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An Irish Eye (Gerry Adams)

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This book covers the momentous events in Irish Republicanism and in the politics of Ireland from the IRA decision in 2005 to formally end its armed campaign and to put its arms beyond use to the Sinn Féin decision in January 2007 to support the policing and justice system — unparalleled historic change has taken place. Gerry Adams brings his own perspective to bear on these developments. He gives the reader an insight into pivotal moments of recent history, and he takes the reader behind the scenes to witness events that continue to shape Irish society today. As this book consists of a series of articles, it is easy to find sections for teaching. It includes Gerry Adams’ historic appeal to the IRA and his call on Sinn Féin to support the policing and justice system. There are also comments on other world affairs and other aspects of life in Ireland today. Author: Gerry Adams (President of Sinn Féin and Westminster MP for West Belfast) (319 pages)
Level: Gymnasium/Opgaveskrivning/Projects
OPTD1138

Bloody Sunday DVD

This popular and gripping dramatic reconstruction is now available again:
On 30th January 1972, British Soldiers shot dead 13 unarmed civilians taking part in an anti-internment civil rights march in Derry, Northern Ireland. This event, Bloody Sunday, was a major turning point in the history of the modern Irish troubles, catapulting the conflict into a civil war, driving many young men into the IRA and fuelling a 25-year cycle of violence. This film tells the story of Bloody Sunday in just one day from dusk till dawn.
  • Starring: James Nesbitt
  • Directed by: Paul Greengrass
  • Running time: 105 mins
  • Subtitle options: none
  • Extras: Interviews, Commentaries and Documentaries
    • 0140817891

    Cal

    “ ... a doomed love affair and an account of the impossibility of living, in the circumstances of that doomed province, without redemption and without punishment”. CAL is a finely-drawn story of love and violence from Northern Ireland. Now in the Penguin Student Edition. (153 pages)
    Level: B/C
    0003270157

    Conflict in Ireland

    If you need a good source of material about the conflict in Northern Ireland and its background, then this book is for you. The first section outlines the story, the second looks at individual issues. Most of the material is presented in a form that makes it directly usable in teaching in Denmark. Large format. Hundreds of photos, cartoons, tables etc. This book follows developments up to the 1998 Good Friday peace deal. (104 pages)
    9780749396725

    Eureka Street

    This novel from 1996 has become a bit of a classic of the Northern Ireland troubles:
    An hilarious and moving story of Belfast in the six months just before and after a ceasefire, where violence and desire go hand in hand. Chuckie Lurgan, fat, Protestant and poor suddenly becomes wealthly by various legal but immoral means. His mother, Peggy, indulges in an act which causes more damage in working class Protestant Belfast then the Anglo Irish agreement. Jake, reformed tough guy, recently abandoned by his English girlfriend is looking for love. Meanwhile the strange letters 'OTG' appear on the wall, paving stones, phonebox. No one knows what it means. The IRA and the UVF issue death threats, the police lay traps, all are concerned, all are ignorant. Finally, Jake discovers the meaning. It makes some sense to him. He buys a ladder. He climbs a wall. 'OTG', he writes, 'OTG'. Author: Robert McLiam Wilson. (396 pages)
    Level: A-B/2nd and 3rd year of the Gymnasium

    0192801562

    Northern Ireland: A Very Short Introduction

    “A Very Short Introduction”. A good chronological introduction to the development and present status of the Northern Ireland. Accessible to good students.

    Contents: Divided Ulster – from Plant-ation to Partition; Home Rule in Ulster – Stormont's Record; Life Cheapens – The Descent into War; The Long War; The Long "Peace". (172 pages)
    Level: Library/Depot/Students writing papers

    1897693214

    Northern Ireland: Managing Difference

    A Minority Rights Group Report.
    As usual with MRG reports this one is short (38 2-column A4 pages) but tightly packed with information and insights into the situation. This report looks at the historical and cultural background, analyses the complex aspects of the problem, looks at possible solutions and finally evaluates the minority rights situation in the province.
    9780747571629

    Oranges from Spain

    This is a collection of stories by the Northern Irish author David Park — originally published in 1990 and now something of a classic — about of the trials of growing up in a community where tension, confusion and violence hold sway. The stories include a youthful seaside romance that crosses the religious divide, a gang taking turns at the wheel of a stolen car, and an exceptional student stirring the resentment of her troubled teacher. Set in Northern Ireland against the background of the troubles, these vignettes capture the spirit of adolescence in difficult times. Author: David Park. (191 pages)
    Level: Gymnasium
    0747538182

    Provos — The IRA and Sinn Fein

    Now in paperback. Peter Taylor’s excellent book.The story of over 30 years of bloody conflict. No other English man has had so much insight into the motives, minds and the politics of IRA. And on top of that his book is as readable as a a thriller.
    0099744414

    Reading in the Dark

    A new novel by Seamus Deane that was shortlisted for the Booker Prize. The story of a childhood in Derry in Northern Ireland retold in short episodic chapters — but with underlying threads that become clearer as the novel progresses. The story of growing up with religion, the facts of life, death, the supernatural, the police etc. — but most of all a family life perverted by unresolved burdens of the past. (229 pages)
    Level: A (excerpts can be read at lower levels).
    0719574722

    Struggle for Peace in Northern Ireland

    A really good source of material about the conflict in Northern Ireland and its background — presented in a large-format attractive form with hundreds of photos, cartoons, tables, boxes with “sources” etc. It includes a survey of aspects of Irish history from the 16th century and and a more detailed examination of the development of the partitioned Northern Ireland from 1922 to October 2001. Pick out a chapter to study with your students or use the whole book to give them a complete picture of the situation.
    Contents: Chapter 1: Get Your bearings — Chapter 2: Does Irish history make conflict inevitable? — Chapter 3: Why was Northern Ireland created in 1922? — Chapter 4: How peaceful was Northern Ireland in 1922-68? — Chapter 5: Why did conflict break out in Northern Ireland in 1968-71? — Chapter 6: Why did attempts at peace fail in 1971-93? — Chapter 7: What made the Good Friday Agreement possible? — Chapter 8: Looking forward: peace at last?
    Level: B/C/Linjefag/Library/Depot

    9780747596332

    Truth Commissioner

    In this fine novel Irish author David Park invents a fictional Truth and Reconciliation Commission (based on South Africa's real one) that aims to heal Northern Ireland's troubled past. Three men are called to testify about the circumstances leading to the death of a Catholic teenager. They have kept secret the truth about 15-year-old Catholic Connor Walshe's disappearance in 1990, after he was found to be a hapless informer against the IRA. Fifteen years later, former IRA leader Francis Gilroy is now the Minister of Children and Culture; former Royal Ulster Constabulary officer James Fenton, who recruited Connor, is a restlessly retired inconvenient legacy of the past; and Michael Madden, then an 18-year-old IRA runner, has been brought back from America to recount his role in Connor's fate. In his own way, each of these men has tried to redeem himself since his involvement with the IRA or RUC. Overseeing the hearings is Henry Stanfield, burdened by the unleashed emotions and uncomfortably estranged from his pregnant daughter, who is a friend of Connor's sister. Park's soulful story about buried secrets, tangled lies and manipulated memories both humanizes and universalizes the civil war that gripped Ireland for so long. Author: David Park. (372 pages)
    Level: 2nd and 3rd year of the Gymnasium