#7 The Troubles with Prof Liam Kennedy

We delve into some Irish history with Prof Liam Kennedy. Liam has published a myriad of books on Irish history. We look closely at his 2020 book "Who was responsible for the Troubles".These are some of the questions we try to answer:What is a brief definition of the Troubles?What period are we looking at?Is Ireland part of the UK?What is at the heart of the violence of the Troubles?Which events led up to the Troubles?How did the division/partition of the island of Ireland come about?Why are the Troubles often described as a religious conflict?How does Irish English differ from British English?What are the roots of the ancient Gaelic language? What does it sound like?How did markers like Catholicism and Protestantism perpetuate divisions?Why does this division not extend to the Irish rugby team?Which events between the 1920s and 1960s laid the foundation for the Troubles?What was the nature of the Civil Rights Movement in Ulster?How successful was the Civil Rights Movement in bringing about equality in Northern Ireland?How did the IRA differ from the provisional IRA?Did the Republic of Ireland support the provisional IRA?What was the international extent of the Troubles?Why is December 1969 considered a turning point in the start of the Troubles?What was the nature of the conflict during the Troubles? What were Bloody Sunday and Bloody Friday?Who is responsible for starting/perpetuating the Troubles?Who were the leaders of the IRA?Why is the role of regional paramilitary groups so obscure?Why can't the Troubles be seen as a binary conflict?How did the Good Friday Agreement come about?How did Brexit change the dynamic on the island of Ireland?Who is the new IRA?Please send your questions and suggestions to highschoolhistoryrecap@gmail.com or find us on Twitter @WilliamHPalk or @C_duPlessis.Thanks for listening!Support the show