Links to Modern Irish History
“You cannot put a rope around the neck of an idea; you cannot put an idea up against the barrack-square wall and riddle it with bullets; you cannot confine it in the strongest prison cell your slaves could ever build.”
Sean O’Casey
Bloody Sunday
Color photos, audio and recordings of the events of Bloody Sunday,
Derry , 1972.
Bloody Sunday Inquiry Site
This site is the official site for the British inquiry into the events at Bloody Sunday, including full transcripts of hearings and findings.
Cruithni
Includes historical highlights from 17th century to 20th century.
Forum for Peace and Reconciliation -- Framework Document
On line text made available by the University College Dublin of the Framework Document approved by Britain and Ireland on the future of
Northern Ireland , February 1995.
Framework Document
Another version of the February 1995 Framework Document with related web links on news stories relating to the document.
Good Friday Agreement
On-line text of the Good Friday Agreement.
Hidden Truths: Bloody Sunday 1972
Online photo exhibition and essay on Bloody Sunday. The exhibition, curated by Trisha Ziff, is organized and circulated by the Bloody Sunday Trust in association with Track 16 Gallery, Santa Monica, and the
Centro de la Imagen, Mexico . Additional support was provided by the Cultural Relations Committee of Ireland.
History of Ireland -- Island Story
This site contains detailed summaries of important periods in the history of
Ireland and categorized by historical period.
Liberation of Ireland
This site contains a discussion of the modern history of Ireland and the conflicts creating the republic covering the Easter Rising, the Civil War, the creation of the Republic and
Ireland today.
Northern Ireland Agreement Referendum on the Good Friday Agreement
This site contains a copy of the Good Friday Agreement and commentary, research sources and news reports relating to it.
Report on the International Body on Decommissioning
Report of the International Body on Decommissioning,
22 January 1996 -- Authored by Senator George J. Mitchell (Chairman), General John de Chastelain and Mr. Harri Holkeri.
The Irish Peace Process
This web site sponsored by CAIN provides detailed information and documents relating to the Irish peace process, including a chronology, a background, a reading list, the Good Friday Agreement, news reports, additional sources and essays on the peace process. |