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Ulster is the
northerly province of the island of Ireland.
Encompassing the counties of Donegal, Cavan,
Monaghan, Fermanagh, Tyrone, Derry, Antrim, Down
and Armagh, Ulster was originally known by the
Celtic name of Ulaid (Ulster in English). The
earliest written sources about the history of
Ulster date back to the 7th century. The
counties of Antrim, Fermanagh, Tyrone, Derry,
Down and Armagh make up Northern Ireland. A
diverse province with a population in excess of
1,800,000, Ulster closely follows Leinster as the
most populous area in the island of Ireland. The
principal business centre being the grand city of
Belfast.
Abundant with
mountains and lakelands, Ulster offers
spectacular scenery including the extraordinary
Giants Causeway in the north of the province, now
designated a world heritage site. Inland
waterways provide some of the best fishing in
Ireland.
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