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Northern Ireland
Trivia
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The Province of Northern Ireland is bordered by the Republic of Ireland on the island of Ireland. It is made up of six counties; County Antrim, County Armagh, County Londonderry, County Down, County Fermanagh and County Tyrone. See map of Northern Island.
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Northern Ireland have taken part in every edition of the Games, bar 1950, and have the distinction of achieving medal succes at each and every one.
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Lawn bowls (Watson & Rosbotham) and athletics (Thelma Hopkins) providing the first gold medals for the Province in 1954.
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As one of the Home Countries in the UK, Northern Ireland is not able to be a member of the Olympic Movement so the Commonwealth Games provides the only opportunity for its athletes to compete at the international level in a multi-sport event.
