the troubles process paper

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The TroublesWebsite

Senior division

Alex MacDonald

Tim CavesIan Malabre

Andrew MacGregor

http://99135712.nhd.weebly.comWhy the Troubles:

In choosing an idea for the History Fair topic of: Revolution, Reaction, and Reform, we

had to think of what would actually be practical to base our project on. That in itself really

narrowed down our choices by eliminating three choices that happened so long ago references

and interviews would be a major struggle. Then we came to the troubles which was by far the

best option due to the fact that it shaped the lives of so many Irish and British people during a

time period that many people still alive today could relate to.

After deciding upon the topic of the Troubles our research started with a general

background search through the use of the Conflict Archive on the Internet. This one website gave

us loads of background information, important dates, and effects of our topic. We then went and

scourer the internet for other reputable sources likes NBC and the Bloody Sunday Trust

foundation. After that we went to the Hamilton Wenham Public library to obtain printed

references from people who actually lived during the time and then later wrote about it. Our

research ended with an interview of Juliana Boyd and her husband who both lived during the

troubles and were from the two conflicting religious backgrounds.


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Right from the beginning we knew we wanted to do a website that was at the very least

moderately interactive and interesting to look through. That helped us decide on using a timeline,

Google map, and multiple video and audio files in order to display the information we were

trying to get out there. We actually had to change our project slightly during the creation of the

website we found that it was a little more difficult to actually decide on what parts of the

Troubles we actually wanted to put in because there were so many events that happened yet we

needed to pick three or four that were very important and stood out above the others. When we

finally decided on all of the different Revolutionary events, Reactions, and Reforms we found

that it was smooth sailing much like we had intended it to be from the start.

The troubles in itself were a huge Revolution against the oppression that the British had

been enforcing on the Northern Irish. After any event that happened during the Troubles one side

or the other would react to this event with violence that would then cause a reaction from the

other side creating a chain of reactions. In the end Parliament ended up Reforming the way the

people In Northern Ireland could live and act and these changes are still felt to this day.

Primary Sources:

Bardon, Jonathan . A history of Ulster. 1992 Blackstaff press. 9/27/11

. A in depth view of

what Ulster was like during riots and rebellions.

Boyde, Juliana. Personal interview. South Hamilton, MA. 5 Nov. 2011.

The interview gave us a new perspective on what life was like during the troubles for a Catholic

family.

Boyde, Stuart. Personal interview. South Hamilton, MA. 5 Nov. 2011.

This interview helped us see the troubles from a Protestant perspective.

Conroy, John. Belfast Diary: War as a Way of Life. Boston: Beacon Press, 1987. Print.

From this source we found information regarding revolutions and reactions to them sucha st the

Hunger Strike.


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Gibney, Jim. Interview by PBS Frontlines. Frontlines. PBS. PBS, USA: Undated.

Television.

An interview with one of the founders of Sinn Fein. He was essential in making Sinn Fein a

recognized political party.

Kelly, John. Interview by PBS Frontlines. Frontlines. PBS. PBS, USA: Undated. Television.

This is another interview with a key member of the IRA who was greatly involved with obtaining

arms for the IRA.

Kerr, Seamus. Interview by PBS Frontlines. Frontlines. PBS. PBS, USA: Undated.

Television.

This is an interview with one of the key members of Sinn Fein, he provides political insight

about The Troubles and has a lot to say about the reformations that occured.

Macstiofain, Sean. Interview by PBS Frontlines. Frontlines. PBS. PBS, USA: Undated.

Television. This is an interview with a key member of the IRA who was one of the major

participants in the coup that turned them violent. It is a good primary source about the central

violence during The Troubles.

Melaugh, Martin. Cain: Events: Ulster Worker's Council Strike. Cain Univeristy. 9/20/11

. General background information.

Stevens, Robert. "Northern Ireland: Eyewitness accounts of 1972 "Bloody Sunday"

massacre indict British army." World Socialist Web Site. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Sept. 2011.

.This is a primary source that

features both accounts of Bloody Sunday and the hearings about it. These are important to the

long term effects of The Troubles as well as the violence that happened during The Troubles.

Toolis, Kevin. Rebel Hearts: Journeys within the IRAs Soul. New York: St. Martins Press,

1995. Print.

This source gave us information on the Troubles in the last century from the perspective of a man


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who lived through them in Ireland in the sixties.

Secondary Sources:A Time Line For the Troubles. 1998 Washington Post. 9/27/11

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/inatl/longterm/nireland/timeline.htm General

background on all the major events of the Troubles.

BBC History- The Troubles. BBC History.co.uk. 9/8/11

. BBC

History gave us a general background and also a lot of information on the main events of theTroubles.

"BBC ON THIS DAY | 15 | 1976: UDR men jailed for Showband killings."BBC News -

Home. N.p., n.d. Web. 21 Sept. 2011.

.

The BBC gave us insight on what life was like for Bobby Sands during the hunger strikes.

"Behind The Mask - The Ira & Sinn Fein | FRONTLINE | PBS."PBS: Public Broadcasting

Service. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Sept. 2011.

.This source features many in-depth

views on different aspects of The Troubles. It contains a vast amount of information about The

IRA and the reforms to it over time.

"Bloody Sunday Trust."Bloody Sunday Trust- Dedicated to Truth, Justice, Reconciliation

and Healing. N.p., n.d. Web. 21 Sept. 2011. .

We used this site to gain general knowledge of Bloody Sunday and also to see the long term

effects.


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Boyd, Ernest. Ireland: Resurgent and Insurgent. 1922 JSTOR. 9/27/11

.

General Background on the topic.

Brunner, Borgna. The Northern Ireland conflict a chronology. 2007 Pearson education Inc.

9/27/11 General information and a

large overview of all the vents of the Troubles.

"CAIN: Issues: Employment - Main Menu." CAIN: Northern Ireland Conflict, Politics, and

Society. Information on 'the troubles'. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Sept. 2011.

.

CAIN university's website gave us many specifics of certain events. It also introduced us to

many new topics and opinions, and gave us the idea of what life was really like.

Cunningham, Mick. Professor Researches Effects of the Troubles. March 10, 2008 Western

Washington University. 9/27/11 .

General background information.

Davies, Norman. The Isles: A History. New York: Oxford University Press, 1999. Print.

This source was used for general information.

English, Richard. Coming to Terms with the Past: Northern Ireland. History Today

Volume 54 Issue 7. Web. September 28, 2011. This source was used for effects of the Troubles

as well as short-term causes and actual revolutions and reactions.

Gascoigne, Bamber. History of Northern Ireland HistoryWorld. From 2001, ongoing.


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http://www.historyworld.net/wrldhis/PlainTextHistories.asp?

groupid=738&HistoryID=aa72&gtrack=pthc We used this source for general knowledge of

our topic.

Gregory, Kathryn. "Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) (aka, PIRA, "the provos,"

glaigh na hireann) (UK separatists)." CFR. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Sept. 2011.

. This source provided an overview of the

ideology of the IRA. It also mentions modern day peace talks and current reforms.

Hammer, Joshua. In Northern Ireland, Getting Past the Troubles Smithsonian.

Smithsonian Magazine, March 2009. Web. September 27, 2011. This source helped us with

effects of the Troubles.

"Ireland-And Other Troubles." Advocate of Peace Through Justice 8 1931: 155-156.

JSTOR. JSTOR. 9/20/11 . General

topic information.

Johnston, Wesley. "Statistics of Deaths in the Troubles in Ireland." Wesley Johnston. N.p.,

n.d. Web. 13 Sept. 2011.

. General

information on the deaths and demographics of The Troubles.

Kronenwetter. Michael. Northern Ireland. New York: Franklin Watts, Inc., 1990. Print.

This source was used most specifically for long term history such as when the English first

invaded Ireland, as well as general information about the rest of Northern Irelands history up

until its publishing date.


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Manzoor, Farhat, Greta Jones, and James McKenna. "'How Could These People Do This

Sort of Stuff and Then We Have to Look after Them?' Ethical Dilemmas of Nursing in the

Northern Ireland Conflict." Oral History, Vol. 35. No. 2 35.2 (2007): 36-44. Print.

http://www.jstor.org/stable/40179944This is an important view about the ethics of the general

population of the time. It also displays the how the political conflicts affected institutions in

Ireland.

Mollenkamp, Carrick, and Jennifer Martinez. "'The Troubles' Return." The Wall Street

Journal. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Nov. 2011.

. Information on modern day effects

caused by the troubles

Murldoon, Orla. Journal of Social Issues. Queens university Belfast. 9/20/11

General Background information.

Melaugh, Martin. Some Frequently asked questions. February 3rd, 2006 Cain Univeristy.

9/27/11 . Information pertaining to the after effects on

people health 10-15 years after the Troubles.

Northern Ireland: a brief history of the troubles. guardian.co.uk. 9/8/11

. We used this

source for overall general information.

Northern Ireland Timeline. History on the net. 9/20

.General

information on the topic.

OBrien, Brendan. The Long War: The IRA and Sinn Fin. Dublin: The OBrien Press

Ltd., 1995. Print. We used this source for general information from the times of the revolutions

onward.
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O'Reilly, D, and M Stevenson. "Mental Health in Northern Island: Have "The Troubles"

made it worse?."Public Health Policy and Practice. D O'Reilly, n.d. Web. 21 Sept. 2011.

. O'Reilly

conducted a study to show the long term effects of mental health on the citizens of Ireland during

the troubles.

"Parades Commission."Parades Commission. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Sept. 2011.

. General Information on the cultural impact of the

troubles.

Taggart, Peter. "Reminders of Irish 'troubles' rise to surface - CNN.com." CNN.com

International - Breaking, World, Business, Sports, Entertainment and Video News. N.p., n.d.Web. 13 Nov. 2011. .We used this sources for specifics on modern day reforms.

"The Ireland Funds : Ireland - News." The Ireland Funds : Promising Ireland Campaign -

The global Irish making a difference together. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Sept. 2011.

.Specifics on the cultural reform of the troubles.

"Documents on Irish Foreign Policy Series: Anglo-Irish Treaty: Text of.."National

Archives of Ireland. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Jan. 2012.

.Is the Anglo-Irish

Treaty that was instated in 1921, which gave Ireland a semi-separate parliament from Britain.

O'Day, Alan.Reactions to Irish nationalism. London ; Ronceverte, W. Va: Hambledon

Press, 1987. Print.

Gave us information about the views towards the Irish free state from a republican and a

nationalist point of view and the effects that the war had.


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"The Irish Civil War | The Irish Story." The Irish Story. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Jan. 2012.

. This source tells us of

many of the major events during the Irish civil war.

The Irish Civil War, War News , Constitution & Last Letters."Irish Medals, 1916 Easter

Rising, War of Independence ,Roll of Honour. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Jan. 2012.

. This is a source that gives us an

Irish perspective on the Irish civil war. It cites the documents that started and ended war.