Northern Ireland
Made up of six counties and is also known as Ulster Northern Ireland is
under British Law. Belfast City is the capitol of Northern Ireland with
Derry, located on the North West borderline, being next in population size. Northern Ireland also has a number of famous sites for one to visit if
ever the chance to be had. Such sites would include the Siege Walls in Derry
City along with the Free Derry Corner that has a number of world famous
Wall Murals, Bushmills Whiskey distillery located in Coleraine, Giants Causeway
which is not far from Bushmills and also the Ulster American Folk Park that
tells the history story of the Irish Immigrants to America.
Crossing the border into Northern Ireland from the Republic of Ireland is not very noticeable today and only a few hints will allow people to know they are in Northern Ireland. Times of British Army checkpoints on the border have gone and now people can freely travel between the North and the South without much concern.
Just like the Republic of Ireland the North has had a long history with the discovery of first monastery in Derry approximate 6th Century AD to the building of the titanic at the Belfast Docks, Harland & Wolfe. Also more common for its troubles with the British Establishment Northern Ireland has turned out to be an embarrassment for the United Kingdom but times have changed and the North is moving in a more positive direction.
The people of Northern Ireland are free to choose their nationality of being either British or Irish and can have both a British and Irish passport allowing dual citizenship.
The majority of the population in Northern Ireland is Protestant but there are also large populated areas of Roman Catholics which is growing fast. Such places that have a higher number of Catholics in Northern Ireland would be County Armagh, County Down and Derry with the City of Derry being the majority of Catholic.
Northern Ireland politics is a very complex subject for someone outside of the area to really understand, even those who reside in the Republic of Ireland can sometimes get confused to events and traditions of Northern Ireland.
As stated previously thankfully times have passed and Northern Ireland has become a better place for everyone but unfortunately people who visit Ireland usually leave out Northern Ireland as a place to visit because of their fears of a troubled past.