Belfast 1969 : The Dawn of the Troubles ( Shankill / Falls R

This is a video clip from various places of Belfast in September 1969 at the dawn of the troubles after a night of heavy riots, the first of its kind in Belfast Millfield Divis Street

Nearly the first 12 minutes of the video are silent outtakes (11:39), then goes to resident interviews from residents of the catholic and protestant neibourhoods of Belfast, people being interviewed

01:22 Crocus Street
11:16 Shankill / Bombay Street / Falls Road
13:45 Ralls Road
16:39 Resident Interview 1/6
19:30 Resident Interview 2/6
25:00 Resident Interview 3/6
28:31 Resident Interview 4/6
31:36 Resident Interview 5/6
34:20 Resident Interview 6/6

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[flute4hire]

Well said Martain Luther King was 100% peaceful like Gandi.

[PulpxFairy]

No one was disputing how the troubles started, or that the Northern Irish government was corrupt at the time, hence why it was dissolved. I don't think that you can reasonably compare Martin Luther King to Republican paramilitaries though, as far as i knew, Martin Luther King was led peaceful protests, and that's part of the reason why he is held in such high regard to this day?

[RoyalArch1798]

At the end of the day the situation as I think stands like this Catholics were persecuted beyond belief the Civil Rights movement tried it's best to bring about an American style Revolution of Justice, this was shot into the ground on Bloody Sunday, NICRA fell apart at the seams simply because the only language the Unionist Government in Stormont recognised was that which came from the muzzle of a gun. In response to this the PIRA demonstated to the British Government their own type of diplomacy

[andrealsmithful]

England - you have no right to be in Ireland. Get out of Ireland.

[jenniferjuniper97]

I feel sorry for the children.

[HumaneAnon]

I think Monarchies are retarded by definition and religions are positively harmful. This entire situation is laughable. Silly humans killing each other over the most credulous ideas.

[borgCube100]

it's the Huns Flait.we have a right to live' they prosecuted us for years the way we what and no @vespauk125 it's our home not urs the ira was freedom fighters not terriosts go back home u bastard now how do u feel. it's our homes our contriy not urs we have the right to do what we want ira forever

[Kkeenan461]

90% of them are!! Great upload btw. Up the RA.

[TheNewhopester]

I have Irish blood and am proud of it. I'm also Protestant and equally proud.

As far as I am concerned, and in the name of my fore-bearers, there should be no retreat and no surrender!

[vespaUK125]

@Beirutien Where does that leaves the Protestant who were born in NI, they didn't choose where they were born, its their home as much as it is the Catholics ?

[vespaUK125]

@thomasgangsta in 1960s the Irish Army couldn't fight anything as they were so run down,basically a spent force, the Loyalist would run rings round them in no time ! RUC overwhelmed, it would have been slaughter on the scale of Bosnia, that was prevented by the British Army.

[vespaUK125]

@dynamites0ul Knob, clueless mouthy people like you makes it worse, I have been to NI and where I live Liverpool has a high number of Irish people, I also have friends in Ireland, a lots Irish Citizens serve in the British Army, gobshites like you is on par with Ian Paisley.