Protestant unionistsloyalists wanted northern ireland to remain a part of the united kingdom. I concur with the answers by graeme shimmin and damian obrien. This is an overview of northern ireland and especially the background and events of the troubles conflict between 1969 and 1998. The reality is that 17 years after the good friday agreement, the uk is still in breach of international law for failing. Ive lived in ni all my life and i feel as though i know nothing about the history, what more can i do besides reading to more fully. Top 10 books about the troubles david keenan books the.
In pray for us sinners, patrick taylors thrilling series set during the troubles in northern ireland, a british army bombdisposal expert goes undercover to try to identify the source of the bombs being used by the provisional ira in belfast in 1973 the troubles are raging. Civil and human rights violations in northern ireland. Steve bruces books on loyalism, probably a bit out of date by now, particularly the red hand. Feb 21, 2002 peter taylors top 10 books on the troubles. In northern ireland, over the three decades between 1969 and 1998, 3000 people died violent deaths in a province the size of connecticut. Effectiveness and the role of the mediator in the good friday agreement of 1998. Recent comparisons of mental health status in northern ireland and other countries in the british isles using an abridged version of the well validated general health questionnaire ghq, 1 the ghq12, show that the level of psychiatric morbidity in northern ireland is higher than in either scotland or england 2 and much higher than those in the. Aug 30, 2012 making sense of the troubles is david mckittrick and david mcveas classic history of the troubles, now completely revised and updated. Top 10 books about the troubles david keenan books. They have selected these books for their content, accessibility and affordability.
Introduction 1 the history of northern ireland as a distinct polity began in 1921 when the six counties of the north of ireland were partitioned from the twentysix counties of the. A history, lj 11151992, has written a readable political history of the troubles the sectarian war in northern ireland and the. What is the best book to understand the irish troubles and. Winner of the 20 spinetingler award for best crime novel. First published ten years ago, making sense of the troubles is widely regarded as the most comprehensive, considered and compassionate irish times history of the troubles in northern ireland. Books for the troubles that are good are lost lives, ten men dead and also bandit country. Although they quickly spread across the country, they exerted. The top recommended books featuring northern ireland. When i was writing my second novel, for the good times, it never. Europe past haunts northern ireland 20 years after the troubles the good friday agreement brought an end to northern ireland s troubles.
Will brexit bring the troubles back to northern ireland. A map of northern ireland, which sits on the northeast tip of the irish landmass. Milkman is a tale of the troubles, told deep from within. These books are available for purchase through our affiliate partner the book depository at low prices all of which include worldwide shipping. Who should be held accountable for a shared history of violence. It gives the background to the ancient conflict between the trinity of nationalists, unionists and brits that painted irelands history in blood. Its set at various locations across ireland but a good chunk is set in belfast.
For northern ireland, wounds from the troubles are still raw. Scarred by the troubles in northern ireland, edwards tends to trace all the. Say nothing is a panoramic history of northern ireland s troubles patrick radden keefes new book begins with the 1972 disappearance of. What was it like to be a protestant living in northern ireland and at war with your catholic neighbor. Can anybody recommend a good book about ireland, northern. Peter taylors top 10 books on the troubles books the. A summary and overview of the conflict and its origins part one. The most detailed and authoritative account of the road to the good friday agreement. The main character is in a relationship with a protestant woman whose dad is in the ruc. How the truth of the troubles is still suppressed the. Northern ireland conflict the troubles compiled and selected by judith tinnes bibliographic series of perspectives on terrorism bsptjt20161 abstract this bibliography contains journal articles, book chapters, books, edited volumes, theses, grey literature. Northern ireland is a place of natural beauty, mystery and celtic charm. Almost 1,500 people died in northern ireland s troubles during the 20 years before the agreement also known as the belfast agreement, compared to fewer than 150 victims of conflict.
Im creating a new page for my websiteblog, books about the troubles see. Political assassination in northern ireland by sean mcphilemy out of print try used books. The twelve stuart neville very much a posttroubles novel, stuart neville s 2009 debut picks away at the face northern ireland showed the world in the aftermath of the good friday agreement, and revealed some ugly wounds that would be a long time in the healing. What is the most entertaining and educated book to read about the troubles in northern ireland. The history of northern ireland from the irish civil war to the good friday agreement. Was this a result of historical inevitability, a war only postponed by the partition of ireland in 1920.
In recent times, however, the history of northern ireland has been marred by political tension, sectarian feuding and paramilitary killing. Television, conflict and northern ireland by robert j. An incredible oral history of daytoday life in the h. June 11, 2019 books on the troubles of northern ireland, major events in the troubles david mckittrick, dublin and monaghan bombings, ert john jackson, glenanne gang, john francis green, kohn wier, major colin wallace, miami showband killings, raymond murray the \sas in ireland, robert nairac, uvf midulster brigade belfastchildis. With good friday agreement under threat, voters urged to. Ireland initial conquest in 1066 the normans conquered england. From civil rights to armalites is a very good study of derry in the formative years of the troubles, there is a chapter from it on the cain website good to read with mccanns book. Our lives in the crossfire of northern ireland children of conflict series, no 2 by laurel holliday author out of print try used books.
Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Step back to the latter part of the 20th century and see the history of northern ireland through the eyes of those who lived it. Literature, memoir, and nonfiction about the troubles 19681998. Sep 02, 2008 best book on the troubles northern ireland conflict. The book got off to a good start, focusing at the outset on northern irelands formal creation at the conclusion of the irish war for independence. Books about ireland, northern ireland and the united kingdom aisling twomey jun 7, 2017 i was born and raised in the republic of ireland. A true story of murder and memory in northern ireland. The top recommended books featuring northern ireland courtesy of publishers they say that beauty is born of struggle, and northern ireland is among the most complicated regions in modern history, producing a rich artistic tradition of poetry and fiction recognised around the world. Patricks day tour through books about irish history, particularly the revolutionary period. A distant yelling like that of men below decks in a torpedoed prison ship. Like the gaddis cold war book, this is a great history primer.
Shall we start with armed struggle, by richard english. Peter taylors top 10 books on the troubles books the guardian. Youre recommending books about the troubles in northern ireland. Revisiting the troubles in northern ireland patrick radden keefes new book say nothing investigates the mystery of a missing mother and reveals a. What was it like to be a british soldier sent in to sort it out. Apr 05, 2017 this question just popped up in my feed but i see it was originally asked in 2012. Such a big impact, in fact, that i went to queens university, belfast to meet richard english and delve further. For one thing, homosexuality is illegal in northern ireland in 1981. The conflict began in the late 1960s and many said it ended with the good friday agreement of 1998. The classic groundbreaking fictional account of the troubles and so much more based on the reign of. Books about ireland, northern ireland and the united kingdom aisling twomey jun 7, 2017 i was born and raised in the republic of ireland in cork, about as far south as you can go. Say nothing is a panoramic history of northern irelands.
Books about the troubles northern ireland wikipedia. Jun 05, 2015 books on the northern ireland troubles. The making of the troubles in northern ireland twenty years ago, british soldiers came on to the streets of northern ireland at the start of a fresh round of the irish troubles. The details of the northern ireland conflict, as one reads about them in coogans book, are painful in the extreme. In 1972 a total of 498 people were killed in northern ireland, which had a small. Northern ireland troubles pictures, conflict photos. There isnt a single book that covers this highly complex subject, but a definite must read is the shankill butchers, which gives a noholds barred view into loyalist paramilitaries, a subject the media generally shy away from covering.
Coogan, a journalist for the irish press and a historian the ira. This is the fourth book ive read about the troubles since an irish history class in. Cusack and macdonalds books on the uda and uvf are also really good. The story of the conflict in northern ireland viking. A classic of its kind by two of northern ireland s finest. Milkman is a tale of the troubles, told deep from within anna burnss bookerwinning novel takes on teenage girlhood, sectarian violence, and historys nameless actors. It is also known as the northern ireland conflict, it is sometimes described as an irregular war or lowlevel war. But the deal failed to offer a blueprint for dealing. The troubles, violent conflict from about 1968 to 1998 in northern ireland between the overwhelmingly protestant unionists loyalists, who desired the province to remain part of the u. Trinity by leon uris one of the first books i read about the troubles, way back in 1972, this is epic fiction bordering on soap. The troubles in northern ireland have been the focus of some fantastic movies from brad pitt to daniel daylewis to harrison ford, and stephen rea some of the greatest and biggest box office.
In northern ireland, getting past the troubles travel. On a good friday 20 years ago, northern ireland s troubles were over. Representing the troubles in irish short fiction offers a comprehensive examination of irish short stories written over the last eighty years that have treated the troubles, ireland s intractable conflict that arose out of its relationship to england. Known as the troubles, the conflict pitted nothern ireland s republican nationalists a largely catholic faction seeking to break free from british rule and instead unite with the republic of ireland against the predominantly protestant unionistsloyalists who sought to keep northern ireland within the united kingdom. But two decades on, the legacy of the conflict still plagues the region malachy mccrudden for politico. How literature has told the norths story if there is a lesson in the literature of the troubles, it is that its legacy is inescapable. For northern ireland, wounds from the troubles are still. M artin dillon, who worked as a reporter and producer at the. June 5, 2015 books on the troubles of northern ireland belfastchildis.
Belfast film festival programmer stephen hackett picks the best and worst movies about the troubles. A classic of its kind by two of northern irelands finest. Legacy of the troubles still haunts northern ireland. This bibliography contains journal articles, book chapters, books, edited. Laurel holliday, formerly a college teacher, editor, and psychotherapist, now writes full time in seattle. May 05, 2007 paddy devlins autobiography, cant remember the title, is quite good, devlin was in the northern ireland labour party and was a founder of the sdlp, which he left for not being labour enough, think he was in the ira at one stage too.
Best novel ive ever read set here is a goats song by dermot healy. Pages in category books about the troubles northern ireland the following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total. Parallels sixteen years after the muchheralded good friday agreement between protestant and catholic forces in northern ireland. Our lives in the crossfire of northern ireland, she is the awardwinning author of children in the holocaust and world war ii. Books on the troubles of northern ireland belfast child.
Best book on the troubles northern ireland conflict army. It may be that in the wake of the good friday agreement, there was little stomach to reinvestigate loughinisland lest the cause of justice upend the delicate balance of peace. List of books about the troubles are works of literature cited. Photographers in northern ireland during the conflict, otherwise known as the troubles, captured in an image the young children at the heart of the reason why violence had to end. Just over 100 years later, in 1169, they landed in ireland. A chronology of the troubles, 196899 2nd revised edition by bew, lord paul anthony elliot, gillespie, gordon isbn. Love and sleep by sean oreilly is set in derry, i thought it was really good but quite fucked up and dark. Northern ireland mystery informs powerful new history of. The true story of a british secret agent inside the ira. Robert john jackson 27 september 1948 30 may 1998 also known as the jackal, was a northern irish loyalistparamilitary who held the rank of brigadier in the ulster volunteer force uvf during the period of violent ethnonationalist conflict in northern ireland known as the troubles. Can anybody recommend a good book about ireland, northern ireland and the troubles. It was a question that was dogging northern ireland as a whole.
The troubles, also known as the northern ireland conflict, was a political and nationalistic movement fueled by the constitutional status of northern ireland. A legendary bbc ni journalist has accused his former employers of being biased against catholics and nationalists during the troubles. The troubles simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Many people in north ireland and the republic of ireland are anxious, with good reason, not to revisit the troubles.
A book s total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. The troubles in northern ireland one of the most intractable international issues facing modern history. Keefes book say nothing is the attempt to solve one of the bestknown mysteries in the northern ireland troubles. Stories of the irish troubles patrick taylorauthor. Novelist david keenan picks fiction, history and reportage that record the devastating conflict that convulsed northern ireland for three decades.
A wise old owl at the beeb advised me to avoid northern ireland as a subject. To know about the troubles i feel it helps to know about ireland before this period. Books on the northern ireland troubles belfast child. Tony blair, bertie ahern, gerry adams and ian paisley jr duration. Two decades on from the good friday agreement, the wounds of conflict are still raw. These northern ireland books are recommended by alpha history authors. Effects and shortcomings of the good friday agreement in guaranteeing protections by lynn wartchow i. Enshrined in the good friday agreement is the principle of consent, which means that the people of northern ireland have a right to decide to which nation they want to belong. Bbc ni had bias against catholics during troubles, claims.