# partition of Ireland

> the division of the island of Ireland into two distinct jurisdictions, Northern Ireland and Southern Ireland, on 3 May 1921; the latter became independent in 1922 and is now the Republic of Ireland, while the former still remains in the UK

**Wikidata**: [Q2638227](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2638227)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Partition_of_Ireland)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/partition-of-ireland


## References

1. [Source](https://github.com/JohnMarkOckerbloom/ftl/blob/master/data/wikimap)
2. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
3. Quora
4. National Library of Israel Names and Subjects Authority File