Kevin Meagher's book "What A Bloody Awful Country" examines the creation of the state we know as Northern Ireland and how the 100 plus years of existence as gone.
We discuss the reasons for partition in the first place, the sectarian violence during the state's early years, the anti-catholic discrimination built into Northern Ireland's governing system, the various forms of civil rights violations that Catholics had to endure and how violence erupted into what we call "the troubles".
TIMSTAMPS
0:00 Intro, ‘What A Bloody Awful Country’
5:30 How Did Northern Ireland Come To Exist
12:30 Violence in Northern Ireland’s History
16:05 Key Factors Leading To The Outbreak of Violence
32:50 Ian Paisley
38:10 Kevin’s Irish History Counterfactual
50:50 Border Poll
56:40 Kevin’s Interest
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