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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 ...
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 ...
Alexandra Park is a Victorian park situated in north Belfast. [1] It is named after Princess Alexandra of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and was opened in 1888. [1] As is typical for parks of the period, it has a formal layout that includes tree lined avenues. [1] It also contains play areas for children. [2]
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This left Holy Cross in the middle of a Protestant area and some of the schoolchildren had to walk through it to get to school. A 40-foot-high (12 m) wall (known as a "peace line") was built to separate the two communities. During the Troubles, almost 20 people were killed near the peace line by loyalists, republicans and the British Army. [1]
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 between neighbouring Loyalist and Republican factions has been a feature of the area's recent past.
A watchtower at a heavily fortified RUC base in Crossmaglen A "peace line" at the back of a house on Bombay Street, Belfast A "peace line" in Belfast, 2010, built to separate nationalist and unionist neighbourhoods. The impact of the Troubles on the ordinary people of Northern Ireland has been compared to that of the Blitz on the people of ...