Ulster Volunteer Force Fernhill House 1913 2013
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Ulster Volunteer Force Fernhill House 1913-2013
This video shows a parade which thousands not only took part in, but lined the streets to watch & support.
Those within this parade were retracing the steps of the West Belfast Ulster Volunteer Force of 1913.
Prior to this parade taking place, many from within the local community, & indeed some from as far as Scotland & England, freely volunteered, their time & experience, be it to put scaffold up, paint, cut grass, make uniforms, march etc to make the parade the great success it was.
Shankill Road People are proud people, proud of our Britishness, proud of our Royal Family, proud of our Military History & Sacrifice, & proud of our connection to, & within, the United Kingdom. The United Kingdom that we within Ireland, then, & Northern Ireland later, helped build.
On the day of the parade PUP Leader Billy Hutchinson replicated Lord Carson's speech in front of Fernhill House. A lovely house once owned by the Cunningham Family, from Scotland, a family who not only let their land be used by the UVF for training, but who also helped finance the arming of the UVF in 1913,
Rev Edith Query blessed the colours & quoted the UVF Prayer.
Billy Ervine gave the historical talk on the Ulster Volunteer Force.
Northern Ireland: Changing Demographics
A report by Gareth Gordon on BBC NI's The View on the changing demographics of Northern Ireland and the potential political impact.
Context:
Originally broadcast on BBC NI April 19th 2018
William Roulston - The Bruces in Ireland 1315 - 18
Dr William Roulston delivers a lecture in the Europa Hotel Belfast about the Bruce campaign in Ireland led by Edward Bruce. The campaign lasted from his landing at Larne in 1315 to his defeat and death in 1318 at the Battle of Faughart in County Louth. For more information visit goo.gl/h8l98s
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Why Ireland split into the Republic of Ireland & Northern Ireland
A brief overview of the history of Ireland and the events that led to the political division of the island.
Including: the Norman and Tudor conquest of Ireland, the break away from the Roman Catholic Church, the Union of the Crowns, the various Irish Rebellions, Oliver Cromwell's effect on Ireland, Irish joining the Union, the Irish War for Independence, the following Civil War, and the recent violence in Northern Ireland known as The Troubles.
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Lord of the Land by
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Ulster Unearthed 1: He who would England win must with Ireland begin - 1500 to 1600
Irish History for Schools. UTV/Channel 4 production.Covers up to Hugh O'Neill and the Flight of the Earls.
British Troops Patrol - Belfast (1960-1969)
Etna Drive, Ardoyne, North Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Burnt out terraced houses, with '38 taken Delaney' chalked on house no. 38. British soldiers with guns patrolling residential area with people on the streets. Cave hill seen in the distance. Soldiers enter barracks.
16 mm E/C neg
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Ulster Troubles (Part 11 of 24)
The Troubles consisted of about 30 years of repeated acts of intense violence between elements of Northern Ireland's Nationalist community (principally Roman Catholic) and Unionist community (principally Protestant). The conflict was caused by the disputed status of Northern Ireland within the United Kingdom, and the alleged domination of the minority nationalist community, and discrimination against, by the unionist majority. The violence was characterised by the armed campaigns of paramilitary groups. Most notable of these was the Provisional IRA campaign 1969--1997 which was aimed at the end of British rule in Northern Ireland and the creation of a new all-Ireland Irish Republic. In response to this campaign and the perceived erosion of the British character and unionist domination of Northern Ireland, loyalist paramilitaries such as the UVF and UDA launched their own campaigns against the nationalist population. The state security forces - the British Army and the police (the Royal Ulster Constabulary) - were also involved in the violence. The British government point of view is that its forces were neutral in the conflict and trying to uphold law and order in the North. Irish republicans, however, regarded the state forces as combatants in the conflict and point to evidence of repeated collusion between the state forces and the loyalists as proof of this.
Alongside the violence, there was a political deadlock between the major political parties in Northern Ireland, including those who condemned violence, over the future status of Northern Ireland and the form of government there should be within Northern Ireland.
The Troubles were brought to an uneasy end by a peace process which included the declaration of ceasefires by most paramilitary organisations, the corresponding withdrawal of most troops from the streets and the reform of the police, as agreed by the signatories to the Belfast Agreement (commonly known as the Good Friday Agreement). This reiterated the long-held position that Northern Ireland will remain within the United Kingdom until a majority votes otherwise. It also established a devolved power-sharing government within Northern Ireland (currently suspended), where the government must consist of both unionist and nationalist parties.
Though the number of active participants in the Troubles was relatively small, and the paramilitary organisations that claimed to represent the communities were sometimes unrepresentative of the general population, the Troubles touched the lives of most people in Northern Ireland on a daily basis, while occasionally spreading to Great Britain and the Republic of Ireland. In addition at several times between 1969 and 1998, for example in 1972, after the Bloody Sunday, or during the Hunger Strikes of 1981, when there was mass, hostile mobilisation of the two communities and it seemed possible that the Troubles would escalate into a genuine civil war. Many people today have had their political, social and communal attitudes and perspectives shaped by the Troubles.
The Ulster Troubles (Part 19 of 24)
The Troubles consisted of about 30 years of repeated acts of intense violence between elements of Northern Ireland's Nationalist community (principally Roman Catholic) and Unionist community (principally Protestant). The conflict was caused by the disputed status of Northern Ireland within the United Kingdom, and the alleged domination of the minority nationalist community, and discrimination against, by the unionist majority. The violence was characterised by the armed campaigns of paramilitary groups. Most notable of these was the Provisional IRA campaign 1969--1997 which was aimed at the end of British rule in Northern Ireland and the creation of a new all-Ireland Irish Republic. In response to this campaign and the perceived erosion of the British character and unionist domination of Northern Ireland, loyalist paramilitaries such as the UVF and UDA launched their own campaigns against the nationalist population. The state security forces - the British Army and the police (the Royal Ulster Constabulary) - were also involved in the violence. The British government point of view is that its forces were neutral in the conflict and trying to uphold law and order in the North. Irish republicans, however, regarded the state forces as combatants in the conflict and point to evidence of repeated collusion between the state forces and the loyalists as proof of this.
Alongside the violence, there was a political deadlock between the major political parties in Northern Ireland, including those who condemned violence, over the future status of Northern Ireland and the form of government there should be within Northern Ireland.
The Troubles were brought to an uneasy end by a peace process which included the declaration of ceasefires by most paramilitary organisations, the corresponding withdrawal of most troops from the streets and the reform of the police, as agreed by the signatories to the Belfast Agreement (commonly known as the Good Friday Agreement). This reiterated the long-held position that Northern Ireland will remain within the United Kingdom until a majority votes otherwise. It also established a devolved power-sharing government within Northern Ireland (currently suspended), where the government must consist of both unionist and nationalist parties.
Though the number of active participants in the Troubles was relatively small, and the paramilitary organisations that claimed to represent the communities were sometimes unrepresentative of the general population, the Troubles touched the lives of most people in Northern Ireland on a daily basis, while occasionally spreading to Great Britain and the Republic of Ireland. In addition at several times between 1969 and 1998, for example in 1972, after the Bloody Sunday, or during the Hunger Strikes of 1981, when there was mass, hostile mobilisation of the two communities and it seemed possible that the Troubles would escalate into a genuine civil war. Many people today have had their political, social and communal attitudes and perspectives shaped by the Troubles.
Prof. James Stevens Curl - London's Derrie: The Background the Londonderry Plantation
Talk given at Discover Ulster Scots Centre 18/1/2018
Irish history, unfortunately, tends to be bedevilled by cherished beliefs rather than informed by dispassionate examinations of facts. Professor Stevens Curl, in an illustrated lecture, spiced with various asides, will look at the history of the City of London’s involvement in Ulster from the reign of King James VI and I, setting it firmly within its European context, and demonstrating that the Londonderry Plantation was of far more than local interest, having ramifications far beyond these shores that are rarely aired or understood. Nothing here occurred in a vacuum, for events were always part of a much wider series of historical upheavals, almost invariably closely connected with uproar on the European Continent, especially power-struggles.
Demanding factual understanding, and basing his remarks on thoroughly researched scholarship, the lecturer reveals much that will surprise, entertain, stimulate, and provide material on which to ponder. He will also look at aspects of the financing of the project, the treatment of the City by the Crown, and the resulting seismic events that led to the loss of a monarch’s head, with subsequent political upheavals that saw the end of Absolute Monarchy. That the Plantation played a huge part in those events will be described with the speaker’s customary ebullience, backed by thorough research carried out over many years.
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The Ulster Troubles (Part 15 of 24)
The Troubles consisted of about 30 years of repeated acts of intense violence between elements of Northern Ireland's Nationalist community (principally Roman Catholic) and Unionist community (principally Protestant). The conflict was caused by the disputed status of Northern Ireland within the United Kingdom, and the alleged domination of the minority nationalist community, and discrimination against, by the unionist majority. The violence was characterised by the armed campaigns of paramilitary groups. Most notable of these was the Provisional IRA campaign 1969--1997 which was aimed at the end of British rule in Northern Ireland and the creation of a new all-Ireland Irish Republic. In response to this campaign and the perceived erosion of the British character and unionist domination of Northern Ireland, loyalist paramilitaries such as the UVF and UDA launched their own campaigns against the nationalist population. The state security forces - the British Army and the police (the Royal Ulster Constabulary) - were also involved in the violence. The British government point of view is that its forces were neutral in the conflict and trying to uphold law and order in the North. Irish republicans, however, regarded the state forces as combatants in the conflict and point to evidence of repeated collusion between the state forces and the loyalists as proof of this.
Alongside the violence, there was a political deadlock between the major political parties in Northern Ireland, including those who condemned violence, over the future status of Northern Ireland and the form of government there should be within Northern Ireland.
The Troubles were brought to an uneasy end by a peace process which included the declaration of ceasefires by most paramilitary organisations, the corresponding withdrawal of most troops from the streets and the reform of the police, as agreed by the signatories to the Belfast Agreement (commonly known as the Good Friday Agreement). This reiterated the long-held position that Northern Ireland will remain within the United Kingdom until a majority votes otherwise. It also established a devolved power-sharing government within Northern Ireland (currently suspended), where the government must consist of both unionist and nationalist parties.
Though the number of active participants in the Troubles was relatively small, and the paramilitary organisations that claimed to represent the communities were sometimes unrepresentative of the general population, the Troubles touched the lives of most people in Northern Ireland on a daily basis, while occasionally spreading to Great Britain and the Republic of Ireland. In addition at several times between 1969 and 1998, for example in 1972, after the Bloody Sunday, or during the Hunger Strikes of 1981, when there was mass, hostile mobilisation of the two communities and it seemed possible that the Troubles would escalate into a genuine civil war. Many people today have had their political, social and communal attitudes and perspectives shaped by the Troubles.
Going To School In Belfast (1960-1969)
Unissued / Unused material -
Belfast, Northern Ireland.
LS of boy delivering papers in street in Belfast. VS of rough barricade at the end of a street. MS soldiers on guard in streets. VS school children going to school walking past patrolling troops.
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Ulster Troubles (Part 8 of 24)
The Troubles consisted of about 30 years of repeated acts of intense violence between elements of Northern Ireland's Nationalist community (principally Roman Catholic) and Unionist community (principally Protestant). The conflict was caused by the disputed status of Northern Ireland within the United Kingdom, and the alleged domination of the minority nationalist community, and discrimination against, by the unionist majority. The violence was characterised by the armed campaigns of paramilitary groups. Most notable of these was the Provisional IRA campaign 1969--1997 which was aimed at the end of British rule in Northern Ireland and the creation of a new all-Ireland Irish Republic. In response to this campaign and the perceived erosion of the British character and unionist domination of Northern Ireland, loyalist paramilitaries such as the UVF and UDA launched their own campaigns against the nationalist population. The state security forces - the British Army and the police (the Royal Ulster Constabulary) - were also involved in the violence. The British government point of view is that its forces were neutral in the conflict and trying to uphold law and order in the North. Irish republicans, however, regarded the state forces as combatants in the conflict and point to evidence of repeated collusion between the state forces and the loyalists as proof of this.
Alongside the violence, there was a political deadlock between the major political parties in Northern Ireland, including those who condemned violence, over the future status of Northern Ireland and the form of government there should be within Northern Ireland.
The Troubles were brought to an uneasy end by a peace process which included the declaration of ceasefires by most paramilitary organisations, the corresponding withdrawal of most troops from the streets and the reform of the police, as agreed by the signatories to the Belfast Agreement (commonly known as the Good Friday Agreement). This reiterated the long-held position that Northern Ireland will remain within the United Kingdom until a majority votes otherwise. It also established a devolved power-sharing government within Northern Ireland (currently suspended), where the government must consist of both unionist and nationalist parties.
Though the number of active participants in the Troubles was relatively small, and the paramilitary organisations that claimed to represent the communities were sometimes unrepresentative of the general population, the Troubles touched the lives of most people in Northern Ireland on a daily basis, while occasionally spreading to Great Britain and the Republic of Ireland. In addition at several times between 1969 and 1998, for example in 1972, after the Bloody Sunday, or during the Hunger Strikes of 1981, when there was mass, hostile mobilisation of the two communities and it seemed possible that the Troubles would escalate into a genuine civil war. Many people today have had their political, social and communal attitudes and perspectives shaped by the Troubles.
UK: NORTHERN IRELAND PROTEST AND VIOLENCE
English/Nat
Tensions are rising in Northern Ireland ahead of a planned Protestant march through Drumcree.
Masked loyalist gunmen from the paramilitary Ulster Freedom Fighters fired a volley of shots in a Loyalist estate in Portadown.
The group read out a statement proclaiming that murdered Loyalist Volunteer Force commander Billy Wright did not die in vain before discharging a number of rounds into the air late on Monday.
And it looks that tensions will remain high throughout the week, as both communities try and gain the upper hand: this derelict house in a loyalist estate was set ablaze, lighting up the night sky.
An ominous prelude to the possible violence ahead.
In Drumcree on Friday loyalist protesters and police clashed for a second day after the province's Parades Commission banned the bitterly divisive Protestant march through a Catholic neighbourhood for the third year running.
The Portadown march, which commemorates the Battle of the Somme in World War I, has caused violence whether or not police have permitted the Orangemen to parade.
Police forced Catholic protesters off the Garvaghy road in 1996 and 1997, provoking riots in many Catholic areas, but have banned the parade route since 1998, triggering Protestant disturbances.
SOUNDBITE: (English)
Fellow loyalists once again the British government and the IRA are trying to take away our God-given right to complete the march from Drumcree church. Step by step they are trying to walk over us and get us to lie down. We cannot let this happen.
SUPER CAPTION: UFF Paramilitary
SOUNDBITE: (English)
Brigadier Billy Wright (NOTE: Wright founded the Loyalist Volunteer Force (LVF) in 1996. He was killed in December 1997 - NOTE ENDS) did what he had to do to ensure that our faith and culture was kept intact. The spirit of Billy lives on and every member of the LVF and all other true loyalists, like our comrades of the UFF 2nd Battalion C Company. It is up to us to make that he did not die in vain. It is up to us to defend our country. No surrender!
SUPER CAPTION: UFF Paramilitary
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Spotlight On The Troubles: A Secret History: Episode 1
Fifty years after troops were sent onto the streets of Northern Ireland, a leading team of investigative journalists uncover secrets about the decades-long conflict that claimed more than 3,700 lives. Reporter Darragh MacIntyre opens the series, discovering an array of new evidence, including previously classified documents, unseen film and fresh testimony from key new witnesses to the origins of the Troubles. It throws light on the formation of the Provisional Irish Republican Army as well as the parts played by radicals who became elder statesmen like Ian Paisley and Martin McGuinness.
In this episode, the Spotlight team traces how, in the 1960s, suspicion led to unrest between unionists and nationalists, undermining Northern Ireland’s government. The arrival of the British Army in August 1969 brought a respite, and the soldiers were enthusiastically greeted as protectors by many nationalists. That relationship was soured by fatal errors and calculated acts of violence. New information about Martin McGuinness’s role at that time is brought to light, and the episode concludes with the destruction of the Northern Ireland government, a moment when IRA members believed they were about to force the British Army out of Northern Ireland.
Broadcast date: 10 September 2019 BBC Northern Ireland
N Ireland unionists fear Scottish independence
Nowhere in the UK is the fear of Scotland breaking off from the rest of the UK as pronounced as in protestant, unionist Northern Ireland.
Many there have Scottish heritage, and feel betrayed by the Scots' nationalist cause.
Al Jazeera's Laurence Lee has been to meet them to hear their views on the Scottish independence debate.
On The Ulster Border (1922)
Irish Republican Army guard border, Ireland (Eire).
Full titles read: ON THE ULSTER BORDER - IRA examine all passers - by. Exclusive pictures taken at risk by Staff Cameraman.
L/S of five soldiers walking past thatched bungalow. L/S &M/S of man being pulled up in his car and frisked by an IRA member. Good M/S of soldier standing smoking cigarette and holding machine gun.
Note: Footage in this item is identical to G 853 - IRA guard the Northern Border.
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Border Controls And Loyalist March In Belfast AKA Republican Parade In Belfast (1966)
Location: Belfast, Northern Ireland
MS. Sign at Northern Ireland customs boundary post at Killeen. LS. Of the post and cars coming through.
VS. The border guards patrol with arms. They search cars and a Volkswagen van, before passengers get out and are searched.
VS. Republican parade through streets. The parade is lead by a banner reading 'IRA' and marches past the offices of the Royal Ulster Constabulary / RUC.
VS. Of a Loyalist parade with union jacks flying.
VS. Of a Protestant Orangemen parade in Belfast, led by the Reverend Ian Paisley. The march is to Ulster Hall to give thanks for the failure of the 1916 Easter Rebellion.
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President Obama on the influence of Ulster settlers on America.
During his visit to Belfast, Northern Ireland, on route to the G8 summit in Enniskillen, US President Barack Obama talks a little bit about how Ulster immigrants had a large impact on American history & culture.
In an interview with the New Yorker magazine in Nov 2016 President Obama said: “I’m half Scotch-Irish, man! When folks like Jim Webb write about Scotch-Irish stock in West Virginia and Kansas and so on, those are my people!
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Ulster says No to the Boris betrayal treaty No to Eu Colony in Ulster, Get EU out of Ulster!
Northern Ireland is on a knife edge over Boris Johnson betrayal of the people of Ulster, we say no to an EU colony in Ulster, time for EU to go Boris!
Norther Ireland is not for sale
The War between the IRA & British forces in Crossmaglen January 1977
Shorth documentary on the war being waged by the IRA's South Armagh Brigade against British forces.