A Brief History of the Conflicts in the North (of Ireland) - Manny Man Does History

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Commissioned by the Institute of Irish Studies of Queens University Belfast, this video is an extended edition of the Irish History in 6 Minutes video, focussing on the conflicts in the North throughout history.
Written and created by JOHN D RUDDY @johndruddy
Illustrated, voiced and edited by JOHN D RUDDY @johndruddy
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[@michaelhourigan7553]

I’m pretty sure as soon as he mentioned Oliver Cromwell ever single Irish person, including myself, rolled there eyes and went “ ughhhhh! “

[@moss_and_ivy3517]

theres a great song by monty python that sums up your (and my) opinion about him

[@stephenwright8824]

@@moss_and_ivy3517 And another one by Morrissey which does an arguably better job.

[@moss_and_ivy3517]

@@stephenwright8824 i gave it a listen and my god it is amazing! thanks for bringing it to me attention! :)

[@cupofcustard]

Oliver "dont call me king but follow my decrees or else!" Cromwell and the "it's totally not a hereditary monarchy guys" Republic.

[@LeeCaithness]

This Scotsman reacted likewise

[@Pintroll300]

Half of these conflicts could have been avoided if the king of Leinster had just kept his gub shut.

[@icemanire5467]

+Pintroll300 Doubtful, The Kingdom of England/ Parliament of England/ British Empire conquered a large parts of the world, They pretty much have declared war on just about every nation that existed/exists.

[@Pintroll300]

Iceman ire well at least they could have had the decency to knock when they got around to us. I mean Ireland was pretty much the first major addition the kingdom of England (Later the centre of britain) ever gained.

[@johnmclaughlin7897]

Pintroll300 hahaha

[@AJ-le4wb]

Pintroll300 A succint analysis of history. Some people talk too much, but you get to the point. I like it.

[@thedanklordofthesith210]

Britain would have probably declared war anyway, unless Ireland was a great power at the time

[@neoconwarhawk1001]

Love Ireland from Denmark 🇮🇪💖🇩🇰

[@hannahelvete]

Do the Yugoslav wars of the 90s please

[@BoberBoomMan]

H CRL i would love a video about that!

[@petitehirondelle1]

Check WonderWhy's channel

[@hannahelvete]

jim richardson as long as Daniel O'Donnell was safe and well I wouldn't mind

[@hannahelvete]

Ethan Lewis lol terrible

[@prisonmike1139]

You want another shitstorm of comments?😂

[@JanWey91]

As a dutchman, I was suprised to hear that Willem III played a role in this I never heared anything about it in history class. Thank you for the video.

[@rubenstukken6940]

The idiots still march in his name every year.

[@DublinDan]

@Caden Patton MacAlasdair id like to remind you Protestant unionists are a small minority on the Island of Ireland 🇮🇪 Though religion is pretty much dead in the Republic

[@NeverStopMotion123]

Whatever everyone else says, I think this is a really good overview; it's short and humorous and all in all well done.

[@Mujangga]

"World War II is coming soon, I promise." Wo, that's sounds ominous.

[@TeaBurn]

And I thought US politics was divided... Ireland: Hold our beer.

[@stephenwright8824]

The closest thing Ireland has to our Republican Party, and in terms of membership numbers proportionally as big, can't get a majority in their Parliament, first, because the founder of the party died; second, because party members in said Parliament were proven to be so bad at math the consensus was they shouldn't be trusted with running a whole government. This last having happened four years before the Great Recession in '08. We're minor league compared to the Irish. 😜

[@weenisw]

I hope my Independent Retirement Account doesn't become violent.

[@phrankie_lewpehz]

Thats the best and most priceless response I have ever read since learning about The Troubles in the last 12 years.

[@Wtfbrourmad]

Phrankie Loewpehz haha then stay outta Belfast cuz its a new type of "Troubles" in here

[@Wtfbrourmad]

Phrankie Loewpehz not really just stay out of East,West and North Belfast you'll be sweet

[@bagel9542]

@@Wtfbrourmad yeah south belfast and lisburn are full of posh pricks lmao

[@danman7584]

Fun fact. St. Patrick is actually more associated with the color blue than with the color green. He earned the green part because he used to tie shamrocks to his robs since he often used them as a metaphor for the holy trinity, each leaf of the clover representing one person of the God head. However, his order and he himself wore blue robes of a lighter shade. While we're on the topic of the whole blue green thing, since the twelfth century, Ireland's national color was blue. You can see this for instance in the ancient Irish standard, a golden harp on a blue background. However, in more recent times, Ireland has become more associated with the color green due to the IRA. Just some interesting facts about Ireland and St. Patrick (I'm Irish-American).

[@aineokane8400]

+While you were reading this long name i stole your cereal funfact St Patrick didn't believe in God but he was kidnapped and went to Ireland when he got home he had a dream that the people in Irelandwere calling him so he went back and showed Christianity to Ireland it was St Brigid that brought the religion of Catholics in Ireland because she was from Kerry

[@oddsock3254]

Aine O'Kane wasn't she from Kildare?

[@antseanbheanbocht4993]

There are few "FACTS" when it comes to Patrick,(if any) it is not known where he came from. Most believe it was somewhere in Britain but it cannot be ascertained for certain where he was really from, however some even postulate that he may be from Brittany. Some say he wasn't real at all, merely a fabrication or origin myth to unite all Irish Christians behind one powerful figure. Some say he is a mixture of three different people. The only thing we know for certain is that he was not the first to bring Christianity to Ireland.

[@MsTortellini]

Thank you so much. I'm giving a speech about Northern Ireland and couldn't find any page about the History which was short enough so I could read it in 5 hours. I really appreciate your work. Would be nice if you'd have subtitles next time, because you speak so fast so it's hard for me to understand every word. I'm from Germany :) Thanks

[@izzywebb1927]

This was really informative! Thank you for explaining this very complex issue with such clarity.

[@natalianikonenko6824]

Absolutely love it :) Good sense of humour there!

[@roryjones6013]

you just saved me hours of research for my history presentation, THANK YOU!!!

[@Bd951]

That was a great overview, thanks so much!

[@SiVlog1989]

I went to Belfast in August, I had a fantastic time there. As someone who grew up unaware of the situation from 1969-1998, I first heard of Northern Ireland as a result of the signing of the Good Friday Agreement, I wanted to see for myself what it is like there. One of the aspects of the agreement that got my attention, was that by voting for peace, people were being asked to vote for the release of their loved one's killer. All political prisoners were to be released. It really struck me how much Belfast has changed (looking at pictures from the news anyway) for the better. I filmed my stay in Belfast and divided it into 3 parts, feel free to check it out as you please. like your videos by the way, keep them up, best, Simon

[@paganlord9493]

+sbaker190189 That's why we (Protestants) would undo it all in the morning so to say. The recent activity by the IRA have shown and in the recent MI5 report that the IRA did not go away like the said they had, the IRA army council still retain control over Sinn Fein. The Protestant people of Northern Ireland were sold a lie. We have been attacked by Sinn Fein telling us to move on and forget about the troubles but yet they still hold their Easter Rising commemorations and remember their 'Martyr' Dead. Sinn Fein have told that many lies and spins that I think they start to believe them themselves. I think Republicans are treading a dangerous road because even the moderate Protestants and Unionists are sick to the death of the IRA bombing and disrupting our lives that one more straw can break the camels back. The retaliation will be ruthless and relentless.

[@SiVlog1989]

+Pagan Lord the first stretch of road I traveled on, on the shuttle bus from George Best Belfast City Airport, I traveled through a unionist area, and saw more Union Jacks concentrated in individual areas than I see in the entire area of England I live in, greater London. Even the area around where I stayed (Dublin Road, Belfast, about 5 minutes walk from City Hall) I didn't have to walk far to see more Union Jacks. I would like to read your opinion, (don't worry, I will not express one view or another, purely asking for devils advocate purpose) what do you feel when there's news broadcast during marching seasons about sectarian clashes on marches routes?

[@paganlord9493]

sbaker190189 I believe that the reason for so many Union Flags in areas is that of two reasons. 1. The people here are much more patriotic and fervent in their country as at all times our position in the country is unstable. England will never be removed from the UK however at any time Northern Ireland may be and so I believe this is a sign of loyalty to a government that would probably give us away. 2. The people in these areas could be intimidated. I know a place called Latt outside Republican Newry and they have a ridiculous amount of flags and signs, however the main reason for this is that they are constantly under intimidation and threat with the most recent shooting happening about 3 weeks ago. The flags are to lay out a kind of border or 'No-go' area and give a sense of security to these people who feel helpless in the relentless attacks of the IRA. Onto the second part of your answer. Being an Orange man I am ashamed and sorrowful at the same time at these clashes in the street. I am ashamed that people and supporters of my Organisation would bring it into so much disrepute, however the fat that a biased Parades Commission is now ruling over the parades in Northern Ireland leads to the fact that many parades, which have marched for 150 years are now being stopped due to Catholics moving into areas and then requesting them to be stopped. The Protestant people are people of Tradition and don't like change. We have accepted Murderers into Government however it seems more and more ground is being concede to Terrorist Republican movements that suddenly it becomes effective to carry out violence. I feel that our culture and Identity is being eroded by people who wish to destroy us and use 'Equality' as a 'Trojan Horse' as Sinn Fein President said 'We will break these Bas***ds with the Trojan Horse of Equality' My people are being attacked on all sides telling us to move on and forgive and forget. We have not even had an apology for the murders carried out by those who sit in Government.

[@SiVlog1989]

+Pagan Lord only reason I asked was that (as I said in my original comment) I wanted to travel to Belfast to see for myself what the place is like and to research about the goings on from 1969 to 1998. The positive impact that Belfast had on me was such that I will one day quite happily return, exploring more of the city and the rest of Northern Ireland for that matter, than I got the chance to in August 2015. Genuinely, thank you for your opinion. My stay in Belfast I recorded as 3 vlogs & one slideshow (all of which are on my channel, feel free to have a look). best Simon

[@themasterofpuppet1]

Belfast's a shithole

[@Yvonne19712010]

The part on the potato famine, Irish people didn't die because the crop failed, it did fail but the other crops did well. These crops ending up in English ports. This has to start being mentioned a bit more, because you assume there wasn't enough food, when there was tons.

[@JohnDRuddyMannyMan]

Yvonne O check out my others videos. I mention it there.

[@Yvonne19712010]

@@JohnDRuddyMannyMan Yes mate I made that assumption, and so do a lot of people. Ships leaving Ireland loaded up with food getting put into the background, and you have to do research to find out how the potato wasn't the problem.

[@Yvonne19712010]

I do like the bit where you say the Scottish and English moved to northern Ireland, this isn't said much either.

[@user-hx1dk7gy1r]

"Give Ireland back to the Irish" commence holy wars

[@teb2903]

Guess i finally got the whole thing , you did an amazing job with the doodles and the explanation

[@Senor0Droolcup]

Beautifully said, thank you!

[@timberloup]

Thanks so much for this amazing video! We discussed Irish History at university and this is great to gain an overview. However, I think it would be good if you would speak a little slower. The pace in this video is really fast, a bit too fast in my opinion if one wants to read the dates and names whilst listening along. But except for that: well done! :)

[@GlentoranMark]

Welcome to Northern Irish speakers, you'll have to get used to it to understand :)

[@conorswan1974]

0:00 Conlicts

[@Hedgepook]

Very insightful and educational. Thanks for uploading!

[@treythekangerew2399]

this covered most of this! thank you, this was a greatly explained video :)

[@johntreanor2096]

Very informative and unbiased.. Wish I had this video for doing history for the Leaving Cert. All the facts are there. Great stuff.

[@sunnywintermorning1941]

Except they muddle up dates....See my point above.

[@trevorm1876]

Could you make a Hundred Years' War video?

[@JedAnimationStudios]

this was great, really enjoyed this

[@DJBremen]

this was crazy helpful. Please keep doing these!

[@neal12gify]

Dude make more videos and make them faster!!!!!

[@adamspeers1099]

A friend of mine who served in the troubles (RUC) had death threats coming through his door atvan alarming rate, so much so that he was forced to move city. I lived trough the troubles in NI and I can say that times have changed and we shouldn't be represented as a country by those minority members of the "modern" paramilitaries as we have moved on and became united as Northern Irish people. The country in my opinion would be much better ruled by les extreme parties (anyone but SF and DUP). My friend now lives in an integrated area and is on the BoG in an Integrated school and I think it's time the whole country becomes one big integrated society. Sorry Ramble Rant complete.

[@evannesbitt7852]

Adam Speers how is Sinn Fein radical? There are only accusations against their connection with the IRA

[@divamoltheromanticnihilist4215]

Good for you - forward looking and wanting peace

[@tomtomftube]

Im not Northern Irish , Im Irish and Irish only . What are you views on the plantation of Ulster - the elephant in the room that no one talks about especially regarding the Brexit. Violence and strife did not start in 1969

[@mkgaming5823]

My dad went to NI during the troubles he was military police so I'm kind of biased tbh, one of the biggest stories he told me was of a officer of the RUC he got to know , after he left he found out that the IRA had kidnapped and raped his wife and daughter in the end his daughter got pregnant and both her and his wife commited suicide, both sides did horrible things. The media treats people like my dad has criminals even here in England , when all his job was to stop both sides from killing each other but In the end the IRA attacking the soldiers only caused a hate to begin to boil in some of the soldiers , my dad saw this happening first hand, a IRA road bomb caused severe damage to my dad and ended his military career and caused issues he's still suffering from today, but not once my dad has said he hates the Irish he was just doing his job.

[@madmettlepants7454]

@@evannesbitt7852 Both Sinn Fein and the DUP are radical. Both have connections to paramilitaries and both have members that have evidence to conmect them to memberships of such paramilitaries. Those parties do not represent young people in NI today and are the shadow of a hardened and immovable generation

[@antwan1357]

Very informative and newspapers never followed this. I always had to depend upon word of mouth to understand. Then people always made vague comments long ago that I could never understand as a teen. Thanks.

[@thecelticking80]

explains it so well

[@jackbasquille5481]

My mums friends family lived in the north and when the were going on holiday they had to pack the car at night because if people saw that they were leaving their house would be torched

[@moonbug7252]

@Straight White British Protestant You're fucked in the head.

[@TheMightyKinkle]

I'm watching this so I can understand Derry Girls

[@celestechavez2813]

TheMightyKinkle dude SAME

[@user-go3jv8rw7i]

Derry girls doesn’t talk about politics that much

[@TheMightyKinkle]

@@user-go3jv8rw7i Its so I can understand the overall theme and back story

[@user-go3jv8rw7i]

TheMightyKinkle ah okay I get you 👌✌️

[@claudiacanedorosso7342]

Thank you very much for the video! It is brief and clear.

[@mariansaldo1]

Excellent! Great viewing. The artwork is awesome!

[@ciangargan]

I live in the Republic of Ireland. Even though the troubles have ended and there is no more violence you have to respect the people in the north wanting to stay tied to Britain. They are the people living there so it is there choice. I think one day the North will unite with the south but it will probably be a half a century until it happens. As long as they are happy you should respect that.

[@MIC2077]

if the first decades are stable and peaceful for Ireland and northern ireland then it would make sense that they would unite with each other

[@ciangargan]

+MIC2077 See the reason the north doesn't want to is that it is a protestant majority and the north feels more like a part of Britain than Ireland. The north or Ireland had a plantation century's ago where people from Scotland and parts of England emigrated to the north. So a high percentage of the populations descendants were Scottish or English.

[@MIC2077]

+Cian Gargan sorry I didn't make my comment clear. I was talking about the future for Ireland not the past.

[@Ketler47]

Actually, a poll recently demonstrated that there is a slight majority of catholics in northern ireland. I came to this video looking for an explanation for that, since I have to answer it in a university exam, but I find no clear answer... I'm screwed.

[@ImpartialDawn]

lol but 'we' are not happy. there is no progress and sectarianism is rife. I love the south, but u fuckers have let freedom cloud ur judgement.

[@StealthyAuto]

John Ruddy pal (don't know if you'll see this or not). I'm sorry about a comment I left around 3 years ago talking about how Ireland was fairly administered in the UK or how the population in the north of the Island all wanted to be British and other crap like that. I've completely changed my ideology on the IRA, monarchy and the Island of Ireland as a nation. I openly now support the IRA, I hate the monarchy in the England (not everyone is a royalist or posh boy) and wish to see a united Ireland under a republican democratic system.

[@seanmacuaiteir437]

Good on you, the ones who arrived at Republican conclusions through analysis and thought are even better then those born into it

[@StealthyAuto]

@@seanmacuaiteir437 Yeah... it all mostly roots from imperialism and colonization that en Empire forced upon most types of people. With questioning and rebelling, countries like Ireland and the US were born from fighting oppressing monarchs, great republics the both are.

[@abbymarsh6851]

Brilliant - really useful for my bottom set yr 8 who are studying the troubles. Gave them a good overview of where the conflict came from

[@russellgordon9898]

this was the first ive seen of you and it was awesome

[@TetraLonelySouls]

Interesting video although the narration was a little too fast for people alien to this topic. thanks!

[@Jimbosstudios]

let the sectarian war in the comments begin

[@Jimbosstudios]

Master Chief hello

[@Jimbosstudios]

Master Chief cool

[@NorthernIrishman]

Fuck the Nationalists YEOOOO!!!!

[@stephenm4034]

@@NorthernIrishman Fuck the Unionists YEOOOO!!!!

[@stephenwright8824]

I hope I'm not considered one of those. Maybe I should explain. My dad's side is Ulster Scots (though he denied having any Irish at all until my adulthood), my mom's is Catholic from Longford. Not surprisingly, I was brought up favouring an all-island Irish nation, autonomous and free from GB. I'm no longer keen on it if the majority in the North want to remain in the UK. I fancy myself an Irish nationalist but I'm also amenable to the views of the majority in the North. I could easily side with either tradition, but the wheel of history tells me my original instincts are right.

[@Alibm80]

Great summary ... Thanks!

[@ronanmoore6538]

Hey John, thank you for these brief histories. They are funny, concise and very entertaining! Slainte! Ronan Moore - Papua New Guinea.

[@adammcgarrity28]

What do you think Ireland would be like today if Wolfe Tone's revolution with the French had have happened?

[@TheGaelicShadow]

Different

[@justaguy3436]

TheGaelicShadow Good answer

[@TheGaelicShadow]

JustAGuy well im not wrong lol

[@SeanQuinn-IrishMarxist]

Adam Mc Garrity The only reason that England was so desperate to maintain authority in Ireland was because of the French. If the French had arrived to aid the United Irishmen, chances are that sooner or later, with the then growing paranoid concern of a French Empire dominating the world, Ireland would have eventually became a military base for a French armada, a stepping stone for the French to finally launch an invasion attempt against Britain. This was always a concern of the British, the primary reason they didn't want to give Ireland up.

[@justaguy3436]

Seán Quinn The English were also afraid of the Spanish using Ireland as a base to attack England.

[@danielcronin648]

And then brexit and now a unified Ireland is coming

[@triplef533]

Can’t wait

[@conorfindlay8289]

Yeah might happen but really just means the troubles will start again

[@stephenwright8824]

@Daniel Cronin Not necessarily. The terms of the Good Friday Agreement still apply. NI cannot be made part of the Republic without majority consent. This time I hope the British honour their signatures and don't get in the way.

[@stephenwright8824]

@@conorfindlay8289 Only if Ireland gets a hard border. Which, in case you didn't know, the EU planned for when Brexit was voted for. Feck, no wonder there's an Irexit now.

[@danielhalliday9237]

@Evan Scollan the unionist isn’t minority and I don’t think they will be for a long time , but still from recent surveys most people rather be in the union

[@bobbyg-lord4873]

Great work!

[@harryhundertmarkhl]

i really like the way you painted these figures.

[@twitch1986mp3]

WHY CAN'T WE BE PART OF IRELAND INSTEAD OF THE UK FOR FECKS SAKE

[@jmckevittable]

@@Amoore-vv9wx Only because Northern Ireland was artificially created with an in-built unionist majority

[@gormyryallo]

Good video but it needs to be explained more about the great irish genocide when the potato failed, England took our beef chicken etc because the potatoes failed in England too and they murdered millions of irish through starvation.

[@Bd951]

Great job!

[@quagmire77]

Great video!

[@Hutchyboy67]

Daniel o donnel 😂😂

[@ripwig6682]

thought it was spot on and unbaist as always. My farther seved durring the troubles and he agreed the catholics were being treated unfairly.

[@rottenbunnycorpselp7957]

thanks man. this Video helped me alot with my presentation in English class. Greetings from Germany

[@cosl6222]

You just saved my history GCSE thank you so much mate

[@devonmckinley6287]

Erin go bragh

[@raleighburner1589]

I wish the British empire never set foot in Ireland ,we will have trouble for ever more ,there will never be peace as long as British rule is in Ireland

[@ulsterscotsman6648]

People like you are the ones keeping it going, get over it and move on with your own life.

[@stephenwright8824]

With the NI Assembly back in operation, there really isn't any "British rule in Ireland." Now watch as the Sassenach forget their promises under the Good Friday Agreement. j/k

[@stephenwright8824]

@freneticness _ Well put. 😬

[@corporal747]

Fantastic video!

[@brianfmiddleton]

I've used the WW1 video in my history class. Keep up the good work!

[@jackvella6392]

"...many prisoners were sent to Australia" Ooooh poor Australia.

[@tombrady7039]

Nah it's fine

[@stephenwright8824]

@@tombrady7039 I should hope so. In my opinion, the Irish "brogue" made your accent irresistible.

[@shaneoconnor9773]

Give ireland back too the irish

[@EuropeanQoheleth]

Make Ireland Irish today.

[@derekmcmanus8615]

The Protestants are Irish too and want very little to do with Ireland. All that murder by the IRA and still no United Ireland.

[@stephenwright8824]

@@EuropeanQoheleth Oh it IS! Just because it's not quite the kind of Irishness you want, doesn't negate the fact that it IS Irish.

[@stephenwright8824]

@@derekmcmanus8615 So they're human. Maybe the very popular saying, among us Irish-Americans at least, "the only reason the Irish fight among themselves is they can find no other worthy opponents," should be shelved for a few THOUSAND years? Naah, that'd never work.

[@stephenwright8824]

@Shane O'Connor: Silly person, the British did that in 1921. The Anglo-Irish Treaty, remember?

[@bekibucketz05]

Your video's are AWSOME

[@peterdunlop7691]

Great video Rud

[@Lohoris]

And then came Brexit...

[@maphone3500]

Sorry Sincerely, An English guy

[@maphone3500]

+an onymud my great great grandad ran Cork for a while, wasn't a nice chap

[@ImpartialDawn]

there really isn't any ill feelings towards the English ppl from even the strongest nationalists (of which I am one, in Belfast nonetheless). it is the unionists we fuckn hate

[@siveth8149]

+Norman Hampton I apologise too. My dad was a paratrooper and went to Northern Ireland during the troubles.

[@ImpartialDawn]

***** if every1 apologised for wat their forefathers did, wed never stop apologising. not ur fault, no worries :)

[@siveth8149]

+ImpartialDawn thanks mate

[@Marinna165]

Great video! Thanks :)

[@lil_timmy7443]

I live in Carrick, I love looking at the castle all the time.

[@cowboy4378]

Help me I'm Catholic but yet I have to listen to the oranges with drums parade up and down every year and then that night there's riots this place sucks

[@helenshing1342]

lol which part of belfast are you in?

[@rionamagee6521]

Im guessing ardoyne lol

[@StealthyAuto]

Yeah and many people suffered deaths, damage, occupation and so much more from the IRA, believing their doing a deed! If there are people giving you trouble report it to the PSNI, shouldn't matter really if you're from Londonderry/Derry, Lisburn or Belfast.

[@StealthyAuto]

Um... yeah I do! I'm British and Irish (and proud of it). The IRA are the lowest of the low, not acknowledging any agreements and not truly knowing about the history of the Irish Free State and 1910 Irish Elections before it. The IRA are illegal in both Republic of Ireland and UK and have been for many, many years! When they bomb places (like they have, e.g. Omaha Bombings) and commit mass murder, in reality they don't always care if they're Catholics or not and "knee capping" drug dealers in Londonderry/Derry and Belfast believing they're doing good for the community. They make Irish/British people look sick in N. Ireland and Ireland, and glad their occupation is over!

[@StealthyAuto]

Not going to pretend that there wasn't any involvement with the British Army/RUC in the UDA/UVF between the 1960s and 1990s. But to what extend is not that clear, In my opinion despite me being a British and Irish Unionist I still class them as a terrorist group, just like the United Kingdom and Ireland does! I have taken a clear look at the Irish General Election that took place in 1918, and believe that steps made there later built new relations between Irish Free State and the UK. Some people at the time wanted just more "autonomy" within the area and not a whole country outside of the UK, but majorities added up. You know... I meant the bombings that happened in Omagh, Northern Ireland, UK in 1998.

[@adiozgaming9683]

I cant wait for wwII

[@moxaina1016]

g g 华，ynyb'yb '包y mjggihbgb gg

[@mdhookey]

Excellent video. Great and informative for non-Irish like myself. Subscribed! :)

[@genchu]

Oh hey I'learnt this topic in school in Singapore. Seeing all this, I'm now Super grateful that Singapore never has to deal with any of this bs (the exception being the Maria hertogh riots), where people regardless of religion or race live peacefully (or in tolerance of one another)

[@maxharkin1012]

Bloody Sunday?

[@joshpro7633]

+Max Harkin Thousands of innocents killed by IRA?

[@maxharkin1012]

+SAS Gunner Not really comparable to the amount of civilians the British army has killed in the past :') and continue to do ..

[@joshpro7633]

+Max Harkin Pretty sure you are confused. IRA murdered a lot more civilians than the British army. Also we don't kill civilians now you dumb twit. Go back to your potato fields. If you support the IRA, you are the same as an ISIS supporter.

[@maxharkin1012]

words cannot describe how ignorant you are...

[@cheetoCS]

+Ultan Mahon Are you just going to ignore the Dunmanway killings and cherry-pick atrocities like every other Irish Republican?

[@vlado_tasevski]

WW2 is coming soon! Did WW2 end?

[@ulsterscotsman6648]

No it did not.

[@MultiMaccattack]

Brilliant man the drawings are great very funny keep up the good work

[@flawless1979]

great video!

[@jeroldproductions6367]

I've a feeling you're bias about this.

[@moonbug7252]

One year late, but how so?

[@aubreygraham5821]

@@moonbug7252 He seems to gloss over how harsh the penal laws were, and how the natives of Ireland continuously had their rights, culture, and language taken away.

[@user-go3jv8rw7i]

Aubrey Graham can’t be sure but I believe he said in a video a while back that he’s from the republic somewhere

[@matthew1882]

@@aubreygraham5821 going by his accent, he's clearly Irish soooo

[@Aodhans]

Tiocfaidh ár lá

[@Burlyman0]

You should make one about the Punic Wars

[@JoelGalilee]

For some reason, about six minutes through when the word Catholics appeared on the screen, I read it as 'Cat holics' first.. I'm ashamed of myself. Absolutely great video, please make more :)

[@rubenstukken6940]

The English definitely don't give a shit about Northern Ireland so yeah no idea why people there would want to be ruled by them...

[@corampan]

Ireland unfree shall never be at peace

[@51wins]

Sam Corcoran Its pretty much at peace now.

[@lovablesnowman]

+51wins *Ireland unfree shall mostly be at peace with occasional flare ups in violence usually regarding "flegs"

[@dukethetimberwolf8877]

Michael Halligan I like the way you think

[@andrewjackson8845]

I wasn't aware Ireland was unfree...

[@andrewjackson8845]

The value of the pound has dropped massively. I wouldn't call that a booming economy.

[@darkeagles9358]

Northern ireland is a great part of the uk

[@patrickfennell7974]

this will help me very much on my Protestant Catholic conflicts in Ireland! Thanks man! Slainte from the US

[@Oisinkelly308]

Isnt slainte healthy? :)

[@user-go3jv8rw7i]

It’s not a religious war from the nationalist point of view

[@kidsinthefield]

thanks that helped me.

[@andrewclarke2533]

"As a British Citizen, I find this to be biased!!! :(" Gee, it's almost as if Britain have consistently been evil bastards to Irish people, then pulled the "I'M OPPRESSED" card when things don'e go there way. Piss aff.

[@bmc7434]

The issue is that the UK hasn't dealt anything to arrest Free Presbyterians of Ulster which isn't a Real Religion and is waging even today a holy jihad against anyone that isn't White , Germanic and Presbyterian in the name of Britishness

[@mikeoxsmal8022]

Scandypandy well they have

[@stefrost4029]

I'm English and I think it was very UNBIASED. I also think Ireland, Scotland and Wales should be free if they want to be free or stay in the union if they want to. I've never understood this need to claim ownership of everything (same with Argentina). So long as we all try to get along and cooperate as human beings.

[@weeconor204]

scandy mate idk how to tell u is but they fucking have.

[@jackaboigaming3557]

Kid. Remember what happened when we left india

[@triplef533]

You forgot to mention that loyalists specifically targeted civilians while the IRA at least sent in warnings when bombing cities

[@johnnymcmeekin2780]

Triple F yeah just like the warning in Omagh that sent them towards the bomb

[@matthew1882]

Yeah great warning when they killed 13 people with a napalm bomb ffs.

[@benmckernan7296]

All the paramilitary men look really funny in your drawing style.

[@DurtDurty]

i love your videos

[@RV-dn9tu]

And now with a hard "Brexit" looming, it is going to get worse if a scenario of a wall is entertained throughout northern Ireland. Great Job Boris Johnson the Trump of the U.K.

[@ulsterscotsman6648]

We're going to build a wall and Ireland going to pay for it.

[@stephenwright8824]

It isn't just Johnson. It's the Home Counties MPs of the Tory persuasion who are, to use a popular Americanism, ass heads about the whole thing.

[@Krass.Estranged]

@@ulsterscotsman6648 is right

[@stephenwright8824]

@@Krass.Estranged Come on, even Boris "I can't afford hairspray" Johnson isn't quite That much like Trump.

[@11Survivor]

@@stephenwright8824 True, Boris can actually speak english.

[@mr.arachnid4157]

I understand the tension between the 2 countries and wish the best for both. Whatever happens don't give up your national identity to become part of a "United States of Europe." And that goes for everyone in Europe.

[@maboroshi1986]

+Mr. Arachnid luckily most of the tension is fairly low for...i'll say 90% of the population, 95 if i want to be daring (note what i say is based on my observations). most people in the south no longer care about the partition all that much and political violence is abhorred. in border counties (i live in one) there are so many personal and business connections that there's little tension either. it's only when people act like dicks about the situation that there tends to be an issue. the big problems i find are in the areas worst afflicted by the troubles in the north where a sometimes uneasy truce tends to prevail. things do tend to boil over at times, especially on the 12th of july.

[@NoodleBerry]

Well, it took half the video to get where I wanted to go, but it was worth it:)

[@JohnDRuddyMannyMan]

I plan on doing a full proper video on The Troubles

[@StevioGaming1]

I love how you draw the guys XD

[@17pLemonade]

Up the RA

[@XertingArt]

HAHAHAHAH They are nothing now. Failed to turn Northern Ireland Irish.

[@17pLemonade]

+Harry Taylor You've not read up on them then? They won rights for catholics, brought the british goverment to the negotiating table, and ensured that a referendum will come. Achieved nothing? Wise up.

[@XertingArt]

Wise up HAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAH, the primary objective of the IRA was to make Northern Ireland Irish again BUT THEY DIDN'T DID THEY?

[@17pLemonade]

+Harry Taylor You just answered my question, thank you!

[@XertingArt]

The referendums taking it's time isn't it? Fuck off to your potato famine country and speak your tinpot language oh shit forgot most of the population speak ENGLISH.

[@MrNeumie]

Long live the western british isle :P

[@moggie]

I think you should do a follow-up. Missed out on a few things.

[@niallsmctelevision9763]

Do a video about the trio of Baltic states please 🇱🇹🇱🇻🇪🇪

[@skinnyhotdogs6984]

Tiocfaidh Ar la

[@XertingArt]

Lmfao what a tinpot language

[@siveth8149]

Skinny Hotdogs sing up the ra!

[@bgs1707]

Al ra hdiafcoit

[@tombell2938]

Skinny Hotdogs no surrender

[@smileyface702]

JustAGuy no need to insult a country's language. Reflects really badly on you, mate. Have some respect for your neighbours.

[@reecedelaney5222]

tiocfaidh ar lá

[@ziggygowdy5990]

did u really have to say that like i dont have a problem with u bein catholic i get that catholics not sayin all hate protestants but sayin that and promotin terrosim is rite im a christian protestant and u sayin that would be like me sayin allau akbar

[@ziggygowdy5990]

isnt rite

[@virtualdotshelf]

ziggy gowdy Not all nationalists are Catholic or driven by religion and vice versa. Also, ever heard of a joke?

[@smileyface702]

ziggy gowdy while I know the phrase is often associated with the violent acts of the IRA etc, I see it simply as a national sentiment and doesn't necessarily have any violent undertones. It simply means 'our day will come', the day when Ireland is United again. It is not an inherently violent or provocative phrase. Many people want s United Ireland and are anti-violence. That's what the good Friday agreement is all about. Let us have our identity, thank you.

[@autisticgamer4949]

It'll be a cold day in hell when your day comes

[@jamiecurry]

Yes! WW2. Loved this video. Thank you.

[@joshpinchess9934]

it is important for the learner/watcher to remember the impact of agenda on this teachers videos

[@Falscaidh]

Why don't you enlighten us?