Conflict in Ireland
Text Box: Ireland is to the west of Britain and is surrounded by the
Atlantic Ocean, Irish Sea and the Celtic Sea.
Today Ireland is divided into two parts, Northern Ireland and the
Republic of Ireland. In 1921 the partition treaty was signed and was
originally supposed to be temporary, it was an attempt to bring peace
to Ireland.
Currently there are mainly Unionists (Protestants) living in Northern
Ireland and in the Republic of Ireland there are mainly Nationalists
(Catholics) living in Northern Ireland. The unionists want to be
governed by England's parliament however; the Nationalists in Northern
Ireland do not. The Nationalists in the Republic are Independent and
want a untied Ireland.
Easter Rising, 1916
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The Easter Rising took place in April 1916;it was one of many
rebellions held by Nationalists in an attempt to get independence for
Ireland. However, this rebellion was much more intense and violent
that those before.
Several events led up to the Easter Rising, all of which had an
influence on what happened. Firstly groups formed such as the Irish
Republican Brotherhood (I.R.B), groups like these formed as a result
of centuries of oppression by the British landlords and increasing
capitalism.
Pearse joined the I.R.B in 1913, he was prepared to die in a 'blood
sacrifice' to win independence for Ireland. Pearse was also among
those in the Irish Volunteers (formed in 1913) who did not want to
fight for England in the war with Germany in 1914.
James Connolly also shared the same views as Pearse. Together the
I.R.B and the Irish Citizen Army (led by James Co...
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...tholic and Protestants, but was unable to
deliver. There had been some peace and for a brief moment it seemed
the impossible had been done but that was not to last.
The sectarian beatings and killings continued and communities' became
increasingly divided. On Monday 14th October the Secretary of state
for Northern Ireland announced that London would be once again
imposing direct rule.
At present peace has still not been restored in Ireland and violent
attacks still happen although they are not as frequent as in the past
and are on a smaller scale. The people of Ireland may never reach an
agreement that suits everyone but for now, the key issue is
decommissioning the IRA of weapons. It may only be after that step
forward is taken that peace in Northern Ireland can become a more
realistic and obtainable prospect.
“We all fight on two fronts, the one facing the enemy, the other facing what we do to the enemy” (Boyden 199).
In my view out of all the four events which I have talked about I
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