Northern Ireland Part 2
The Troubles
Impact of the Conflict
on Northern Ireland
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The Troubles
1968
• Civil Rights Movement (CRM) organised
by the Northern Ireland Civil Rights
Association (NICRA)
1968 to 1969
• Although meant to be non-violent, these
marches resulted in fights between the
Catholics, Protestants and the police
The Troubles
1969
• British government sent troops
• Catholics welcomed the troops
because they saw the British soldiers
as a neutral force
The Troubles
1971
• Internment laws came into effect
• British troops could detain and
interrogate anyone suspected of acts
designed to weaken the government
• Catholics lost faith in the British
troops
The Troubles
30 January 1972
• 15,000 people took part in an illegal but
peaceful CRM to protest against the
Internment Laws and the ban on the right
to march
• British troops fired into the crowd and 13
died
• The event became known as Bloody
Sunday
Shot on
the street
Seventeenyear-old
Michael Kelly
lies on the
ground after
being shot.
After this
picture was
taken 20year-old
Michael
McDaid,
partially
visible in the
top left, was
also shot and
killed.
Priest helps the
injured
Father Daly, later Bishop of
Derry, gave the last rites to
many of the dead and
severely injured on Bloody
Sunday. He also helped
some men who tried to carry
the mortally wounded 17year-old John Duddy to
safety. “I think he died while
we were carrying him,”
Father Daly said.
Father Daly leads a group carrying the body of Jack Duddy
Wounded
but alive
Joseph Friel,
a 20-year-old
Bogsider, was
one of those
injured during
the shooting.
He was hit in
the chest. "It’s
a miracle I’m
here. The
bullet hit the
zipper of my
parka and I
think it must
have been
deflected.
That saved
my life," he
said.
The Troubles
Post-Bloody Sunday
• More violence between Protestants and
Catholics
• Catholic homes and businesses were
burnt or petrol-bombed and local police
did nothing to stop the violence
• British Army also raided Catholic homes
with force and damaged property
The Troubles
Post-Bloody Sunday
• Desperate, the Catholics turned to the
Irish Republican Army (IRA)
• The IRA attacked British soldiers and
carried out attacks on Protestant homes
and businesses
• The IRA is responsible for 2/3s of the
deaths occurring from 1969 to 1993 in
Northern Ireland
The Impact of the Conflict
on Northern Ireland
Impact of the Conflict:
• Troubles
• Social Segregation
• Declining Economy
• Political Reform
The Impact of the Conflict
on Northern Ireland
Impact of the Conflict:
• Social Segregation
• Catholics and Protestants have grown
up in an atmosphere of tension and
violence
• Cs and Ps have also been segregated in
terms of school, work and recreation
• Lack of understanding and no
opportunities to resolve the conflict
amicably through interaction
The Impact of the Conflict
on Northern Ireland
Impact of the Conflict:
• Declining Economy
• Conflict has discouraged foreign and domestic
investments
• Factories closed down due to the scare of
bombings and high cost of security
• Jobs are lost and much needed investment is
gone
• Strained economy to keep the peace through
soldiers and to pay unemployment benefits
The Impact of the Conflict
on Northern Ireland
Impact of the Conflict:
• Political Reform
• CRM put pressure on the NI
government to pass antidiscrimination measures (one man
one vote, review of housing
allocation schemes)
• See Page 127 of textbook
Is There Hope for Peace?
YES
• 1970s to 1990s, attempts made
by the British government to
bring peace back to Northern
Ireland
• Active discussion of the
Northern Ireland Peace Process
by Britain, NI and RI
• Good Friday Agreement signed
by the British and Irish
governments and endorsed by
the NI political parties
NO
• IRA and British government
failed to come to a ceasefire
agreement
• IRA set of bombs even after
peace processes were set in
place and accords signed
• Protestants still persist in
marking the anniversary of the
Battle of Boyne
• Clashes still continue between
Catholics and Protestants