When did Northern Ireland achieve independence?
This small country still remains the part of the UK while Ireland (The Republic of Ireland or the Southern part of the island) achieved independence in 1922. Though the country has its own government, it cannot be called an independent unit as it complies with the legislation of the UK. There are still some people who believe that the area should become fully independent.
More Info:
en.wikipedia.org
What are your thoughts on this subject?
92 Comments
HCASE
Actually, all these folks are wrong. Northern Ireland has always been a part of the British UK; it has never been an independant state
46
Apr 3, 2016 10:43PM
twohowlingdogs
North Ireland was *created* in 1921. Northern Ireland has never declared independency from the UK. South Ireland became independent in 1922. Read the second paragraph: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Ireland
30
Mar 23, 2016 2:15PM
Jacqueline Tattam
The answer is correct. The partition took place on 3 May 1921 under the Government of Ireland Act 1920. Today the former is still known as Northern Ireland and forms part of the United Kingdom, while the latter is now a sovereign state also named Ireland and sometimes called the Republic of Ireland.
15
May 1, 2018 12:00AM
Mark Ann Dubaz
We lived in England for 3 years and I know Northern Ireland is part of the UK.
10
Apr 23, 2018 1:36AM
James Strongman
ibuycacmarbles, It became a "separate legal entity" on May 3rd 1921 but is still part of the UK.
9
Apr 30, 2018 3:09AM
Albeck1994
ibuycacmarbles, no it didn't you're thinking southern ireland
9
Apr 16, 2018 12:24AM
Mark Ann Dubaz
Not Northern Ireland. Only the Southern part. ibuycacmarbles,
7
Apr 23, 2018 1:35AM
Jacqueline Tattam
The South is independant, the North is not.
7
May 1, 2018 12:03AM
Leda Beck
Veronica Luby-Hoey, I'm not Irish, and I'm laughing as well! :)
7
Apr 30, 2018 1:02PM
Val Wilkinson
William Miller Jr., why does that make it a bad question? It is part of "the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern reland".
6
May 30, 2018 8:55PM
davitt
Cliff Occomore, It is 6 counties of the Province of Ulster which was broken up to appease a Protestant minority
0
Apr 3, 2023 7:25AM
Shaun Bowdrey
I’m a joint British and Irish citizen. Northern Ireland is already ‘independent’. It is part of the independent United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
2
Mar 29, 2021 12:33AM
Andrew Gibson
jaclyn, wrong, the pro British loyalist minority didn't want to live within a united Ireland free of British rule so threatened war with their own government and the y wanted to keep the province of Ulster, ( 9 counties) but becathey would be the minority they decided to go for the 6 north eastern counties to give themselves a false majority. They then created a NI government that was racist sectarian from the setup. " A protestant parliament for a protestant people ". Was their motto. From then on the " minority " Irish catholic where treated like second class or worse, in their own country.
1
Feb 17, 2021 2:35PM
Andrew Gibson
"NI" was set up to appease a small minority of pro British settlers that where given stolen Irish land, the vast majority of Irish people voted for independence free from the British crown in 1918, TIME for reunification of the whole island of IRELAND
0
Feb 16, 2021 2:18PM
wordster
Cedric Walters, Couple things. a) The question was not when Michael Collins became independent (maybe the day he was assassinated), b) The question had to do with the result of the Anglo-Irish War from 1916 to 1921, when Ireland was partitioned into North Ireland and Southern Ireland, which became the Irtish Free Irish Republic. The partition (say it with me now) (par-tish-shun) created two countries where there had been one. So you can say a portion is free, depending on which part you mean and what you mean by "free." Not sure I would call that nonsense.
0
Feb 16, 2021 1:34AM
Noelito
Jacqueline Tattam, perhaps you should swap the later part of your last sentence. The country is mostly referred to as the Republic of Ireland (Eire) but is sometimes called "Ireland"
0
Jan 24, 2021 6:28AM
Missym
It took place on 3 May 1921 under the Government of Ireland Act 1920.
1
Oct 27, 2020 6:16PM
jaclyn
Brv, a great deal of the people of Northern Ireland wanted to remain as part of the UK a debate that still rages today!
0
Aug 30, 2020 6:44AM
shpetimm abdyramani
The Government of Ireland Act 1920, which came into effect on 3 May 1921, provided for separate self-governing parliaments for Northern Ireland (the six northeastern counties) and Southern Ireland (the rest of the island), thus partitioning Ireland.
0
Jul 28, 2020 2:49AM
Denver Mawhinney
I think you will find that in ten years Brexit will be a success. Why is EU so desperate to keep UK of in their control, might be EU need Britain more than we need them. The debate is over we're leaving.deborahpmercer,
1
Jun 1, 2020 9:39AM
Cliff Occomore
Technically, it's not a country, but a province.
1
May 27, 2020 2:48AM
Brv
Southern Ireland is also called the free state.they sold out the people of northern ireland for they're own freedom.
1
Mar 2, 2020 12:25PM
Marianne Frederick Halterman
This is where my ancestors are from...
1
Jan 6, 2020 10:09PM
allysweets
ibuycacmarbles, stop shouting, and believe the Irish people who have written their comments about their own country... or simply google it!
0
Jan 6, 2020 3:34AM
Don Racette
Criona Walsh When Irish eyes are smiling
1
Nov 18, 2019 9:59PM
<div class="text-center" style="margin: 0 25px 5px">
<img src="https://wcdn.quizzclub.com/social/was-it-interesting.png" alt="Was it interesting?">
</div>