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Although temporary peace walls were built in Belfast in the 1920s (in Ballymacarett) and 1930s (in Sailortown), the first peace lines of "the Troubles" era were built in 1969, following the outbreak of civil unrest and the 1969 Northern Ireland riots. They were initially built as temporary structures, but due to their effectiveness they have ...
Cluan Place (derived from Irish Cluain 'meadow') is a Protestant working-class area in eastern inner-city Belfast, in Northern Ireland. [1] There is currently a peace line, separating the area from Roman Catholic Short Strand. [1] [2] Rioting
Despite the moves towards peace between Northern Ireland's political parties and most of its paramilitary groups, the construction of "peace lines" has actually increased during the ongoing peace process; the number of "peace lines" doubled in the ten years between 1995 and 2005. [16] In 2008 a process was proposed for the removal of the peace ...
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The wall's foundations were laid on 1 September 1994, the day of the first IRA ceasefire. [4] The northern part of the park was accessible only from the Antrim Road whilst the southern part could only be reached from the Shore Road. [5] In September 2011 a gate linking the two communities was installed in the wall.
The "peace line" along Cupar Way in West Belfast Interface area is the name given in Northern Ireland to areas where segregated nationalist and unionist residential areas meet. They have been defined as "the intersection of segregated and polarised working class residential zones, in areas with a strong link between territory and ethno ...
The Battle at Springmartin [2] was a series of gun battles in Belfast, Northern Ireland on 13–14 May 1972, as part of The Troubles.It involved the British Army, the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA), and the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF).
A close second is the collection of Irish republican and international-themed murals which are located at what is known as 'The International Wall', also in Belfast. In Derry, Free Derry Corner , where the slogan "You Are Now Entering Free Derry" was painted in 1969 shortly after the Battle of the Bogside , is prominent.