List of Ulster-related topics
# List of Ulster-related topics

The territorial extent covered by the term Ulster may vary, reflecting the prevalent deep political and cultural divisions.

* The province of Ulster, one of the historic four provinces on the island of Ireland – comprising nine counties, six in Northern Ireland and three in the Republic of Ireland.
* Northern Ireland is sometimes referred to as Ulster, particularly by the unionist community, in this sense comprising the six UK-ruled counties only.

Political and paramilitary organisations, parties and movements having "Ulster" as part of their name are almost invariably on the Unionist side; military and police units having such names are often accused of a pro-Unionist bias. That is, however, not necessarily the case with names in other spheres including "Ulster". For example, Ulster sports associations and teams often form part of an all-Ireland structure and thus, while not overtly political, are favourably regarded by Irish Nationalists.

## Flags

* The divergent meanings of "Ulster" are reflected in divergent flags:
   * The Flag of Ulster which represents the whole of the historic province of Ulster
   * The Ulster Banner, used from 1953 to 1972 as the banner of the former Government of Northern Ireland. Today it is still used by some Northern Ireland sports teams.

## Linguistics

* Ulster Irish – the variety of the Irish language spoken in the province of Ulster.
* Ulster Scots, the variety of Scots spoken in parts of the province of Ulster.
* Mid Ulster English – the dialect of most people in the province of Ulster, including those in the two main cities.

## Sociological terms

* Ulster-Scots, an ethnic group descended from mainly Lowland Scots who settled in the Province of Ulster.
   * Ulster Scots eXperience – band of musicians who perform music from the Ulster-Scots tradition
   * Ulster-Scots Folk Orchestra
   * Ulster-Scots Agency (Tha Boord o Ulstèr-Scotch), cross-border body promoting this dialect and its attendant culture.
      * The Ulster-Scot – publication of the above
* Ulsterman/Ulsterwoman – in principle referring to any inhabitant of Ulster, in practice mainly used by the Unionist community.

## Medieval history

* The Ulster Cycle – one of the four great cycles of Irish mythology, a series of legends surrounding the Red Branch Knights.
* The Annals of Ulster (Irish: Annála Uladh) – a chronicle of medieval Ireland.
* Red Hand of Ulster – symbol derived from Medieval history/myth and prominent in flags and coats of arms.
* Kings of Ulster
* Earl of Ulster – title created several times, since 1205, in the Peerages of Ireland and the United Kingdom.
* Ulster King of Arms – dealing with heraldic issues in the province, an office established in 1552 by King Edward VI.

## 17th century history

* The Plantation of Ulster (Irish: Plandáil Uladh) – an early 17th-century process of colonisation in the Province of Ulster in the reign of James I of England.

## Early 20th century politics, military, police and paramilitary

* Ulster Covenant – 1912 mass petition against the Home Rule Bill
   * Ulster 1912 – a Kipling poem supporting that Covenant
* Ulster Volunteers – founded in 1912 to block Home Rule for Ireland
   * Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) – later development of the above
* Ulster Division/36th (Ulster) Division – formed from UVF men and fought at France during World War I
   * Ulster Tower – war memorial at Thiepval, France, commemorating the above
* The Royal Ulster Rifles, name given to the former Royal Irish Rifles in the British Army in 1921, following the proclamation of the Irish Free State.
* Ulster Special Constabulary (USC), a reserve police force in Northern Ireland, formed in 1920 and disbanded in 1970.
* Ulster Defence Volunteers/Ulster Home Guard – recruited by the Government of Northern Ireland during World War II.

## Later 20th century/current politics, military, police and paramilitary

* Ulster loyalism – a militant Unionist ideology held mostly by Protestants in Northern Ireland,
* Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) – paramilitary loyalist group founded in 1966 and claiming the heritage of the earlier UVF
* Ulster Defence Association – another loyalist paramilitary group
   * Ulster Democratic Party (UDP)/Ulster Loyalist Democratic Party/ New Ulster Political Research Group – political parties and groupings at different times linked to the above.
   * Ulster Young Militants youth of the above
* Ulster Defence Regiment – formed in 1970 to replace the USC (Ulster Special Constabulary).
* Royal Ulster Constabulary – Northern Ireland police force often accused of pro-Unionist bias, merged into the Police Service of Northern Ireland following the Good Friday Agreement
* The Ulster Unionist Party (UUP), the more moderate of the two main unionist political parties in Northern Ireland
* Free Presbyterian Church of Ulster, founded in 1951 by the cleric and politician Ian Paisley
* Ulster nationalism – school of thought seeking the independence of Northern Ireland from the UK without becoming part of the Republic of Ireland.
   * Ulster Independence Movement – supporting the above.
   * The Ulster Third Way – supporting the above.
* Ulster Loyalist Central Co-ordinating Committee/Ulster Independence Party/Ulster Independence Association – political party and paramilitary organization in the 1970s and 1980s
* Ulster Resistance – 1980s paramilitary
* Ulster Clubs – Unionist organisation in the 1980s
   * Ulster Movement for Self-Determination – minor movement which emerged from the above
* Love Ulster – umbrella unionist victims' group
* British Army:
   * 152nd (Ulster) Transport Regiment – in the UK Territorial Army.
   * 107 (Ulster) Brigade
   * 40 (Ulster) Signal Regiment
   * 206 (Ulster) Battery, Royal Artillery
* Ulster Workers Council – a Loyalist workers' organisation
   * Ulster Workers' Council Strike – 1974 general strike by the above, against the proposed power-sharing Sunningdale Agreement
* Ulster Protestant Volunteers/Ulster Constitution Defence Committee – 1960s paramilitaries
* United Ulster Unionist Party – political party between 1975 and 1982.
* Ulster Army Council 1973 coordination of Loyalist paramilitaries
* Ulster Project – promoting reconciliation

## Sporting

* Ulster rugby union team
   * Ulster Schools Cup
   * Ulster Senior Cup
   * Ulster Junior Cup
   * Ulster Senior League
* Ulster GAA teams which compete in the Gaelic football and Hurling in the Railway cup
* Ulster Cup in Association football
   * Ulster Senior League (Association football)
* Ulster Senior Club Football Championship in Gaelic football
   * Ulster Senior Football Championship in Gaelic football
* Ulster Hockey Union
   * Ulster Senior League (Men's Hockey)
   * Ulster Shield – competition for ladies' hockey teams
* Ulster Grand Prix, motorcycle road race
* Ulster Senior Hurling Championship
   * Ulster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship

## Institutions and companies

* Culture of Ulster
* UTV, the ITV broadcaster for Northern Ireland (also widely watched in the Republic of Ireland), was known as Ulster Television from its inception on 31 October 1959 to 4 June 1993.
* Radio Ulster, a BBC radio station based in Belfast
   * Good Morning Ulster – program of the above
* The Ulster Hospital in Dundonald, known colloquially as "the Ulster"
* The University of Ulster
   * The University of Ulster at Coleraine
* The Ulster Museum
   * Ulster Folk and Transport Museum (Irish: Músaem Daonchultúir agus Iompair Uladh) in Cultra
   * Ulster American Folk Park (Irish: Daonpháirc Uladh-Mheiriceá), open-air museum in Castletown, County Tyrone
* The Ulster Bank
* The Ulster Orchestra
* Ulster Hall – Concert Hall
* Ulster Transport Authority
* Ulster Railways (disambiguation)
   * Ulster Railway – historical (19th Century company)
* Ulsterbus – public transport operator
* Ulster Teachers' Union
* Ulster Way – series of walking routes
* Ulster Canal – 19th Century, presently disused
* Ulster Herald – weekly newspaper in Omagh

## Constituencies

* Mid Ulster (Assembly constituency)
* Mid Ulster (UK Parliament constituency)
* Connacht–Ulster (European Parliament constituency)

## Place-names elsewhere, originally named in honour of the Irish province

* Ulster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
* Ulster County, New York, United States of America
* Ulster, New York, a town in Ulster County, NY
* Ulster Park, New York, United States of America
* New Ulster, the long-defunct name of the northern part of New Zealand
* Ulster and Delaware Railroad, in New York State
* Delaware and Ulster Railroad, in New York State
* New Ulster, a province in New Zealand (1841–53)

## Other

* An ulster (lower case) – a type of overcoat manufactured by the Ulster Overcoat Company in Belfast, which Sherlock Holmes is depicted as wearing
* An Ulster fry, a dish of various fried meats and breads popular throughout the province of Ulster
* Ulster, a Brazilian punk band from the 1980s.
