Divided Ireland
Divided IRELAND Basic People/Places: Sinn F?in: Irish nationalist movementpolitical party IRA: Irish Republican Army- goal is to reunite an independent Ireland Belfast: capital of northern Ireland (founded in 1177) Source of and current British-Irish tensions: Early 1600s- Scottish and British colonization of Ulster (Catholic area in northern Ireland)religious tensions 1916- British quells Easter Rebellion (members of Irish volunteers fought against British army) The Government of Ireland Act (1920): 6 northern counties= northern Ireland & 26 southern counties= southern Ireland 1919-21- Irish War of Independence (guerilla war between IRA and British army) Bloody Sunday- January 30, 1972: 14 civilians killeddivision between North/South Ireland