Pofmeroy Square), this fortified city features prominently in Irish heritage. The English, under Elizabeth I, defeated the free Irish forces at t, Elizabeth I succeeded in subjugating Ulster and all of Ireland. In 1921 most of Ulster became part of Northern Ireland and remained in the United Kingdom, whilst the rest became part of the Irish Free State.

The flag of Ulster, shown to the right, is the basis for the flag of Northern Ireland.