Nordirland

[Rob]

In Jahre 1921 hat Churchill mit den IRA "Rebellen" einen Handel gemacht.
Irland wurde Dominion im Commonwealth (1949 ausgetreten) da aber im Norden überwiegend Protestanten lebten zeigte sich Churchill hartnäckig und bestand darauf Nordirland bei Großbritannien zu belassen,dies wurde dann auch vereinbart.

With the formation of the Irish Free State in 1921, the new Irish government was forced to compromise with the English, resulting in the six counties in the North remaining under British rule. Roughly two-thirds of the population of the North were protestants who supported the British, leaving the Catholic nationalists in a minority.

Das ist nur Teil der modernen Geschichte.
Wieso protestantische Menschen überhaupt in Irland wohnen geht viel weiter zurück.

In 1170 the Normans from England, led by a Welsh Earl Strongbow, invaded Ireland. They soon had control of Dublin and Strongbow became King of Leinster. The next year King Henry II of England came to Ireland to establish his power over Strongbow's Kingdom. King Henry had been asked by the Pope to reform the Church in Ireland. The Pope ordered the Irish to accept King Henry as their ruler.

So jetzt haben die Engländer Irland erstmal unter ihrer Kontrolle,es sind aber alle noch brav Katholiken.(es gabe damals ja noch nicht mal protestanten.).

By the start of the 17th century Ulster was the last region of pure Celtic life in Ireland. The English felt that in order to control Ulster they would plant Ulster with Protestant settlers. The majority of the settlers were Scots. They brought with them a new form of Christianity, Presbyterianism. Many native Irish became employees of the settlers.

In 1688 war broke out in Europe. On one side was France and on the other the Grand Alliance (made up of countries such as Spain, Holland, Germany and Prussia). The Grand Alliance's commander was William of Orange, a Protestant from Holland. The King of England at the time was a Catholic, James 2nd. James' daughter Mary married William of Orange. William was now heir to the English throne.

In November 1688 William became King of England after the English Parliament invited him to do so. James II fled to France. In 1689 James II landed in Ireland to begin his fight for the English throne. James had a strong army and drove the Protestant supporters of William out of many areas. In 1690 Grand Alliance troops arrived in Belfast to help William. Louis XVI of France sent troops to aid James. William and James led their armies to the River Boyne in County Meath. They fought at what became known as the Battle of the Boyne. William won the battle and James fled to France.

After this a series of penal laws were passed by the Irish Parliament to rid Ireland of Catholicism. In 1728 another law was passed which banned Catholics from voting. Presbyterians also suffered, as laws were passed banning them from town councils. After a mass rebellion in 1798 against the English by the United Irishmen (led by a Protestant, Wolfe Tone), action was taken against Irish Republicanism. In 1800 the Act of Union was passed. A new country was formed, The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. A new flag, the Union Jack, was created. The Irish parliament was abolished and Ireland was ruled directly from London.

So das zeigt jetzt wie GB zur absoluten Kontrolle über Irland kommt.
Es ist außerdem ein Trugschuss das Nordirland ein Problem Englands ist.
Es waren vor allem Schottische Protestanten die im Norden Irlandfs sich ansiedelten.
Die Katholiken sehen in GB und auch in der Krone ein Land und sein Staatsoberhaupt das sie langezeit unterdrückt hat,während die Protestanten loyal zum Königtum und zu GB sind da sie GB als ihr Beschützerin sehen und sich auch als Briten fühlen.
Es ist eine lange Geschichte die sehr verstrickt ist.Man kann kaum sagen wer schuld hat.Damals(12.Jahrhundert) gab es Eroberungen wie Sand am Meer.
Es ist schlimm das GB die dort ansässigen "Eingeborenen" wie Urzeitmenschen behandelte,genauso schlimm ist es das die IRA nicht aufhören kann die Tatsachen zu erkennen das eine Mehrheit der Nordiren bei GB bleiben will.

So Ich hoffe das ist informativ und nicht einseitig.
AAB