* bring back irish culture * ie, speaking gaelic, irish sports * willing to use violence * republican * anti-religous?
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Abstentionism
* Sinn Fein ran for office but would not participate in English parliament if they won
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Republicanism
* unified irish ppl * laws derive from the people * catholic/nationalist majority
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1798 Uprising
Leader: Wolfe Tone (he did not care about religion)
* Society of United Irishmen (Catholics + Protestants) versus British * Failed revolt due to weak leadership
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1916 Easter Uprising
Leader: Patrick Pearse
* Plan was for IRB to take over General P.O. while Britain was busy fighting WW1 * Held P.O. for five days, execution of leaders turned IRB into hero’s
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1972 Bloody Sunday
* RUC (Royal Ulster Constabulary) kill 14 civil rights protestors in Derry
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Black & Tans
* British criminals “troops” went to Ireland and destroyed shit during the Anglo-Irish War * Goal was to suppress IRA
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Republicans
* catholics * goal: want united Ireland free from Britain entirely
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Nationalists
* political ideology seeks to promote irish culture and identity
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Unionists
* political ideology favors union between Ireland and Britain
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Loyalists
* protestants * goal: wants Northern Ireland to remain in the UK
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APNI
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
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DUP
Democratic Unionist Party
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IRA
Irish Republican Army
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NICRA
Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association
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NILP
Northern Ireland Labour Party
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NIWC
Northern Ireland’s Women’s Coalitions
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PIRA
Provisional IRA
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PUP
Progressive Unionist Party
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RUC
Royal Ulster Constabulary
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SDLP
Social Democratic and Labour Party
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SF
Sinn Fein
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UDP
Ulster Democratic Party
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UKUP
United Kingdom Unionist Party
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UVF
Ulster Volunteer Force
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RIC
Royal Irish Constabulary
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Micheal Collins - Ireland
* leader of guerrilla Sinn Fein groups during Anglo-Irish War
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Wolfe Tone - Ireland
* leader of 1798 Uprising * nonsectarian * failed rebellion * died by suicide
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Patrick Pearse - Ireland
* leader of Easter Uprising of 1916 * catholic * nationalists
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Bobby Sands - Northern Ireland
* started hunger strikes in prison * was elected to office while in prison * apart of the PIRA
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Gerry Adams - Northern Ireland
* former IRA member * later joined Sinn Fein * pick me boy vibez
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Ian Paisley
* leader of DUP * Protestant Extremist
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Margaret Thatcher
* female british prime minister * did NOT restore political hostage rights even after blankey strikes
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John Major - England
* prime minister * did NOT allow Sinn Fein into peace talks cuz IRA did not give up their weapons
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Tony Blair
* prime minister * helped negotiate good friday agreement * created a power-sharing gov in northern ireland
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George Mitchell - USA
* American senator * served as chair/mediator for multi-party talks
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Bill Clinton - USA
* US president * mediated party talks
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Shankill Butchers
* ulster protestant gang who killed catholics
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1976 Blankey Protest (Maze Prison)
* IRA members refused to wear standard prison uniforms * instead they were naked or only used their blankey as clothing
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1976 - Clash Concert
* riots broke out before a clash band (english group) could perform
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Peace People
peaceful protested against violence in northern ireland