Wellcome to Northern Ireland*

This is a land of blue mountains and forest parks, mazy lakes and windswept moors, white Atlantic sands, an inland sea. In fact, it's a country that is just pretending to be small. Dozens of small towns are hidden away down among the green places of the countryside, and fishing villages string out along the shores. The towers and steeples of parish churches mark the high ground beyond trimmed hedgerows... 

Basic Facts: What is Northern Ireland?

By contrast, Northern Ireland, is a piece of land across the sea on the second of the two islands, Ireland. 

 Though it is on the island of Ireland, it is not part of the country of Ireland, the Republic of Ireland.

Complicated? Don't worry, things usually are on this part of the world.

So, Northern Ireland is not part of the Republic of Ireland but rather, together with Great Britain forms the country called United Kingdom. It is part of the same country as England, Scotland and Wales.

   
  Geographical Position

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