Troubles history - Irish Politics Study Guide

How many ppl killed?

3600

Feinism

• bring back irish culture

• ie, speaking gaelic, irish sports

• willing to use violence

• republican

• anti-religous?

Abstentionism

* Sinn Fein ran for office but would not participate in English parliament if they won

Republicanism

• unified irish ppl

• laws derive from the people

• catholic/nationalist majority

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

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

1972 Bloody Sunday

* RUC (Royal Ulster Constabulary) kill 14 civil rights protestors in Derry

Black & Tans

• British criminals “troops” went to Ireland and destroyed shit during the Anglo-Irish War

• Goal was to suppress IRA

Republicans

• catholics

• goal: want united Ireland free from Britain entirely

Nationalists

* political ideology seeks to promote irish culture and identity

Unionists

* political ideology favors union between Ireland and Britain

Loyalists

• protestants

• goal: wants Northern Ireland to remain in the UK

APNI

Alliance Party of Northern Ireland

DUP

Democratic Unionist Party

IRA

Irish Republican Army

NICRA

Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association

NILP

Northern Ireland Labour Party

NIWC

Northern Ireland’s Women’s Coalitions

PIRA

Provisional IRA

PUP

Progressive Unionist Party

RUC

Royal Ulster Constabulary

SDLP

Social Democratic and Labour Party

SF

Sinn Fein

UDP

Ulster Democratic Party

UKUP

United Kingdom Unionist Party

UVF

Ulster Volunteer Force

RIC

Royal Irish Constabulary

Micheal Collins - Ireland

* leader of guerrilla Sinn Fein groups during Anglo-Irish War

Wolfe Tone - Ireland

• leader of 1798 Uprising

• nonsectarian

• failed rebellion

• died by suicide

Patrick Pearse - Ireland

• leader of Easter Uprising of 1916

• catholic

• nationalists

Bobby Sands - Northern Ireland

• started hunger strikes in prison

• was elected to office while in prison

• apart of the PIRA

Gerry Adams - Northern Ireland

• former IRA member

• later joined Sinn Fein

• pick me boy vibez

Ian Paisley

• leader of DUP

• Protestant Extremist

Margaret Thatcher

• female british prime minister

• did NOT restore political hostage rights even after blankey strikes

John Major - England

• prime minister

• did NOT allow Sinn Fein into peace talks cuz IRA did not give up their weapons

Tony Blair

• prime minister

• helped negotiate good friday agreement

• created a power-sharing gov in northern ireland

George Mitchell - USA

• American senator

• served as chair/mediator for multi-party talks

Bill Clinton - USA

• US president

• mediated party talks

Shankill Butchers

* ulster protestant gang who killed catholics

1976 Blankey Protest (Maze Prison)

• IRA members refused to wear standard prison uniforms

• instead they were naked or only used their blankey as clothing

1976 - Clash Concert

* riots broke out before a clash band (english group) could perform

Peace People

peaceful protested against violence in northern ireland