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Stakeknife and The Troubles 19:53 - May 30 with 736 views

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-65748734

This is a hell of a read. I've been teaching about the empire recently and we touch on Ireland in a very general sense, skimming from things like Cromwell, famine to 1916 etc. But even watching Blue Lights and the recent interest in the wider region/history/divide etc. highlighted just how ignorant of so much of it I am.

I'm guessing this story is a small piece of the big picture, but I wonder when/if the British nation will ever get to grips with the legacy of centuries of religious and political violence as an area of general knowledge for us non-Irish.

Mo Mowlam, the Good Friday Agreement and the various bombings in the 90's are all things I remember to differing degrees, but they don't seem to fit together in my mind much. Is it different for you lot who remember the earlier conflicts?

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Stakeknife and The Troubles on 21:05 - May 30 with 667 views

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Watched the first two parts of the current BBC documentary on Northern Ireland and the troubles. Astonishing stuff if incredibly depressing. Well worth a watch if you haven't already.

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Stakeknife and The Troubles on 21:22 - May 30 with 642 views

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Stakeknife and The Troubles on 21:05 - May 30 by cbower
Watched the first two parts of the current BBC documentary on Northern Ireland and the troubles. Astonishing stuff if incredibly depressing. Well worth a watch if you haven't already.

Some brutally honest testimony from the ex IRA and ex UFF guys last night.

Compelling viewing and it does highlight how far NI has moved from the depths of the troubles.

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