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Taking this one stage further, the clue word can hint at the word or words to be abbreviated rather than giving the word itself. For example: "About" for C or CA (for "circa"), or RE. "Say" for EG, used to mean "for example". More obscure clue words of this variety include: "Model" for T, referring to the Model T.
The term Ulster has no official function for local government purposes in either state. However, for the purposes of ISO 3166-2:IE, Ulster is used to refer to the three counties of Cavan, Donegal and Monaghan only, which are given country sub-division code "IE-U". [14] The name is also used by various organisations such as cultural and sporting ...
The English administration in Ireland in the years following the Anglo-Norman invasion of Ireland created counties as the major subdivisions of an Irish province. [6] This process lasted from the 13th to 17th centuries; however, the number and shape of the counties that would form the future Northern Ireland would not be defined until the Flight of the Earls allowed the shiring of Ulster from ...
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The ITV regional service is known as Ulster Television but generally abbreviated to UTV, while BBC Radio Ulster is the main BBC radio station from BBC Northern Ireland. In education Munster Technological University and Ulster University both use the provinces in which they are located in their name.
Ulster 10 Limerick: 2,756 [10] 76.0 Munster 11 Roscommon: 2,548 [11] 27.6 Connacht 12 Down: 2,489 [9] 222.3 Ulster 13 Wexford: 2,367 [12] 69.3 Leinster: 14 Meath: 2,342 [13] 94.3 Leinster 15 Londonderry: 2,118 [9] 119.1 Ulster 16 Kilkenny: 2,073 [14] 50.2 Leinster 17 Wicklow: 2,027 [15] 76.9 Leinster 18 Offaly: 2,001 [16] 41.6 Leinster 19 Cavan ...
With a population of 188,383 as of the 2021 census, Tyrone is the 5th most populous county in both Northern Ireland and Ulster, and the 11th most populous county on the island of Ireland. The county derives its name and general geographic location from Tír Eoghain , a Gaelic kingdom under the O'Neill dynasty which existed until the 17th century.
The total length of the Ulster Blackwater from its source to the sea via L. Neagh and the Lower Bann is 186.3 km (115.75 mi), [14] surpassed, in Ireland, only by the Shannon and Barrow rivers. This is the longest stream flow (source to sea) in Ulster. [15] d. The total basin area of the 6 km River Corrib is 3,138 km 2 [2]