A Piece of Shankill Road History in the mid Seventies 

This comment here. On the money.

That’s why the IRA infiltrated the Civil Rights Movement, they never could afford the working class coming together. They needed to create division and hatred to further their cause.

It's what the British do, divide and conquer. They pit the working classes against each other so that they don't band together to overthrow them. During the 1798 Rebellion Protestants and Catholics fought side by side for an independent Ireland. This terrified the British establishment so they sowed the seeds of sectarianism that still plagues us today.

That is insane!! Get yourself a lottery ticket mate, as the odds look good.

​@@sarahmiller4734hit yourself a slap... And again you parasite!

The Troubles, rather like the Cold War are far from over.

Very interesting. I'm a Catholic,as is my wife. Her grandfather came from the shankill road. He married a Catholic but remained staunchly protestant, even though the kids were raised Catholic. Incidentally, when I researched her family history,they were classed as Irish speakers. I know little else but this is fascinating. My great grandfather was a gunrunner for the uvf ,but I have members of my family and my wife's family who are Catholic bigots who forget their history. I once was visiting a friend of mine in East Belfast. We went for a pint and bumped into David Ervine no less. My mother always said how much she admired how articulately he spoke. Him and I had a good yarn, and the drink flowed. He ensured my safety when some shadier looking tattooed characters came in! Bigots-remember we've moved on. I've always chastised the anti protestant rhetoric I hear from Catholics with protestant heritage. Maybe they had prominent roles in procuring guns from the uvf, like my great grandfather

It's called free speech. Stop sanitising people's comments just because you don't like them.

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You got the same from the Catholics on the Falls Road until the paras started smashing up their furniture and fittings, during house searches.

My granny made the soldiers cups of tea . God bless you too.

@@jemima216 And the Soldiers were looking for in the Falls ?."Arms" ammo bombs etc?Falls people Smiled in their faces providing Tea ,but pissed on their Boots.

Jemima Craig Yep, it was filmed in 76

Set up by willie boy Frazer and his mate Barrie Halliday. Lest we forget

I'd never visit the Shankill Road area of Belfast if I were you.

Larry Wyse why not ?

The only thing some republicans want protestants to be remembered for are the Shankill Butchers.

But aren't the shankhill butchers still commemorated? Are they not still treated as heroes in some areas? Its sad to think that human beings commemorate a group of men like Lenny Murphy who were like Jeffrey Dahmer or Ted Bundy. Some say even Peter Sutcliffe.

@@bigsinger1981 big singer

They can talk as they may. Doesn’t change the fact, duh.

+pubkrocknroll - should that not say "financial" fear, I know, I work in ROI

That’s the problem, a United Ireland, not the solution.

Blacks where they raised as slaves?

Nah, everyone on the shankill knows your ma and da are fenian lovers.

They'd love you alright. What's it like being worshiped by a bunch of inbred cretins?

@@paulbrowne5049 i was in a pub in london the willsden arm s and i donated to the ira by ignorance , we had good night, irespect republicans, im an english rebublican, i dont want charles 111, but dont knock the the prods in belfast, they are salt of the earth.

@@steveef2275 that must have been a long time ago. I haven't seen or even heard of republican collections in London pubs since the naughties. I've no need with Belfast protestants or protestants from any other party of Northern Ireland with one exception. That expedition is their membership of the anti Catholic orange order. In my view you cannot have a civil society where every year one side display naked hostility to the other. I'm my view it will be the death knell of protestants in Ireland.

@@paulbrowne5049 it was the willsden junction pub in 1982, it was great crack

Undoubtedly you aren't English not poor English grammar syntax

Sounds awful so it does..

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@@JohnMcMahon. The reason I wrote that was because those Protestants seemed to be living in grinding poverty.

That's my granny singing the song Eileen mcallister

She sadly passed away today

@@thomasmcallister2742 I offer you my condolences for yer grandmother. I'm hope she lived a life full of joy.

@@thomasmcallister2742 Are there any other recorded songs by your grandmother? It would be a pleasure for me if you could tell. Thank you.

@@jasonsk she did indeed she sung many off songs she sadly passed away today after she fought a lot of things she was simplythebest

Certainly is.

no, it's wee Shughie Smyth

It isn't that simple in Northern Ireland. It is very similar in Cyprus (Republic of Cyprus & TRNC) and Israel & Palestine. Can you think what the common reason or cause behind these three supposedly "religious conflicts" are? The British Empire and its inability to stop sending the sons of the working class oevrseas so they could be exploited by the wealthy. (Before anyone calls me biased I am British)

Sad to see your bigotry, I welcome all religious beliefs but don't force my views on them. Perhaps you don't know your ancestry but on the slim chance you descended from the Celts who invaded Ireland, should we then send you back to central Europe?

​@@VygerFlixUlster Unionists and Loyalists are no different to the individual above for bigotry is on both sides m

The dregs of Scotland

@@danbreen1916 "Above" indigenous Sod