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The Éirinn Curtain: A History Of The British Border In Ireland
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September 21, 2019
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18:23Now PlayingToday you can cross from Ireland, an independent country, into Northern Ireland, a part of the UK, without even noticing it. Just going from Clones, Ireland to Cloverhill, Ireland will bring you across an international border 4 times!
Today the border between the UK and Ireland is invisible. In the past, not so much! There used to be barbed wire, soldiers, and checkpoints along this 500km border. Bombs, bodies, and balaclavas were common sights and this squiggly line of the map caused 30 years of sectarian violence. But why is there an Irish border? Why is Ireland divided? And will Brexit affect the Irish border? In this video, we'll find out
The Northern Irish Peace Process ended the Troubles. Paramilitary organisations surrendered their weapons. Communities began to come together, old hatreds start to fade away. Now 30,000 people cross the invisible border every day.
Then Brexit happened.
We’ll have to see how Brexit turns out and what effects it will have on the border.
But looking at the past we can see that the effects of a border, especially one as messy as this one, can have unintended consequences.
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Unapproved RoutesHistories of the Irish Border, 19221972
Ireland's Violent FrontierThe Border and AngloIrish Relations During the Troubles
Bordering Two UnionsNorthern Ireland and Brexit
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Brexit and IrelandThe Dangers, the Opportunities, and the Inside Story of the Irish Response
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