The Irish border, referred to in Ireland simply as The Border, is the international boundary between the northeastern part of Ireland, Northern Ireland, which is part of the United Kingdom, and the rest of Ireland, which forms the Republic of Ireland. The border was created in 1920 by the British Parliament's Government of Ireland Act, legislating for home rule in Ireland, albeit with separate parliaments for the northeast (where support for home rule was in the minority) and the rest of the country. This partitioned Ireland (until then one of four home nations forming the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland) into Southern Ireland and Northern Ireland. A boundary commission was to draw a border between the two jurisdictions, based on the demographic makeup in the north of Ireland (including the counties now in the Republic of Ireland), but its recommendations were not favored by either side, and the de-facto border partitioning Six Counties from the other 26 remained the boundary. Royal motto: Quis separabit (Latin: Who will separate?) Northern Irelands location within the UK Official languages English, Irish, Ulster Scots Capital and largest city Belfast First Minister Office suspended Area  - Total Ranked 4th 13,843 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 4th 1,685,267 122/km² NUTS 1... 1920 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) // Events WIKIPEDIA EATS VAGINA January 7 - Forces of Russian White admiral Kolchak surrender in Krasnoyarsk. ... The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative institution in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories (it alone has parliamentary sovereignty). ... An Act to Provide for the Better Government of Ireland, more usually the Government of Ireland Act, 1920 (this is its official short title; the formal citation is 10 & 11 Geo. ... The Home Nations is a name to collectively describe the four nations of the United Kingdom: the countries of England, Scotland and Wales, and the province of Northern Ireland. ... The Union Flag, in its modern form, was first adopted in 1801. ... Southern Ireland was the twenty-six county Irish state envisaged by the Government of Ireland Act 1920. ... Royal motto: Quis separabit (Latin: Who will separate?) Northern Irelands location within the UK Official languages English, Irish, Ulster Scots Capital and largest city Belfast First Minister Office suspended Area  - Total Ranked 4th 13,843 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 4th 1,685,267 122/km² NUTS 1... ...

Southern Ireland did not form as envisaged, with an Irish War of Independence resulting in the Anglo-Irish Treaty and the creation of the Irish Free State (after 1937 and until today, Ireland or Éire). Southern Ireland was the twenty-six county Irish state envisaged by the Government of Ireland Act 1920. ... An Irish War of Independence memorial in Dublin The Anglo-Irish War (also known as the Irish War of Independence) was a guerilla campaign mounted against the British government in Ireland by the Irish Republican Army. ... Signature page of the Anglo-Irish Treaty The Anglo-Irish Treaty, officially called the Articles of association between Ireland and the British Empire, was a treaty between the Government of the United Kingdom and representatives of the (extra-judicial) Irish Republic which concluded the Anglo-Irish War. ... The Irish Free State (Irish: Saorstát Éireann) was (1922–1937) the name of the state comprising the 26 of Irelands 32 counties which were separated from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland under the Irish Free State Agreement (or Anglo-Irish Treaty) signed by British and... 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Map of Éire Éire (pronounced ) is the Irish name for Ireland. ...

The border was very much a reality after this, with rail transport in Ireland being a particular casualty of the instigation of customs and administrative divisions. The railway network on either side of the border relied on cross-border routes, and eventually, a large section of the Irish railway's route network was shut down. Today only the cross-border route from Dublin to Belfast remains, and much of Northern Ireland, all of Donegal, and the border areas of the Republic remain without rail links. The history of rail transport in Ireland began only a decade later than that of Great Britain. ... Donegal (Dún na nGall in Irish) is a town in County Donegal, Ireland. ...

The Troubles ensured that the border was heavily secured from the 1970s onwards. Many smaller cross-border roads were cratered, to prevent their use for regular vehicular traffic. Bridges were also destroyed to prevent access at unauthorised border crossings. Particularly on crossing the border into South Armagh, British Army surviellence posts were prominent. This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... The 1970s in its most obvious sense refers to the decade between 1970 and 1979. ... County Armagh (Contae Ard Mhacha in Irish) is a county in Ulster, Ireland. ... The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. ...

Today the border, despite still being in existence, has much less significance than it once had. This has been mainly due to the Common Travel Area between the Republic and the UK, as well as a sharp reduction in terrorism. European Integration has also played a part. The border is not officially marked, though it is noticeable due to the change in roadsign format and road surface. Since the adoption by the Republic of Ireland of metric speed limits, warning signs have been placed on either side of the border to alert motorists to the change from miles per hour to kilometres per hour, or vice-versa. Wikiquote has a collection of quotations by or about: European Union The European Union On-Line Official EU website, europa. ... Miles per hour is a unit of speed, expressing the number of international miles covered per hour. ... Kilometre per hour (American spelling: kilometer per hour) is a unit of both speed (scalar) and velocity (vector). ...

Links

"Mapping Frontiers" (a cross-border reseach project between UCD and QUB specifically about the Irish Border) http://www.mappingfrontiers.ie