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ULSULS is a TLA that can refer to: Ultimate Limit State, see limit state designUniversity Liggett SchoolFCC Universal Licensing SystemUpward looking sonarUser Location Serviceultra-low sulfur dieselUniversity of Louisiana System ..
UlsanUlsan Metropolitan City Korean name Revised Romanization Ulsan Gwangyeoksi McCune-Reischauer Ulsan Kwangyŏksi Hangul 울산 광역시 Hanja 蔚山廣域市 Short name Ulsan (울산) Statistics Population 1,087,958 (2004 estimate) Area 1056.7 km² Government Metropo..
Ulsan ExpresswayThe Ulsan Expressway is a freeway in South Korea, connecting Eonyang to Ulsan. See also Roads and expressways in South KoreaTransportation in South KoreaList of Korea-related topics ..
Ulsan Hyundai Horang-iThe Hyundai Horang-i club (which means Hyundai Tigers), owned by Korean corporation Hyundai, entered the K-League in 1984. After winning their first championship in 1996, after rebranding themselves Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i, the club entered a dry spell. They finished runners-up in 2002 and 2003 as ..
Ulsan Waesung: ARTICLE IN PROGRESS --> Contents 1 Characteristics2 History3 See also4 External Links Characteristics Yagura (Guard Tower) : Moats, Gates and other structures Date of Construction : Founder : Status : Ruins Location : Haksung-dong, Jung-gu, Ulsan Metropolitan Area ..
UlsteinUlstein kommune County Møre og Romsdal District Sunnmøre Municipality NO-1516]] Administrative centre Ulsteinvik Mayor (2003) Hannelore Måseide (Ap) Official language form Nynorsk Area - Total - Land - Percentage km²95 km²0.03 % 2004) ..
UlsteinvikUlsteinvik Ulsteinvik is the community centre of the municipality of Ulstein, Norway, and has approximately 4,500 inhabitants. Ulsteinvik is the home town for the former Ulsteinkonsernet (The Ulstein Concern), a worldwide supplier of maritime equipment. In May 1999 the Concern was bought by ..
Ulstein og Hareid DykkerklubbUlstein og Hareid Dykkerklubb (UHDK) is a divers club both for scubadivers and freedivers located in Ulsteinvik. It was founded in 1973, shortly after a treasure of gold and silver was found at Runde the previous year. Runde is a small island just half an hour travel from Ulsteinvik, which due to ..
UlsterThis article discusses the nine-county Irish province. For other places and things named Ulster, see Ulster (disambiguation). For an explanation of often confusing terms like Ulster, Northern Ireland, (Republic of) Ireland, (Great) Britain and United Kingdom see British Isles (terminology). Ulster ..
Ulster, New YorkUlster is a town in Ulster County, New York, USA. The population was 12,544 at the 2000 census. The Town of Ulster is in the northeast part of the county. The town is directly north of the City of Kingston. Ulster borders the Catskill State Park. The New York State Thruway (Interstate 87) and ..
Ulster-ScotsThis article is about a community of Ulster, Ireland. For the emigrants to North America, see Scots-Irish American. For the dialect of the Scots language, see Ulster Scots language. "Ulster-Scots" is a term used to refer to the people descended from Scots who live in Ulster (mostly in Northern Ire..
Ulster-Scots AgencyThe Ulster-Scots Agency (in Ulster-Scots, Tha Boord o Ulstèr-Scotch) is a cross-border body set up in Ireland to promote the Ulster-Scots language and culture. Contents 1 Overview2 Newspaper3 See also4 External links Overview Along with Foras na Gaeilge, the agency set up t..
UlsterbusUlsterbus is a public transport operator in Northern Ireland and operates bus services outside of Belfast. It is part of Translink (the brand name for the subsidiary operating companies of the Northern Ireland Transport Holding Company - NITHCo), which also includes Northern Ireland Railways and Me..
UlsterisationUlsterisation refers to a British Government strategy on the 1970s to pacify Northern Ireland during the conflict known as The Troubles. The strategy was to disengage the British Army as much as possible from security duties in Northern Ireland and replace them with members of the locally recruited ..
Ulster (disambiguation)Ulster refers primarily to the province of Ulster, one of the four provinces on the island of Ireland. It can also refer to: Northern Ireland, often referred to as Ulster, mainly by the Unionist communityUTV, the ITV broadcaster for Northern Ireland (also widely watched in the Republic of Ireland),..
Ulster and Delaware RailroadThe Ulster and Delaware Railroad Company, often advertised as "The Only All-Rail Route To the Catskill Mountains", was a small Class II railroad in New York State that was founded in 1866. It started at Kingston Point, New York, at the shores of the Hudson River in the Hudson Valley, went one mile..
Ulster Army CouncilThe Ulster Army Council (or UAC) was set up in 1973 as an umbrella group by the Ulster Defence Association and the Ulster Volunteer Force to co-ordinate joint paramilitary operations during the Loyalist strike. Andy Tyrie was the head of the group - and was also the then commander of the Ulster Defe..
Ulster BankUlster Bank (Irish: Banc Uladh) is a large commercial bank, one of the Big Four in both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. Its main base is in Belfast in Northern Ireland and it maintains a large sector of the financial services in both parts of Ireland as well as having operations on th..
Ulster CanalThe Ulster Canal is a canal running through part of County Armagh, County Tyrone and County Fermanagh in Northern Ireland and County Monaghan in the Republic of Ireland. In the early 19th century the idea of linking the lowlands around Lough Neagh with the Erne Basin and the River Shannon system bec..
Ulster Championship WrestlingUlster Championship Wrestling (UCW) is one of the biggest wrestling promotions in Ireland. UCW was formed in 2002, since then it has moved from running shows on a part-time schedule to becoming one of the most popular sporting attactions in Northern Ireland. When they first started out they got atte..
Ulster ClubsUlster Clubs were a series of Unionist organisation founded in Northern Ireland in the Autumn of 1985. The Ulster Clubs were initially formed by Alan Wright, whose father was murdered by the INLA in 1979, as a support group for the Orange Order to prevent the re-routing of their parades away from ..
Ulster Constitution Defence CommitteeThe UCDC was established in Northern Ireland in 1966 to prevent change in the governance of the region. Thirteen men sat on the committee, with Ian Paisley at its head. The UCDC was the means by which Paisley led the campaign against the reforms of Prime Minister of Northern Ireland Terence O'Neil..
Ulster Constitution PartyThe Ulster Constitution Party was a far right Unionist political party in Northern Ireland active in the early 1970s, formed by two councillors on Belfast City Council. It failed to win any seats in elections and was later disbanded, with some party members joining the British National Front. Refe..
Ulster County, New YorkUlster is also one of the four provinces of Ireland, as well as Other places. Ulster County is a county located in the state of New York, USA. It sits in the state's Mid-Hudson Region of the Hudson Valley. As of 2000, the population is 177,749. It is the northernmost county and largest county (by..
Ulster County Community CollegeUlster County Community College is a public two-year college supported by Ulster County, New York and the State University of New York. The main campus is located in Stone Ridge, New York. The college also maintains facilities in Kingston and Highland. External links [Official website�..
Ulster CovenantThe Ulster Covenant was signed by hundreds of thousands of men all over Ulster, Ireland, on and before September 28, 1912, in protest of a Home Rule bill introduced by the British government in that same year. The signers were Ulster loyalists, who were against the establishment of an Irish parliame..
Ulster CycleTopics in the Ulster Cycle Ulster characters Amergin Athirne Blaí Briugu Briccriu Cairbre Cuanach Cathbad Celtchar Cethern mac Fintain Conall Cernach Conchobar mac Nessa Condere mac Echach Cruinniuc Cúchulainn Culann Cúscraid Dáire mac Fiachna Deichtine Deirdre Éogan mac Durthacht Fedlimid ..
Ulster Defence AssociationThe UDA flag in the town center of Ahoghill, County Antrim. The town has been the scene of anti-Catholic violence. The Ulster Defence Association (UDA) is a loyalist paramilitary organisation in Northern Ireland, outlawed as a terrorist group in the UK and Republic of Ireland, which is perceive..
Ulster Defence RegimentThe Ulster Defence Regiment (UDR) was an infantry regiment of the British Army. It was a locally raised, part time unit, intended to carry out security duties within Northern Ireland. The UDR was strongly indentified with the Protestant and unionist community. It was disbanded in 1992 and amalgamate..
Ulster Defence VolunteersThe Ulster Defence Volunteers (UDV) and later the Ulster Home Guard were a force recruited by the Government of Northern Ireland to perform the role of the British Home Guard in Northern Ireland during World War II. The UDV was recruited following the formation of the Home Guard in Britain around M..
Ulster Democratic PartyThe Ulster Democratic Party (UDP) were a small loyalist political party in Northern Ireland. Formed in 1989 when the Ulster Loyalist Democratic Party dropped the 'loyalist' out of their name, they managed to win a few council seats in their early years. The UDP was the political party of the Ulster ..
Ulster FlagUlster Flag can refer to two different flags: The Flag of Ulster, one of the four provinces of Ireland.The "Ulster Banner", the official flag of the former Government of Northern Ireland. Many people, especially some unionists, refer to Northern Ireland as "Ulster", but this usage is controversial..
Ulster Folk and Transport MuseumThe Ulster Folk and Transport Museum is situated in Cultra, Northern Ireland, about 6 miles east of the city of Belfast. It is comprised of two museums, the Folk Museum and the Transport Museum, and endeavours to illustrate the way of life and traditions of the people in the north of Ireland, past a..
Ulster fryUlster fry An Ulster fry is a dish of fried food that is popular throughout the province of Ulster in Ireland. Some claim it as the national dish of Northern Ireland. A traditional Ulster fry consists of bacon, eggs, sausages (either pork or beef), the farl form of soda bread (the farl spli..
Ulster GAAUlster GAA Irish: Cúige Ulaidh Location: North Number of counties: 9 Province Colours: Gold and black Major Grounds: Top counties: -Hurling: -Football: Antrim Down & Cavan Railway Cup wins: -Hurling: -Football: 0 27 The Ulster Council is the governing bo..
Ulster GazetteThe Ulster Gazette is a newspaper based in Armagh City, Northern Ireland. it is published by the Alpha Newspaper Group. ..
Ulster HallThe Ulster Hall is a concert hall and grade B1 listed building in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Situated on Bedford Street in Belfast City Centre, the hall stages concerts, classical recitals and political party's conferences. Originally built in 1859, the hall's purpose was to give the expanding..
Ulster HeraldThe Ulster Herald is a weekly newspaper based in Omagh, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, known locally as 'The Herald'. The Newspaper was founded in 1901, and retained much of the same format until 2001, when a major reformat took place. This new format helped the paper claim the Newspaper Society..
Ulster Independence MovementThe Ulster Independence Movement was an Ulster nationalist political party founded (as the Ulster Independence Committee) in 1988, having emerged from the Ulster Clubs, after a series of 15 public meetings across Northern Ireland. Led by Hugh Ross, a Presbyterian minister from Dungannon, Co Tyrone,..
Ulster IrishUlster Irish is the dialect of the Irish language spoken in the province of Ulster. The only county in Ulster to include Gaeltacht regions today is Donegal, so that the term Donegal Irish is often used synonymously. Nevertheless records of the language as it was spoken in other counties do exist, an..
Ulster Liberal PartyThe Ulster Liberal Party was a liberal political party in Northern Ireland, supporting a unionist position and linked to the British Liberal Party. It nominated candidates in the UK general election, 1929, and most elections in the late 1950s to the early 1970s, but then suffered the loss of many o..
Ulster loyalismThe term Ulster Loyalist is used to describe militant unionists from Northern Ireland. Unionists support continuing Northern Ireland's membership in the United Kingdom and oppose joining the Republic of Ireland in a united Ireland. Many Unionists do not, however, identify with the term Loyalist, as ..
Ulster Loyalist Central Co-ordinating CommitteeThe Ulster Loyalist Central Co-ordinating Committee (ULCCC) was set up in 1974 in the aftermath of the Ulster Workers Council Strike, in order to facilitate meetings and policy co-ordination between the Ulster Workers Council, the loyalist paramilitaries and the political representatives of loyalism..
Ulster Loyalist Democratic PartyThe Ulster Loyalist Democratic Party (ULDP) was a small political party operating in Northern Ireland. It was established in June 1981 by the Ulster Defence Association (UDA) to replace their New Ulster Political Research Group. With their roots firmly in the Protestant community of Northern Irela..
Ulster Medical SocietyThe Ulster Medical Society was formed in Belfast in 1862 through the amalgamation of two older societies, the Belfast Medical Society which was founded in 1806, and the Belfast Clinical and Pathological Society which was founded in 1853. The UMS publishes a quarterly journal, Ulster Medical Journal,..
Ulster Movement for Self-DeterminationThe Ulster Movement for Self-Determination was a minor political movement in Northern Ireland that sought independence for Northern Ireland. Formed in 1986, after emerging from the Ulster Clubs, the UMSD took as its emblem a map of the nine counties of Ulster and, in contrast to other strains of Ul..
Ulster MuseumThe Ulster Museum is located in the Botanical Gardens in Belfast, Northern Ireland, and has around 8,000 square metres of public display space, featuring material from the collections of Fine and Applied Art, Archaeology, Ethnography, Treasures from the Spanish Armada, Local History, Numismatics, In..
Ulster nationalismUlster nationalism seeks the independence of either Ulster or Northern Ireland from both the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. Independence has been supported by groups such as Ulster Third Way and the paramilitary organization known as the Ulster Defence Association which is generally as..
Ulster OrchestraThe Ulster Orchestra is Northern Ireland's only full-time symphony orchestra and one of the major orchestras in the United Kingdom. Founded in 1966, it has existed in its present form since 1981, when the BBC Northern Ireland Orchestra was disbanded; this subsequently led to an increase in the orche..
Ulster Political Research GroupThe Ulster Political Research Group are an advisory body connected to the Ulster Defence Association, providing advice to them on political matters. The group is largely a successor to the Ulster Democratic Party, which dissolved in 2001, and was permanently founded in January 2002. Ex-UDP man Frank..
Ulster Popular Unionist PartyThe Ulster Popular Unionist Party was a unionist political party in Northern Ireland. It was founded in 1980 by James Kilfedder, Member of Parliament for North Down, who led the party until his death in 1995. A few local councillors were elected on the same label. It is debatable whether it ever co..
Ulster Progressive Unionist AssociationFor the current (2006) Northern Ireland political party, founded in 1979, see Progressive Unionist Party. The Ulster Progressive Unionist Association was a political group which was founded in 1938 and was active in Northern Ireland for a few years thereafter. The founder of the group was William ..
Ulster ProjectThe Ulster Project was started in 1975 by Rev. Kerry Waterstone in order to provide a safe place in America for Northern Irish teenagers to discuss the climate of "The Troubles" that was facing them at home. Its original success in Connecticut led rapidly to member cities across the United States...
Ulster Protestant VolunteersThe Ulster Protestant Volunteers were a loyalist paramilitary group established in Ulster in the late 1960s, to prevent Prime Minister of Northern Ireland Terence O'Neill from introducing reforms in the governance of Northern Ireland. The UPV was controlled by the Ulster Constitution Defence Commi..
Ulster ResistanceUlster Resistance was a paramilitary movement established by unionist politicians in Northern Ireland on 10 November 1986 in opposition to the Anglo-Irish Agreement. Formed by Democratic Unionist Party leader Ian Paisley, as well as Peter Robinson and Ivan Foster, the group began with a 2000 strong..
Ulster RugbyUlster Rugby |} The Irish Rugby Football Union Ulster Branch (also known as Ulster Rugby) is one of four branches of the IRFU, and is responsible for rugby union in the Irish province of Ulster, six counties of which are in Northern Ireland and three in the Republic of Ireland. The branch is als..
Ulster Schools CupThe Ulster Schools Challenge Cup is an annual competition involving schools affiliated to the Ulster Branch of the Irish Rugby Football Union. The Schools Cup has the distinction of being the world's second oldest rugby competition having been competed for every year since 1876. The trophy itself is..
Ulster Scots languageUlster Scots, also known as Ullans, Hiberno-Scots, or Scotch-Irish, refers to the variety of Scots spoken in parts of the province of Ulster, which spans the six counties of Northern Ireland and three of the Republic of Ireland. Native speakers traditionally called it simply Scots, Braid Scots or S..
Ulster Senior CupThe Ulster Senior Cup is a knock-out competition for senior rugby union teams in the province of Ulster. It is administered by Ulster Rugby. Past winners 1970 Ballymena RFC1971 Malone RFC1972 C.I.Y.M.S1973 N.I.F.C1974 C.I.Y.M.S1975 Ballymena RFC1976 Dungannon RFC1977 Ballymena RFC1978 C.I.Y.M.S...
Ulster Senior Football ChampionshipThe Ulster Senior Football Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Bank of Ireland Ulster Championship) is the premier "knockout" competition in the game of football played in the province of Ulster in Ireland. The series of games are organised by the Ulster Council and are played during ..
Ulster Senior Hurling ChampionshipThe Ulster Senior Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Guinness Ulster Championship) is the premier "knockout" competition in the game of hurling played in the province of Ulster in Ireland. The series of games are organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association and are played du..
Ulster SocietySome of the information in this has not been [Verifiabilityverified] and might not be reliable. It should be checked for inaccuracies and modified as needed, [cite sourcesciting sources]. The Ulster Society (the Ulster Society for Promoting the Education of the Deaf and the Blin..
Ulster Special ConstabularyThe Ulster Special Constabulary (USC) was a reserve force of the Royal Ulster Constabulary. In the 1920s, the Royal Irish Constabulary began recruiting British paramilitary auxiliaries, the Black and Tans and Auxiliary Division. However, these only operated in the south and west of Ireland. In the ..
Ulster StarThe Ulster Star is a newspaper based in Lisburn, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is published by Johnston Press. ..
Ulster Third WayThe Ulster Third Way is the Northern Ireland branch of the Third Way and is organised by David Kerr, who had previously campaigned as an 'independent Unionist' (chairing the small North Belfast Independent Unionist Association) as well as for the British National Front. As well as sharing the Third..
Ulster Tower ThiepvalThe Ulster Tower is a memorial to the men of the 36th (Ulster) Division. The memorial was officially opened on November 19, 1921 and is a very close copy of Helen's Tower which stands in the grounds of the Clandeboye Estate, near Bangor, County Down in Northern Ireland. Many of the men of the Ulst..
Ulster Township, PennsylvaniaUlster Township is a township in Bradford County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,340 at the 2000 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 50.4 km² (19.5 mi²). 49.1 km² (19.0 mi²) of it is land and 1.3 km² (0.5 mi²) of..
Ulster Transport AuthorityUTA's logo The Ulster Transport Authority (UTA) ran rail and bus transport in Northern Ireland from 1948 until 1966. The UTA was formed by the 1948 Transport Act (NI) by the merger of the Northern Ireland Road Transport Board (NIRTB) and the Belfast and County Down Railway (BCDR). Added to t..
Ulster Transport MuseumThe Ulster Transport Museum was a museum in Belfast, Northern Ireland which house an impressive railway collection. In the 1990s, it was closed, and its exhibits were transferred to the nearby Ulster Folk and Transport Museum in Cultra, Co Down ..
Ulster Unionist Labour AssociationThe Ulster Unionist Labour Association was an association of trade unionists founded in 1917, aligned with the Ulster Unionists in Northern Ireland. The grouping stood candidates as Labour Unionists in the 1918 UK general election, of whom three were elected. Other Labour Unionists won seats at St..
Ulster Unionist PartyUlster Unionist Party Leader Sir Reg Empey MLA Founded 1905 Headquarters 429 Holywood Road Belfast, BT4 2LN Northern Ireland, United Kingdom Political Ideology Unionist, Conservatism Political Position Centre-Right International Affiliation none European Affiliation no..
Ulster Unionist Party leadership election, 1969The 1969 Ulster Unionist Party leadership election was the first election in the Party's 64 year history. In 1963 Terence O'Neill succeeded Lord Brookeborough as Party Leader and Prime Minister of Northern Ireland by emerging rather than by winning a ballot, despite having strong competition from ..
Ulster Unionist Party leadership election, 1995The leadership of the Ulster Unionist Party was contested twice in 1995: March 1995 at the annual meeting of the Ulster Unionist Council the sitting leader James Molyneaux was challenged by Lee Renyolds, a Young Unionist, widely seen as a stalking horse.September 1995 following Molyneaux's decision..
Ulster Unionist Party leadership election, 2000The 2000 Ulster Unionist Party leadership election was triggered by the decision of Martin Smyth to challenge incumbent David Trimble over the party's direction in the implementation of the Belfast Agreement at the party's annual general meeting on March 25 2000. The UUP has held a leadership electi..
Ulster Unionist Party leadership election, 2004The 2004 Ulster Unionist Party leadership election was triggered by the decision of a group of UUP members to challenge incumbent leader David Trimble over the party's direction following the 2003 Northern Ireland Assembly elections at the party's annual general meeting on March 27 2004. The UUP has..
Ulster Unionist Party leadership election, 2005The 2005 Ulster Unionist Party leadership election began on May 7 2005 when David Trimble resigned as leader of the Ulster Unionist Party following his party's poor performance in the 2005 general election when it lost all but one of its seats, including Trimble's own. Following his resignation, th..
Ulster Unionist Party leadership election, March 1995The March 1995 Ulster Unionist Party leadership election occurred at the Annual Ganeral Meeting of the Ulster Unionist Council on March 18th 1995. The UUP has re-elected it's leader every March since at least 1973, and this is one of the few occasions when it has been contested. Candidates James ..
Ulster Unionist Party leadership election, September 1995The September 1995 Ulster Unionist Party leadership election began on August 28 1995 when James Molyneaux resigned as leader of the Ulster Unionist Party following a year of political setbacks for his party. Lee Renyolds, a Young Unionist had contested the leadership at the Ulster Unionist Council A..
Ulster Volunteer Force--> The Ulster Volunteer Force (more commonly referred to as the UVF) is a loyalist paramilitary group in Northern Ireland. The current incarnation was formed in May 1966 and named after the UVF of 1912, although there is no direct connection between the two. UVF mural in Belfast Contents ..
Ulster Volunteer Force (1912)The Ulster Volunteer Force was a unionist militia founded in 1913 to block Home Rule for Ireland. A modern loyalist paramilitary group founded in 1966 shares the same name (UVF), and lays claims to a direct descendancy from the older organisation, but there were no organisational links between the..
Ulster WayThe Ulster Way is a series of walking routes which encircle the Irish province of Ulster. The majority of it lies within Northern Ireland, the remainder being in the Republic of Ireland. The route stretches for 560 miles and visits many places of interest including the Mourne Mountains, Giant's C..
Ulster Workers' Council StrikeThe Ulster Workers Council (UWC) Strike was a general strike which took place between Wednesday 15 May 1974 and Tuesday 28 May 1974 in Northern Ireland. The strike was called in protest at the proposals in the Sunningdale Agreement which would have meant unionists sharing power with nationalists, an..
Ulster Workers CouncilThe Ulster Workers Council was a Loyalist workers organisation set up in Northern Ireland in 1974 as a more formalised successor to the Loyalist Association of Workers. It was formed by shipyard union leader Harry Murray and initially failed to gain much attention. However, with the full support of ..
Ulster Young MilitantsThe Ulster Young Militants are considered to be the youth wing of the Ulster Defence Association, a loyalist paramilitary group in Northern Ireland. Commonly known as the Young Militants or UYM, the group formed in 1974 when the Troubles were at their height.[CAIN] Their motto is "Terrae..
Ulster Young Unionist CouncilYU logo The Young Unionists formally known as the Ulster Young Unionist Council have been in existence since 2004 and are the youth wing of the Ulster Unionist Party. A body of the same name has existed and been affiliated to the Ulster Unionist Council since 1949, however disbandments happen..
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