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Natalie Amidon edited the blog post Falls Road Curfew in the group Irish Studies: 7 years, 8 months ago

The Falls Road Curfew of 1970 severed any future of Catholics having good relationships with the British army. The army sealed off an area of the Lower Falls district while they ransacked the houses, looking for […]
Natalie Amidon edited the blog post Employment in Northern Ireland in the group Irish Studies: 7 years, 8 months ago

Discrimination of Catholics by Protestants also occurred in the workplace. One example of this discrimination in the workplace is through the hiring processes. During an interview in the hiring process, many times […]
Natalie Amidon edited the blog post Housing in Northern Ireland in the group Irish Studies: 7 years, 8 months ago

A housing crisis was prevalent during this time, due to housing shortage and an unequal distribution of houses. The government started building new houses and giving them to civilians in need. Local councils were […]
Natalie Amidon edited the blog post Schooling in Northern Ireland in the group Irish Studies: 7 years, 8 months ago

Even before The Troubles “officially” began, there was a deep segregation in the schooling of children. When the Republic of Ireland formed, both churches refused to give up their own holds on their school sys […]
Natalie Amidon edited the blog post Northern Ireland Today: A Photo and Video Gallery in the group Irish Studies: 7 years, 9 months ago

The Troubles, although technically came to end with the Good Friday agreement, still haunt Northern Ireland today. There are physical barriers as well as mental as the people caught up on the conflict figure out […]
Natalie Amidon edited the blog post Peace Talks in the group Irish Studies: 7 years, 9 months ago

In order to resolve the conflict, there were many different ideas and approaches made in an attempt to find peace, with the ones with the largest impact outlined below. Each had its own flaw that led to increase […]

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