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 (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 (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 (Músaem Daonchultúir agus Iompair Uladh) in Cultra
 * Ulster American Folk Park (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.