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Bloody Sunday Starter

Bloody Sunday Starter. Ireland in Schools Durham Pilot Scheme Song: ‘Ordinary Sunday’ by Athenrye (40-second excerpt). When: 30 January 1972. Where: Londonderry/Derry, Northern Ireland.

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Bloody Sunday Starter

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  1. Bloody SundayStarter Ireland in Schools Durham Pilot Scheme Song: ‘Ordinary Sunday’ by Athenrye (40-second excerpt)

  2. When: 30 January 1972 Where: Londonderry/Derry, Northern Ireland Occasion: Civil rights demonstration against internment What happened: 13 civilians were shot dead by British paratroopers The controversy: Who fired the first shot - the IRA or the paratroopers?

  3. Who fired first? Did the army respond to IRA fire, or did the soldiers fire recklessly? Father Edward Daly Roman Catholic Priest ‘There was no provocation whatsoever.’ Video interview Lt-Col. Derek Wilford Paratroops commander ‘I personally had shots fired at me.’ Video interview http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=-1520083688726792087 http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=6363763681504545954

  4. Now watch a short video shot on the day. How far does it help you to decide who fired first? Were the paratroopers fired on first? Or Did they fire recklessly? Click here to start video http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=6105142505054549030

  5. How far, if at all, did the video help you to decide who fired first? Were the paratroopers fired on first? Or Did they fire recklessly?

  6. You have considered the question which has long exercised people. Now, in groups of 4, consider what other questions you think should be asked about Bloody Sunday? Report your findings to the rest of the class. Click here for some suggestions

  7. Some possible further questions about Bloody Sunday The march Given the previous troubles in Londonderry, • why did Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association decide upon the march • why did the government allow the march? Internment Why did NICRA feel so strongly about internment? Why was internment introduced? How well-thought-out and executed was the policy on internment? Why did the government continue with internment when it proved so controversial? Violence What was the cause of the violence that prompted internment? Effects What were the immediate and longer-term effects of Bloody Sunday? Did it cause people to consider the cost of violence or did it increase tension and violence? What effect did it have of the government of Northern Ireland and its relations with Westminster? Start again End

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