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A History of the Six Counties, 1920-1969![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The Partition of Ireland did not create a peaceful state as what was hoped by the British. There was serious tension in the North in the 20’s and 30’s and the Unionists consolidated their state. There were several stringent measures taken in to end IRA action. Many Nationalists believed that the border would be re-fixed so that they could live in the Irish Republic however this never materialized and the Unionists dissolved Nationalist majority councils and took over their power. Discrimination was a common feature of this Northern State. Catholics were discriminated against and Unionists and Orangemen dominated the Civil Service. The RUC and the B-Specials were exclusively protestant and the leaders of the State openly preached discrimination against the catholic community. The state was a Protestant state for a Protestant people. The Catholic and Protestant Communities were also largely segregated. There were separate schools and Workplaces etc. |
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Jump To Comment: 1Great piece of reading !
I love material like that - old(ish !) but still relevant to today's Ireland . There should be a 'link' to my own humble efforts of that type of writing at the bottom of this comment - if not , ' GOOGLE' [1169] (without '[ ]' , if you follow !) and have a look see !
Thanks ,
Sharon .