UNITED KINGDOMNORTHERN IRELAND
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Northern Ireland (Irish: Tuaisceart Éireann, Ulster Scots: Norlin Airlann) is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom.Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west. At the time of the 2001 UK Census, its population was 1,685,000, constituting about 30% of the island's total population and about 3% of the population of the United Kingdom.
Most of the breweries located in Northern Ireland have the same name and brands of those installed in the remaining part of the island. A curiosity is concerning Österbräu, a beercan produced to be sold in Albania, never arrived to its destination.