The Story Behind Northern Ireland’s Peace Walls
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Frank Brennan vividly recalls the shootings and bombings in Belfast, Northern Ireland, when he was a young man in the early '70s as well as attacks on his own life.
Brennan, a member of the Irish republican movement, grew up in Short Strand, a staunchly Catholic, working-class neighborhood in predominantly Protestant east Belfast.
Since the late 1960s, a bloody, 30-year guerrilla war was waged throughout Northern Ireland, leaving over 3,600 dead. Commonly referred to as "troubles," this period is defined by the conflict between Catholic republicans and nationalists, and Protestant loyalists and unionists. Catholics aimed to have a united Ireland, while Protestants fought to keep their British allegiance. This still continues today.
In the '70s, the British government began to build separation barriers known as "peace walls" around Northern Ireland to separate Catholic and Protestant areas in an attempt to control sectarian violence.
The walls were meant to be temporary, but they helped to calm tensions and decrease attacks between the two communities living in close proximity and became permanent. Today, many residents who live along these walls still want them to remain.
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Since the late 1960s, a bloody, 30-year guerrilla war was waged throughout Northern Ireland, leaving over 3,600 dead.
Commonly referred to as "troubles," this period is defined by the conflict between Catholic republicans and nationalists, and Protestant loyalists and unionists.
Catholics aimed to have a united Ireland, while Protestants fought to keep their British allegiance.
This still continues today.
In the '70s, the British government began to build separation barriers known as "peace walls" around Northern Ireland to separate Catholic and Protestant areas in an attempt to control sectarian violence.
The walls were meant to be temporary, but they helped to calm tensions and decrease attacks between the two communities living in close proximity and became permanent.
Today, many residents who live along these walls still want them to remain.
Well scratch Belfast off the bucket list.
That's sad.
Some people there would definitely agree!
Although OTOH some might not:
The walls were meant to be temporary, but they helped to calm tensions and decrease attacks between the two communities living in close proximity and became permanent.
Today, many residents who live along these walls still want them to remain.
Hopefully, once the occupation ends, the walls will come down.
Hopefully, once the occupation ends, the walls will come down.
LOL!
Of course the Irish Protestants in Northern Ireland don't consider it an "Occupation".
OTOH I would imagine the Irish Catholics there do (?)