20th Century Period
Operation Motorman of 1972
In the early morning of 31 July 1972, the British army initiated Operation Motorman in response to Bloody Friday, a series of bombs that occurred days earlier in Belfast.
Northern Ireland
20th Century Period
Bloody Sunday 1972
Bloody Sunday occurred on January 30, 1972, in the city of Derry when the parachute regiment of the British army opened fire on a Civil Rights march killing 13 people, another victim died later from […]
20th Century Period
British Troops Arrive In Northern Ireland (Operation Banner)
In the summer of 1969, the British government invoked Operation Banner, the deployment of troops to Northern Ireland.
20th Century Period
The Battle of the Bogside in 1969
Following on from the Peoples Democracy march of 1st January 1969 from Belfast to Derry and the subsequent rioting in the Bogside and other towns in Northern Ireland, the Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association and its […]
20th Century Period
Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association Action & Reaction
Following the formation of the Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association (NICRA) in 1967, the reaction of the Unionist Government was quick and predictably negative.
20th Century Period
Founding of the Northern Ireland Civil Rights Movement
The “zeitgeist” of the 1960s can best be described as the demand for freedom, equality, and justice. In Czechoslovakia, the streets of Paris, the Southern States of the USA, South Africa, Algeria, and many other […]
20th Century Period
John Hume: The Visionary Leader Who Championed Non-Violence in Politics
John Hume (1937-2020) was an Irish politician and civil rights leader who played a key role in the Northern Ireland peace process. Nobel Peace Prize laureate. […]
20th Century Period
Terence O’ Neill (Baron ‘ Neill of the Maine)
Terence Marne O’Neill (1914-1990) was the fourth Prime Minister of Northern Ireland and the first of them who endeavoured to reconcile Protestants and Catholics within the northern state and also to attempt a normalization of […]
20th Century Period
Republic of Ireland Act Is Signed in 1949
The Republic of Ireland Act was signed by the President of Ireland. It became law on 21 December 1948 and was brought into force on 18 April 1949, the 33rd anniversary of the Easter Rising.
20th Century Period
The Ulster Special Constabulary & B Specials
Formed in 1920 the Ulster Special Constabulary was a reserve police force, they were used in times of emergency such as the Irish War of Independence.
20th Century Period
The Partition of Ireland: A Country Divided
The partition of Ireland in 1921 divided the island into two entities: Northern Ireland, which remained part of the United Kingdom, and Southern Ireland, which later became the independent Republic of Ireland. […]
20th Century Period
Government of Ireland Act 1920
By the late 1920’s Ireland was in a state of disarray from the Irish War of Independence. The British forces of the Royal Irish Constabulary along with the Black and Tans retaliated against the IRA and Sinn […]