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17.05.2007, 20:23 quote

Greystone
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Just found this fascinating archive TV documentary from several years ago.
Part one
Part two
Part three
Part four
Part five
This film shows how and why the troubles in Northern Ireland started back in the late 1960s.

 

17.05.2007, 21:31 quote

spdarkhorse
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The troubles go back further than the 1960's, its just then that they got a little more of a strop on the they had before and sort of went towards terrorism, before that Michael Collins and the irish civil war was in the 1920's and looking further back, they all started with the battle of the boyne in the 1690's - there is quite a long history there.

Ill have a look at the video clips over the weekend
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17.05.2007, 22:12 quote

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Yeah it's a good one that Stoney.

If anyone's interested there's more here on the IRA and the INLA
Btw, it started in 1169 with English involvement in Irish affairs. Wiki
Also see Bloody Sunday with James Nesbitt, very good film that tries to not take sides.

 

18.05.2007, 09:09 quote

Greystone
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spdarkhorse wrote:
The troubles go back further than the 1960's, its just then that they got a little more of a strop on the they had before and sort of went towards terrorism, before that Michael Collins and the irish civil war was in the 1920's and looking further back, they all started with the battle of the boyne in the 1690's - there is quite a long history there.
Most people know that. But they most don't know what started the recent troubles. There was peace for years before the flare up in late 1968. That documentary explains why the Catholic minority in Ulster rose up in 1968. Because they were discriminated against by the Protestant majority and had to endure the worst housing and the worst jobs and suffered the highest unemployment. It also shows that at the time they were only demanding civil rights not a united Ireland that demand came much later when the provisional IRA a militant breakway group from the Official IRA took the lead in 1970. It is also interesting that in the early days of the recent troubles the Official IRA refused to get involved. Republican graffitti of the time stated IRA = I ran away.

 

20.05.2007, 20:30 quote

spdarkhorse
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I didnt know that - I havent had time to look at te video clips yet this weekend but I will do soon
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