I remember the conflict on the news as a child, but that's all. Can someone please give summary of events. Consider that i know nothing of the subject and start from scratch please.
2007-01-03 01:04:47 · 11 answers · asked by Pichka 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
I'm not taking bout stuff that happened 800 years ago. i'm talking about very recent stuff the 1990's that sort of thing.
2007-01-03 01:18:01 · update #1
Do yourself a favour and do some research. This has been going on for over 800 years and the naive, ignorant scribblings of dublabush won't do you any good at all.
"Ireland was once owned by mainly Catholics", indeed. What a ridiculous summary.
You cannot hope to undersand the past 10 years in isolation, and would recommend you go back to at least the late 1960s when things really came to a head.
You will find lots of stuff on Google if you just search on "The Troubles", so I suggest you do that rather than rely on a lot of half-arsed and misunderstood rubbish from people who couldn't point Belfast out on a map.
I'm araid it means you will have to do some work, but it WILL be worth it.
2007-01-03 01:48:07 · answer #1 · answered by PSAF 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It's not really the type of thing you can give a breif summary on. And I'm betting many here haven't a clue what they're talking about when it comes to it.
The wikipedia has some information on it here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northen_Ireland_Conflict
But I suggest you go to a library and read up. Since many websites are biast, some even ask for your money.
Just be aware that some people who apear to be giving answers to you're questions have hidden agendas. Best to stay neutral.
I live in the Republic of Ireland by the way. Just so you know. =)
2007-01-03 01:16:38 · answer #2 · answered by Pye 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Well, a brief summary that's hard but I can tell you were it started. Until, 11th century there was one church lead by 5 bishops, then the one in Rome got greedy and appointed himself head and split form what is know the Orthodox church. Outraged caused by corruption and distortion propagated by the Roman Catholic Church led both Calvin and Luther to protest, others took up their cause and split the Church again into Protestants and Catholics. Ireland was a Catholic country when England was Protestant, though Anglicanism is only nominally protestant and are still in communion with the Orthodox church I believe. Fear that Catholic Irish would aid Catholic rebels in England led to settlement of Protestant Scots in Ireland. The result? War.
2007-01-03 01:13:48 · answer #3 · answered by phoneypersona 5 · 2⤊ 2⤋
A Dutch dude called William of Orange became king of England, driving out a Catholic king.
He then sent Protestant settlers to Ireland and took the land from the native Catholics.
A wee while later (after a lot of fighting and stuff) Ireland is split in two - North/South. North = British and therefore predominantly Protestant, but not entirely.
People killed people of the other faith - leading to the "troubles".
Nowadays, its all about "one of them killed one of us, so lets kill one of them" kinda thing.
See, clear as mud!
2007-01-04 02:03:02 · answer #4 · answered by Heydoddy 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The Catholics don't like the Protestants. Is that brief enough for you.
Seriously, the Catholics are republicans who want to re-join Ireland and live independantly of the UK government. Protestants however are loyalists who are "loyal" to the crown and wish to remain within the union of the UK.
2007-01-03 02:42:44 · answer #5 · answered by John H 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Can't be done briefly, hon.
Sorry....start about 800 years ago....think Cromwell.
BTW it's impossible to talk about the present conflict without considering the past.
Visit the library.
2007-01-03 01:13:45 · answer #6 · answered by vegetable soup 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Once apon a time Ireland belonged to mainly Catholics.Then one day England decided to send over protestants planters who with the help of the british army ran the catholics off their land and burnt down their houses and made them rent their land back from the planter landlords.
After a few hundred years living in what is now Ulster the protestants still believe that the land is theirs and the original owners who are Catholics have no right to want it returned to its rightfull owners.
This has led to the armed strugle we seen in recent times between the two communities.
2007-01-03 01:24:18 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 6⤋
hear hear PSAF....Its no good asking the juvenile ignoramuses on here to give any intelligent answers to this question...it was people such as these who ,without any real facts ,started up the last lot of trouble..!!
2007-01-03 05:23:39 · answer #8 · answered by notgnal 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
scratch.
Go back about 900 years.
England enter the affray around 1400s
Jesus!
Catholics want all ireland
protestants want Uk rule
If you want a real answer read a book or 10
2007-01-03 01:10:52 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 5⤋
Visit this site:
http://cain.ulst.ac.uk/
It was recommended to me, and I found it very helpful.
2007-01-03 01:14:32 · answer #10 · answered by agneisq 3 · 2⤊ 2⤋