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There are a lot of misconceptions about what has happened in Ireland historically. Irish history is long and complex, and the problems in Northern Ireland are just one recent element in it. Traditionally this is portrayed as Catholic v Protestant, but in reality it has very little to do with religion and a lot more to do with other issues. Most of it has long stopped now. The sides are mainly Catholic and Protestant, but they were not fighting about religion. A lot of it was terrorism, so it was terrorist groups, not Christian groups that were involved in much of the activities.
Most of it has stopped, though from outside Ireland there is a misconception that it is still happening at the same rate as ever. Even when it was at its height, another misconception was that it was like open warfare, when in fact it is was individual isolated incidents, with long periods between them and with them happening in different locations, which meant that although there could be lots of incidents, any given place could have very long periods between incidents it witnessed, and many places had no incidents at all.
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What Christian groups are there in Ireland?
Primarily Catholics and Protestants
What two groups used to be in conflict in Northern Ireland?
None anymore but in the 1960s-1990s there was conflict between the protestants and Catholics of the land because the Catholics wanted an united Ireland and the protestants wanted Northern Ireland to stay under British rule . no fighting anymore despite rumours from other sources
What part of Ireland wanted freedom from UK?
Up until 91 years ago all of Ireland was ruled by Britain and wanted freedom from UK rule, (With the exception of Protestant groups in Northern Ireland) The south obtained freedom but Northern Ireland has not - there are still some groups in Northern Ireland that want freedom from the UK
What two groups are antagonists in northern Ireland?
The Catholics and the Protestants
What are three groups that belong to the UK?
There are 4 groups in the UK- Northern Ireland, Scotland, England, and Wales.
Who are the two different groups living in northern Ireland?
The loyalists (unionists) and the Nationalists.
What are the two groups of people that are involved in the Northern Ireland conflict?
Catholics and Protestants
What groups are fighting each other in northern Ireland?
The main division of conflict is between the Republicans (Nationalists), which are associated with Catholics, and the Loyalists (Unionists), which are associated with Protestants. However in recent years the Loyalists have become less active in conflict and any violence has developed into usually the Republicans targeting the security forces (Police/Army) in Northern Ireland.
What is the source of conflict between Ireland and Northern Ireland?
There is no conflict between the north and the republic. Basically Ireland was under british rule and events in the years after the 1916 rising led to The British 'giving back' Ireland, ie creating a republic. Although, 6 counties in Ulster (out of 9) were kept under british rule, and are now Northern Ireland. Within northern Ireland there are nationalists, those who want the north to join the republic, and unionists, those who want to remain under british rule. Therefore the conflict is generally confined within the north..
What is a paramilitary group?
armed groups operating within a given state without legal authority. Examples include The FARC in Columbiaand the IRA and UFF in Northern Ireland armed groups operating within a given state without legal authority. Examples include The FARC in Columbiaand the IRA and UFF in Northern Ireland
Is there more than one religion for Ireland?
Ireland is predominantly a Christian country, but there are people of other religious groups too. There are plenty of Jews, Muslims, Buddhists, Hindus and others too.
What do the loyalists and republicans each want to happen to Northern Ireland?
Loyalists, and also unionists, refers to people in Northern Ireland that want Northern Ireland to remain part of the United Kingdom. They are "loyal" to the queen and want to remain in the "union". Loyalists are generally more associated with the more radical groups that have been involved in terrorism to further their cause.
