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The First Ulster Parliament 1921
CulzieDate: Wednesday, 2008-08-06, 4:10 PM | Message # 1
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I find it amazing that here in the first opening of Ulster's Parliament that we have the word Ulster used so often. Even the King used it. Certainly N.I. was used also. But that was the offical title and yet so many of our forefathers preferred to use 'Ulster' instead.

Here in Ulster today though, whether through republican, irish, media, brainwashing some loyalist people have a problem with the name Ulster. What a shame.

THE PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES: OFFICIAL REPORT. In The FIRST SESSION of the FIRST PARLIAMENT of NORTHERN IRELAND. Twelfth Year Of The Reign Of HIS MAJESTY KING GEORGE V. FIRST SERIES VOLUME 1. SESSION 1921. HOUSE OF COMMONS.
Tuesday, 7th June, 1921.

THE KING
For this the Parliament of the United Kingdom has in the fullest measure provided the powers; for this the Parliament of ULSTER pointing the way.

SIR JAMES CRAIG
My hon. and gallant Friend and colleague in the membership for the County of Down is, I believe, one of the rising young men of ULSTER,

There was not one single thing from morning to evening, to mar the spectacle, which will stand out as a credit to the people of ULSTER.

All that will take time, and I must ask hon. Members to give us time to perfect our machinery, time to get down to work, time: to show the ULSTER people that in us they have not only a Parliament, but an executive which is desirous to help them at every turn.

MAJOR SHILLINGTON
I do not in any way look on as a personal one, but rather as a compliment to the many thousands of loyal men of ULSTER who during the great war so nobly responded to the call of King and country, and I can assure hon. Members of this House that this compliment will be fully appreciated not only by all ex-service men in ULSTER, but by those who are still serving His Majesty,
The unparalleled scenes of enthusiasm that were witnessed in this city yesterday proved once more, if such proof were necessary, that the people of ULSTER are the most loyal of all His Majesty's subjects.

CAPTAIN MULHOLLAND
No doubt that compliment is really well deserved, because our lads here in the six counties went out to France and fought like men, who were born and bred in ULSTER, and like men who have at the bottom of their hearts the most deep and loyal conviction that the Empire stands first. Therefore they were prepared to lay down their lives in defence of those principles which they all hold so dear.

MR COOTE
leaders of all this murder gang, leaders who are known to His Majesty's Government, remain at large. And they ask Members of this House and the leaders of the House to hold out their hands to be shaken by hands red with the blood of innocent people of this country. These are things the ULSTER people feel very deeply about and cannot understand, and, indeed, all ordinary people cannot understand. The camp followers of these people and many youths who are the press gang of this organization are being very properly hunted to earth, and very properly brought to justice, but their leaders, whose dwellings are known to the Government, and who are probably under their protection, are at large and allowed to remain at large.
we as representatives of the people of ULSTER I believe are voicing the sentiments of the majority of the people of ULSTER
Sir, that now that the machinery has been set in motion there must be no further intriguing. If we are to retain the confidence of the People of ULSTER we must loyally abide by the machinery provided by Parliament
I would like to assure my hon. Friend that he is under a very great misapprehension if he thinks that there is any body of ULSTERMEN who would walk into an Assembly and swallow any pill
That is not our nature. It is the nature of ULSTERMEN to go into questions of finance, and to try to get the best value they can for their money.
if I think the Government are bringing in proposals that are not really in the interests of my constituents and of ULSTER as a whole. There will be a healthy atmosphere of criticism in this House.
we shall always retain our right to see that the people, no matter to what party they belong, get healthy legislation in keeping with the resources of ULSTER.

I hope we shall have no limpets in our ULSTER Parliament. I hope every man and woman employed here will do real work and give loyal service, and get reasonable pay for doing it. So far as we are concerned we shall watch the course of Parliament, and look to it to keep its life clean, true and noble, and in accordance with the ideals of the people of ULSTER.


Ulster Protestants consider themselves to be a separate nation. This nation they call Ulster
 
RSAUBDate: Thursday, 2014-01-23, 3:27 PM | Message # 2
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Excellent article a piece of history that must never be forgotten.
 
CulzieDate: Monday, 2014-01-27, 11:21 PM | Message # 3
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Here's another wee piece. Another man who saw himself as an Ulsterman. Its from the Irish News history column by Eammon Phoenix  not sure of the exact date, but it goes under the heading of On This Day/ March 24 1940. I'm thinking it may have been March 24 2010. Not sure though

Unionist 'ashamed to be Irish'

At St Anne's Unionist Association, Belfast, Mr Edmond Warnock KC, parliamentary secretary to the Ministry of Home Affairs, criticised the Eire government in keeping the 26 counties neutral in the war.

''It makes one ashamed of being Irish''. he said, ''and henceforth I would prefer to describe myself as being an Ulsterman. ''The 26 counties area has made the name of Eire stink in the nostrils of Great Britain and no patriotic man or woman could ever contemplate being governed by those in power down there.''


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CulzieDate: Monday, 2014-01-27, 11:55 PM | Message # 4
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Another man who said he was an Ulsterman in the book he wrote about his time in the Civil Service.

http://www.theguardian.com/news....ireland


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