Northern Ireland: A Divided Community 1921-1972

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Topics covered include:

  • Housing and Transport
  • Prevention of incitement to religious hatred
  • Road spiking
  • Dock strikes
  • Trade and Industry
  • Routing of Orange Day parades
  • Role of the Ulster Defence Force
  • Policing
  • Prisons
  • Army occupation of factories

The Archive includes an introductory essay and six newly commissioned essays on key topics with direct links through to the documents:

  • The formation of the Northern Ireland State by Dr. Paseta
  • Northern Ireland and the Second World War by Dr. Paseta
  • Sectarianism by Dr. Mulholland
  • The IRA by Dr. Mulholland
  • Civil Rights by Dr. Mulholland
  • The end of the Stormont and imposition of direct rule in 1972 by Dr. Mulholland
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