This map appears on a postcard published by the Northern Irish publisher John Cleland & Son Ltd in 1912 and is part of the process of the Partition of Ireland.

Since 1800, Ireland had been an integral part of the United Kingdom. This union was not without tension, given Ireland's Catholic majority and the Protestantism that prevailed in Great Britain. This led to the establishment of Home Rule at the end of the 19th century, a statute that granted Ireland a degree of autonomy within the Union.

Tensions were rising, and in 1912 the third autonomy bill was signed, which met with significant opposition from unionists, who were predominantly Protestant and concentrated in Ulster, one of Ireland's historic provinces in the north of the island.

This map accurately depicts the great tension prevailing in Ireland. With obvious unionist propaganda, the map calls on Ulster to continue its fight against the rest of Ireland's progress towards independence. On the map, Ulster is already shown as part of Great Britain, by colouring the province the same colour as England and Wales.

In addition, the map also labels Ulster as a Prosperous Province, while criticising other provinces, such as Connacht, which it labels as a Poor Province. The Rocks of Home Rule are also incorporated in the lower left corner, as if Ireland's independence were doomed to disaster. Curiously, it also links the Irish independence movement to socialism in an attempt to delegitimise the movement.

Sources

• Ulster's Prayer – Don't Let Go!