Irish Republican Media - Falls Road Curfew

The Falls curfew took place on July 3-5 1970. Four civilians were shot dead by the British army and one killed by an armoured car. Three hundred people were arrested without any charges against them. All males between the ages of 18 and 30 were arrested merely for living in the area. Those living in the Nationalist Falls Road area of Belfast were subjugated to mandatory curfew. Anyone out past dusk were shot on site by brit troops. Men, women, and children were all targets of british violence.

Thanks to dingane for correcting accuracies in the description.

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[imatim1888]

i lived on the lower falls road at the time,i grew up in alma st ,across from the falls baths,i'll never forget that day,it was hell,i remember the cs gas,it took your breath away,we put vinegar on towel's to help us breath,talk about british oppression they came to kill that day and kill they did,but the falls still stand's proud today,and im proud to be a falls road man ,tiocfadh ar la

[pogues1]

2006- visiting as a northern english bloke with irish wife, it's the most weloming safest place i've visited.real people loving life.moghra tu.

[FIntyMAcC10]

respect for the falls...... they had the british on their knees

[papadoc711]

my great grandfather was shot dead standing at his door during the lower falls carefew,He had just woke up and never new the carfew was on,my grandfather ran down the street to get him in the house,And my great grandfather pointed at a british soilder to show my granda he said "look at that jamesy" and right when he said that the soilder shot him,the british soilder later said he was holding a gun,Which he obviously wasn't he was unarmed and never always was

[IRISHREPUBLICAN85]

the British need to leave Ireland to the Irish

[carsieplg]

my da told me about it he was from plevna street said about the houses being tore apart and the cs gas

[BraddaGlen]

I'm from Offaly and recently spent a day on the Falls Road. The beer is too good! The people are the best in the world!

[174JK50]

The Brit soldiers ran amock during the illegal curfew, smashing elderly women's windows, raiding homes and wrecking them. They assaulted women, men and children, wantonly and maliciously smashing religious statues and holy relics, laughing as they terrorised the people of the Falls.

On 5th July, the women of the district left their homes, and despite being threatened and manhandled, they went about their business. The Brits even threatened to open fire. That was the curfew ended.

TAL

[MagnersAddict]

What is this song called and who sings it were could i even buy it

Proud to be from the falls

[mike65ie]

Begorrah! Tis great to be oppressed is'nt it?