Irish Ireland vs British Ireland Since 1921, Ireland has been divided into Irish and British parts.

King Henry VIII – Took land from the Irish and gave it to his English and Scottish farmers Catholics and Protestants are both Christian groups. Most Irish are Catholic Most British are Protestant

Soldiers in Northern Ireland at a checkpoint

IRA is a terrorist group that wants Ireland to be all Irish.

A mural depicts "Bloody Sunday," a watershed moment in Irish Republican history. On January 30, 1972, British paratroopers fired on Catholic protesters, hitting 27 unarmed marchers and eventually killing 14. The British army maintains that it was only returning fire.

The ‘Bogside’ of Derry – an area where Irish Catholics were forced to live. Catholics were not allowed to vote and had to speak English at work and school.

Protestant marching day – they march through the Catholic parts of the city each summer

Protest mural in Belfast

Warning sign to British in Londonderry, NI

British memorial to soldiers killed in Ireland

Soldier at a checkpoint

Bomb explosion on streets of Belfast, NI

Car bomb clean up in Northern Ireland

estates Neighborhood with several ‘Peace Walls’ dividing the Areas of Belfast. Many Protestants and Catholics want to keep the wall up for good.

The Peace Wall, Belfast, NI – You can stop and read the wall or leave a message.

Perhaps the Irish and British can solve their differences.

The Peace Wall runs along the back of this neighborhood.

Ireland and ‘Ulster’