Ireland Anglia - Northern Ireland 4 2022

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo, mavo
• Leerjaar 1,2

Northern Ireland

The famous ship ’Titanic’ was built in Belfast.

1. True
2. False

The Troubles

Catholics

(45% of population)

Republicans

Nationalists

Want to unite with Ireland

IRA (Irish Republican Army)

Protestants

(48% of population) 

Unionists

Loyalists

Want to be part of UK

UVF (Ulster Volunteer Force)

The Troubles

Battle of the Bogside- 1969

The escalation of the Civil Rights Movement - and by some believed to be the start of the Troubles - was the Battle of the Bogside, Derry, 1969.

Protestant marchers marched through the mainly Catholic/ Nationalist city of Derry. Massive violence breaks out, and this is by some seen as the start of The Troubles. 

Bloody Sunday - 1972

Bloody Sunday was an incident on 30 January 1972 in the Bogside area of Derry, Northern Ireland. British soldiers shot 28 unarmed civilians during a peaceful protest march against 'internment': throwing people in prison without reason/ trial. Fourteen people died. The Irish band U2 famously wrote a song about this day. 

Good Friday Agreement - 1998

This could be seen as 'the end of The Troubles'. The Irish, Northern Irish and British governments signed an agreement for peace. 

All in all, 3,500 people were killed in the conflict. 52% were civilians, 32% were members of the British security forces, and 16% were members of paramilitary groups.

U2 - Sunday Bloody Sunday

Murals in Belfast

British Loyalist Mural

Unionist symbolism, Union Jacks

Irish Republican Mural

Irish symbolism & language, green

In the next exercise you are going to see if you know the difference between a republican mural and a unionist mural.

Good luck!

Click on the different eyes to see examples of both Loyalist and Republican murals. Then click the picture to enlarge.

Northern Ireland today

Relatively peaceful

Still 'segregation' in some areas (Peace Walls)

Tourism is generally safe

Beautiful countryside

So.... will Ireland ever be united?