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What happened in Derry on 30 January 1972 is the subject of two new films, Bloody Sunday
(ITV January 20 and general release) and Sunday (C4 January 28). But what lies behind the
long history of sectarian hostility in Ireland? Read about the arrival of Protestant settlers in
the 16th and 17th centuries, in the so called
plantation of Ireland;
or discover the details of the original
Troubles
and the more recent events leading up to
Bloody Sunday.
And why is Derry also known as
Londonderry?
DOWNLOAD a free Acrobat PDF file on the history of Northern Ireland to read offline or to print out.
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