Six Counties

British

plural noun

the historic counties of Northern Ireland, which no longer have a local government function

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The Six Counties were no longer lost, and there was little enough work done in Ireland for a fortnight.

From The Golden Judge by Freas, Kelly

If the toss for the Six Counties was, in a way, the crowning peak of General O'Reilly's career, it was by no means the end of it.

From The Golden Judge by Freas, Kelly

But the Orangeman of the Six Counties are first seriously going to work their regional autonomy—they are going to set up their Parliament in Belfast.

From Ireland Since Parnell by Sheehan, D. D. (Daniel Desmond)

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