can some PLEASE summarise the conflict in nothern ireland between catholics and protestants....please?

Answer 1

I'm a recovering Catholic of partially Irish descent, and I can't make any sense of it either. Seems to me that killing in the name of the Prince of Peace is an express ticket to Hell...

Answer 2

Here's the basic idea:
At some point a few hundred years ago, Catholicism took over Ireland, having still been pagan territory. Some time later, the Protestant (Anglican, specifically) nation of England/UK took over the island. They held sway with laws against Catholics somewhat like the Jim Crow laws. Later, during a civil war around 1920, the IRA rebelled and a treaty was made, resulting in the separation of Northern Ireland (which remained a part of the UK) and the Republic of Ireland.
So the current struggle is this- aside from the obvious religious clash, there are also people who want the entire island, the traditional territory, to be given back to the Irish people. Thus, the border has been much contested, though for the past several years, action has mostly been very individualized acts of terror.

Answer 3

The issue in Northern Ireland is political not religious. The media, who is always looking for short cuts and not the whole story, calls the participants Catholics and Protestants.

The conflict is about whether the British territory (probably the wrong word) of Northern Ireland should remain British or should become part of Ireland.

The majority of people in Ireland are Catholics. The majority of people in England and Northern Ireland are Protestants. There are actually Catholics and Protestants on either side.

The terrorists on either side of the issue are not Christian in any sense of the word.

With love in Christ.

Answer 4

There are two issues, the first is Ireland like any other nation does not want to be ruled (colonized) by another nation, remember we did not want to be colonized by England either

The second issue is religious, the Irish were Catholic and the English were protestant, the English not only wanted to control Ireland they wanted to change their religion as well.

Answer 5

roman catholic from derry, ireland

england invaded ireland, at the start things were not to bad, eventually the english began treating the irish as second class citizens. the english concentrated certain areas of ireland with protestants from england scotland and wales-known as "plantation". the first people to stand up to the english in ireland were a group known as the "united irishmen" which was largely formed and run by protestants seeking irish freedom. skipping a few centuries in 1921 the irish republican army(successors of the united irishmen) under the leadership of michael collins using the political party sinn fein(ourselves alone) established a treaty with the english government. within the treaty the main point was that ireland would be divided in two
1)the republic of ireland in the south
2)northern ireland.
each decade thereafter saw the irish republican army have an armed service whch resulted in failure, eventually they buried and destroyed their weapons.
skipping to 1960s

northern ireland became,well was, an orange state for an orange people(protestant state for protestant people). the irish citizens again were being treated as even less than second class citizens, compare the irish catholics of this era as the blacks of the united states in the 60's. and the protestant activists as the kkk. in 69 the provisional irish republican army formed once again to protect the irish people from a violent and bigoted movement determined to having full control in the north of ireland.

the protestant government gerrymandered voting areas to ensure victory at the polls.

in essence the war is political, the irish republican army are fighting the armed forces of england that are occupying their country, including the corrupt police force. the irish republican army target only legitimate military targets, some mistakes and atrocities occured but that happens in every war,not to excuse it away.

however the protestant paramilitaries enabled by the english army and police force target anyone that is catholic or suspected of allignment with the irish republican army. this is not to say every protestant or every catholic but by and large that is how it is. the history of ireland and its conflict lasting over 800 years is hard to sum up.

the irish republican army called for talks and have since disbanded and destroyed its weapons in an effort to end the conflict. the country is on a shaky ceasefire and ongoing peace talks, initiated by the irish republican army.

so to sum up, the war is not against catholics and protestants,that is to simplistic and a misrepresentation favored by the english media and propaganda machines. the war is for the freedom of ireland. the english plantation of ireland has long since backfired and england wishes to leave but with past actions empowering loyalists in ireland has created many years of turmoil.

hope this helps and god bless.

Answer 6

In 1171, King Henry II of england invaded eire -- and England nevertheless hasn't totally left! The Irish human beings have been horribly oppressed and their land stolen. On St. Patrick's Day, the historic previous Channel exhibits a software referred to as something like "a short historic previous of eire." that's an hour and a 0.5, and that i think of it explains the area properly.

Answer 7

The minority (catholic) in the North want to reunite the island with the South but the majority (protestant want to remain under British rule or to retain the links with Britain.

Answer 8

This is a political battle between England and Ireland

Answer 9

Do your own homework.You have a pc,google it.