partition of Ireland

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The partition of Ireland was the 1921 division of the island into Northern Ireland, which remained within the United Kingdom, and what became the Irish Free State, laying the groundwork for the modern political border between Ireland and the UK.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Partition of Ireland 4
partition of Ireland canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (52)

Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional change ⓘ
historical event ⓘ
political partition ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction Irish Free State ⓘ
Northern Ireland ⓘ
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ⓘ
linked to: United Kingdom
borderCreated Irish border ⓘ
continent Europe ⓘ
countryAffected Ireland ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
date 1921 ⓘ
endTime 1922 ⓘ
followedBy Boundary Commission for Ireland ⓘ
Irish Civil War ⓘ
creation of the Irish border ⓘ
establishment of the Irish Free State ⓘ
hasCause Anglo-Irish Treaty ⓘ
Government of Ireland Act 1920 ⓘ
Irish Home Rule crisis ⓘ
Irish War of Independence ⓘ
unionist–nationalist conflict in Ireland ⓘ
hasEffect creation of Irish Free State ⓘ
creation of Northern Ireland ⓘ
division of Irish political institutions ⓘ
establishment of the border between Northern Ireland and the rest of Ireland ⓘ
long-term sectarian and political tensions in Northern Ireland ⓘ
hasPart creation of Northern Ireland parliament ⓘ
establishment of separate Irish Free State institutions ⓘ
involves British government ⓘ
linked to: UK government

Irish Republican Army ⓘ
Irish nationalists ⓘ
Irish unionists ⓘ
Sinn Féin ⓘ
Ulster Unionist Party ⓘ
legalBasis Anglo-Irish Treaty ⓘ
Government of Ireland Act 1920 ⓘ
location island of Ireland ⓘ
partOf history of Ireland ⓘ
history of the United Kingdom ⓘ
relatedTo Good Friday Agreement ⓘ
Irish Home Rule ⓘ
Irish reunification debate ⓘ
The Troubles ⓘ
resultedIn Northern Ireland remaining in the United Kingdom ⓘ
division of the island into two political entities ⓘ
southern Ireland becoming the Irish Free State ⓘ
significantPlace Belfast ⓘ
Dublin ⓘ
London ⓘ
linked to: London, England

Ulster ⓘ
startTime 1920 ⓘ

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Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Anglo-Irish Treaty → providedFor → partition of Ireland ⓘ
British–Irish relations → hasHistoricalRootIn → Partition of Ireland ⓘ
linked to: partition of Ireland
Truce of 11 July 1921 → relatedTo → Partition of Ireland ⓘ
linked to: partition of Ireland
Province of Ulster → hasHistoricalEvent → Partition of Ireland ⓘ
linked to: partition of Ireland
Irish border → historicalPrecursor → partition of Ireland ⓘ
UK Parliament 1918–1922 → significantEvent → Partition of Ireland ⓘ
linked to: partition of Ireland