What was the conflict in northern ireland?

Question

Please briefly explain to me the conflict that happened in northern ireland. please explain why this happened. If you give a short but INFORMATIVE answer and LIST A SITE that explains this, you will be rewarded with TEN POINTS!
Remember you need to do both!!!!!!

Answer 1

Religion.

Answer 2

This site will give you all the info you need! Basically, the conflicts in Northern Ireland and The Republic or Ireland (Eire) are of a religious reason. In Northern Ireland you mostly have protestants and in the Republic you have the catholics. The conflicts started in the 17th century but what you hear now, it is mostly because the Northern Ireland wants to be part of the United Kingdom and the Eire wants to stay it's own country. So they have conflicts over their religion, over their lands and over cultural differences...

Answer 3

IN A NUTSHELL, THE ENGLISH TRIED TO TAKE OVER THE COUNTRY, A HANDFUL OF LOYAL IRISH RESISTED, NOW THE ENGLISH GOVERNMENT CONTROLS PART OF IRELAND AND CALLS THOSE PATRIOIC IRISHMEN TERRORISTS.
LONG LIVE THE I.R.A.