Protestant and Catholic Troubles in Ireland

Why the British Troops Were Sent into Northern Ireland in 1969 In 1969 British Troops were sent into Ireland because Irish police could no longer cope with the violence between the Unionist Protestant population and the Catholic Nationist population. The events that meant it was necessary for British troops to be sent in stretch back a long way. This essay presents the main long term and short term explanations as to why troops were needed.

The Civil Rights Movement planned a march in Londonderry. British troops fired into the crowd and killed thirteen people! This day became famously known as 'Bloody Sunday'. After this, Northern Ireland lost its parliament.

In the first place, my maternal grandfather instilled a pride and understanding of my Irish roots. Specifically, he brought me over to Belfast to learn and experience the culture. At the time, the hostility between the Protestants and Catholics was evident. Additionally, I saw people living under the threats of terrorism and bombing, propaganda graffiti, and a city under a police state. Similarly, I witnessed families torn apart because a mother was one

After the first world war the leaders of europe came together to discuss the boundaries of europe. British rule decided to separate ireland into two sides. North Ireland was created when the british government of Ireland Act in 1920 divided Ireland into two areas; the Irish Free State and the Northern Ireland Roman Catholics, who made up around one-third of the population of Northern Ireland, were largely opposed to the separation. The British took over , but only after many revolts and riots against them from the people of ireland. In 1969 the IRA (Irish Republican Army) was formed. They were a Catholic Irish nationalist group that used guerrilla tactics like bombings and assassinations to oppose British rule and oppression in Ireland. Their main goal was to fight the british that took over their home. The IRA would Fight using guerilla and terrorist tactics including bombings, assassinations, kidnappings, punishment beatings, extortion, smuggling, and robberies. But over time the IRA became more of a dangerous militia then patriots defending their home.

French political leader Charles de Gaulle said that “nationalism is when hate for people other than your own comes first,” by this definition turning points in Irish Nationalism can be seen not as what changed as in regards love for Ireland, but what changed hatred for the English withinin Ireland. There are numerous significant turning points in Irish Nationalism; it could be argued that The Great Famine is the largest turning point in Irish Nationalism as it encouraged independence through means of violence as well as cementing a deep-rooted hatred of the English in Ireland. Equally, the failure of the First Home Rule Bill can be maintained as the largest turning point as it led to the decline of the liberals, Charles Stuart Parnell and constitutional nationalism. Alternatively, The First World War can be judged as the prime turning point, mainly due to its short term affects. It split the nationalists, which led to the Easter rising, and increased agitation over Home Rule.

The start of the Irish’ peoples struggles began when the British came and destroyed their way of life. The Penal laws of 1691 stripped Irish Catholics of their freedoms by taking away their rights to become officers

First a quote from “Armed & Underage” is “Their growth has been stunted by conflict-induced famines, their psyches damaged by all the killings they have witnessed.” The quote is showing that children who should be going through a fun childhood are now scarred by mass killings of other soldiers because of the wars and conflicts going on in their respective countries. This is also showing that all young kids going into the

Children's scars from armed conflict are not always as evident as a bullet wound or a lost

Ch 13 Outline Protestants, Catholics and the Wars of Religion I. Personalities A. The Increasing Radicalization of the Movement 1. Ulrich Zwingli—1448-1531 a. Supported by guilds in Switzerland.

I think its funny how white people think we need a “white lives matter” movement. From day one, every day has been white lives matter! As American citizens we are respected more not on our accomplishments but on the color of our skin and it’s not right. The idea that even in a murder trial, when it came down to it, the judge would not respect a non white as a witness to the court. It wasn’t even until 1990 when they were given a chance to be permanent residency, which wasn’t an easy feat either, money ultimately controlled that more than the actual application process.

Violence, terror, suffering and death. The conflict that has been burning in Northern Ireland seems to be an unstoppable battle and it has flooded over the land of Northern Ireland. The struggle for power and the persistence of greed have fueled the raging fires of the opposing groups. The conflict in Northern Ireland has been discussed continually over the past few decades. Ever since the beginning of the “Troubles,” organizations have been scavenging to find a plan that will cease the violence. Throughout my research for this project, the questions of what are the main sources of conflict in Northern Ireland and why have they continued today guided me to many fascinating pieces of evidence that

The first part of the Good Friday Agreement in that Northern Ireland would remain part of the United Kingdom. Although this does not mean that a united Ireland could not happen, for it as the determination of the people of Northern Ireland to decide whether or not the wish to become a united Ireland. In order to accomplish this part of the agreement would have to settle the conflict of the territory claim in the Northern Ireland Constitution of article two and three. To settle this conflict Northern Ireland would eliminate all both of these articles. The second condition of the agreement was that political rights were not based on religion, which would cause a political reform. The need for the reform was that Catholics were considered second class citizens and would have no say in political decisions. The last major part of the Good Friday Agreement was that the Northern Ireland would have their own government that would have members of both Southern Ireland and England along with people that are from Northern

Discrimination. Violence. Political turmoil. This was the reality that plagued Northern Ireland in a thirty-year conflict known as “The Troubles”, which began in 1968 and ended in 1998. Paul McCartney’s song “Give Ireland Back to the Irish” was written in response to “Bloody Sunday”, and is an effective example of a rhetorical argument. “Bloody Sunday” was a major incident that took place on January 30, 1972 in Londonderry, Northern Ireland. On this day, twenty-six protesters were shot by British paratroopers and 14 died from their wounds. (Crutchley). This song, written and recorded just two days after the incident, was aimed at raising

Firstly, the granite monument, erected in 2003, known as the Bloody Sunday monument (Fig. 1), is inscribed with the words, ‘their epitaph is in the continuing struggle for democracy.’ This alerts people to the reason why they died by stating that they, ‘were murdered by British paratroopers.’ This is clearly set in opposition to the official memory at the time, as it was erected before the publication of the Saville Report. One hundred metres away the ‘Free Derry’ wall can be seen as it was in 1972 (Fig. 2), still bearing the inscription, ‘you are now entering free Derry.’ The mural is an iconic image of the Troubles and can be viewed as an emotional outlet for the community because it has remained unchanged throughout the decades due to the will of the community. In 2000 a mural was incorporated on the reverse side calling for ‘truth, justice, healing’ on the free Derry corner, the rallying ground for civil rights and republican demonstrations used before and after Bloody

In order to conduct the research, twenty-nine children and their families were selected from 426 different areas within England, Wales and Scotland. Some parents refused to take part in the research, while 76% agreed to be interviewed (Meltzer et al. 2009). The research that was organized determined that the violence affects different age groups and sexes in different ways.