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Ulster Movement For Self-Determination
The Ulster Movement for Self-Determination was a minor Ulster nationalist political movement in Northern Ireland. The UMSD was formed in 1986, after emerging from the Ulster Clubs. The group took as its emblem a map of the nine Counties of Ireland, counties of Ulster and, in contrast to other strains of Ulster nationalism that have developed, felt that independence for Northern Ireland should be accompanied by repartition of Ireland, repartition, creating the historic Ulster as an independent state by also incorporating the counties of County Cavan, Cavan, County Donegal, Donegal and County Monaghan, Monaghan from the Republic of Ireland. This position was confirmed by an anonymous UMSD spokesman who described the three counties as "our rightful heritage" in an interview with John Coulter of the ''Sunday News'' in 1987. In a further interview the following year Coulter said that the spokesman suggested either the Reverend Hugh Ross (Northern Ireland politician), Hugh Ross or David T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland ( ga, Tuaisceart Éireann ; sco, label= Ulster-Scots, Norlin Airlann) is a part of the United Kingdom, situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, that is variously described as a country, province or region. Northern Ireland shares an open border to the south and west with the Republic of Ireland. In 2021, its population was 1,903,100, making up about 27% of Ireland's population and about 3% of the UK's population. The Northern Ireland Assembly (colloquially referred to as Stormont after its location), established by the Northern Ireland Act 1998, holds responsibility for a range of devolved policy matters, while other areas are reserved for the UK Government. Northern Ireland cooperates with the Republic of Ireland in several areas. Northern Ireland was created in May 1921, when Ireland was partitioned by the Government of Ireland Act 1920, creating a devolved government for the six northeastern counties. As was intended, Northern Ireland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
