Talk:The Troubles (Ireland)

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Revision as of 19:06, 13 January 2008 by imported>Richard Jensen (singular or plural??)
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 Definition:  A period of violent political conflict concerning Northern Ireland, largely within that region. [d] [e]
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we have a problem

Please start with the mid 20th century--we already have histories of Ireland-- and give the why-when-why summary first

I think of "the troubles" as one event (with multiple episodes) with the name "Irish Troubles". Hence the singular. This seems to be reinforced by a discrete beginning and end. Thus in one journal "Over the last three decades the Irish Troubles as by-product has inspired an enormous library—instant history, social science tracts, memoirs, collections..." Richard Jensen 19:06, 13 January 2008 (CST)
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