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Lecture 7. Northern Ireland 1922 – 1972

Dr. Laura Donohue

Internet Research Materials:

  • Sinn Fein Online
  • Latest News from Northern Ireland
  • BBC Online, The Search for Peace (History)
  • CAIN (Conflict Archive on the Internet) Project
  • Ulster Project International
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    Questions for Seminar Discussions:

    • What were the roots of the confrontation between nationalists and loyalists in Ireland? How has the idea of conditional loyalty of the unionists influenced the intensity of the conflict in Northern Ireland?

    • What were the implication of social and economic inequalities for the persistence of the conflict and the prospects of its peaceful political resolution?

    Key terms:

    Land Plantations (Northern Ireland)

    The Siege of Derry (1688-9)

    The Great Famine (1845-1850)

    Home Rule

    Ulster (contentious term)

    Unionism

    UVF (Ulster Volunteer Force)

    Militia vs. police

    Vigilantism

    Irish Republican Army (IRA)

    Sinn Fein

    The Easter Monday Rebellion (1916)

    The Government of Ireland Act (1920)

    “The Six Counties”

    Loyalists/the “Orange Order”

    Westminster (the U.K. government)

    Grievances

    “A triangle” of political communication (Republicans and Loyalists both speaking to Westminster, but not to each other)

     
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