'A Brief History of Northern Ireland'

'For centuries Yankee Ireland has been a theater ridden by press and conflict. The reasons behind this ar many, merely the master(prenominal) problems were politics, religion and discrimination. such(prenominal) problems lead to chew of uprisings and revolts. Children grew up in an era where they were taught to detest their neighbors, to fear for their lives and to difference for what they believe in. \nIt each(prenominal) started in 1169 when England invaded Ireland. all for the Brits to find a population who wouldnt go down without a fight. There was a huge spiritual conflict amid the Protestants and Catholics. The Protestants were aroundly British and the Catholics were Irish. The Protestants that were moved from England and Scotland into Ireland were disposed(p) the best part of the land, and because of that the political involvement also became a religious one. The most known conflict between the Protestants and Catholics is the struggle of the battle of Boyn e. The battle took pose in 1690 by the River Boyne and was a disaster for the Catholics. The Catholics were led by mightiness James II of Scotland, who had to give in to the British King, William one-third of Orange. Thats why around Protestants in Union Ireland call themselves Orangemen. aft(prenominal) the Battle of the Boyne most of the urbane rights were taken external from the Catholics. No Catholic could be voted or be take for Parliament, they could non essence the army or the navy, nor work in any complaisant office, they were not allowed to sop up weapons, they could not read at the university, no Catholic teachers were allowed in Irish schools and no Catholic priests were allowed in the Irish churches. The fight then became a fight not only well-nigh the politics and religion, however over introductory civil rights as well. \nIreland is now dissever into 2 parts, exactly the country was not divided into 2 parts until 1921. 26 counties in the federation b ecame the Irish free State, which was still tied(p) to Great Britain, but it had a genuine freedom to recover itself. More than 90% of the po...'