People of Northern Ireland
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The people of Northern Ireland are "all persons born in Northern Ireland and having, at the time of their birth, at least one parent who is a British citizen, an Irish citizen or is otherwise entitled to reside in Northern Ireland without any restriction on their period of residence,"[1] by joint agreement of the British and Irish Governments.
According to the Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey,[2] individuals from Northern Ireland identify as:
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- ^ The Good Friday Agreement guarantees the "recognition of the birthright of all the people of Northern Ireland to identify themselves and be accepted as Irish or British, or both, as they may so choose." See:
"Agreement reached in the multi-party negotiations (10 April 1998)". http://cain.ulst.ac.uk/. http://cain.ulst.ac.uk/events/peace/docs/agreement.htm#annex. Retrieved on 2008-05-13. - ^ "NI life and Times Survey". http://www.ark.ac.uk. 2007. http://www.ark.ac.uk/nilt/2007/Community_Relations/NINATID.html. Retrieved on 2008-12-02.
