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12 lis 2021 · In 1921, the Irish successfully fought for independence and Ireland was partitioned into two countries: the Irish Free State, which was almost entirely Catholic, and the smaller Northern Ireland,...
Northern Ireland Conflict Timeline: 14 August 1969: British Army first deployed onto streets of Northern Ireland; 9 August 1971: Internment introduced and violent protests begin; 1972: Bloodiest year of the conflict; 30 January 1972: Bloody Sunday, 13 civil rights protesters shot dead by British Army
The Troubles (Irish: Na Trioblóidí) were an ethno-nationalist conflict in Northern Ireland that lasted for about 30 years from the late 1960s to 1998. Also known internationally as the Northern Ireland conflict, it is sometimes described as an "irregular war" or "low-level war".
8 kwi 2022 · Rooted in a legacy of colonialism, religious conflict, and political uncertainty, the Troubles would take 30 years, and thousands of lives, to peter out.
7 cze 2024 · the Troubles, violent sectarian conflict from about 1968 to 1998 in Northern Ireland between the overwhelmingly Protestant unionists (loyalists), who desired the province to remain part of the United Kingdom, and the overwhelmingly Roman Catholic nationalists (republicans), who wanted Northern Ireland to become part of the republic of Ireland.
12 kwi 2022 · This short history will be followed by an overview of Northern Ireland’s contemporary religious landscape, with the current social trends in relation to identity and belonging, progressive secularisation and conservative religious cultures.
15 lip 2019 · The Troubles in Northern Ireland were a 30-year dispute steeped in both religious conflict between the Catholics and the Protestants and geopolitical conflict between the British and the Irish.
