Great Britain lies just off the coast of mainland Europe.
Scotland,
England* and
Wales are three different countries that make up Great Britain (GB), but add
Northern Ireland and you have the United Kingdom (UK).
County Antrim***
City of BelfastCounty ArmaghBallycastleCounty Down County FermanaghCounty Londonderry***Londonderry
County Tyrone Ulster*(Largest city -
Belfast)
TODAY Six of Ulster's nine counties,
County Antrim (Aontroim),
Armagh (Ard Mhacha),
County Down (An Dún)
,
Fermanagh (Fear Manach),
County Londonderry (Doire) and
Tyrone (Tír Eoghain) , form Northern Ireland, and remained part of the UK after the rest of Ireland set up a separate political unit in 1921. Many people (especially unionists) refer to the six-county Northern Ireland as "Ulster".
Three Ulster counties,
Cavan (An Cabhán)*,
Donegal (Dún na nGall)* and
Monaghan (Muineachán)* form part of the Republic of Ireland. About half of Ulster's population lives in Antrim and Down.
DO I NEED MEDICAL INSURANCE?
Yes! Holidaymakers who become ill while in Britain are only eligible for free emergency treatment in the Accident and Emergency departments of National Health Service hospitals. If you are admitted to hospital as an inpatient, even from an accident and emergency department, or referred to an outpatient clinic, you will be asked to pay unless you are a national of the European Economic Area. Details are available from VisitBritain.
You are strongly advised to take out adequate insurance cover before travelling to Britain.
The time of your life!
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Special Note:
We direct travelers to our travel insurance provider, and point out that U.S. insurance plans seldom cover health costs outside the U.S., nor do Medicare and Medicaid.
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