Northern Ireland: A Divided Community 1921-1972. Cabinet Papers of the Stormont Administration from the Public Record

1. Northern Ireland: A Divided Community 1921-1972. Cabinet Papers of the Stormont Administrationfrom the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland

3. Context 'Cabinet Conclusion' (CAB4) files from all the debates and transactions for the entire duration of the Stormont administration, the devolved government of Northern Ireland, 1921-1972. These documents are key to any study of the turbulent history of Britain and Ireland over much of the 20th Century.

4. Content • Northern Ireland: A Divided Community, 1921-1972 makes available to researchers the working details of every aspect of local administration in peace and war, as well as covering the re-emergence of the civil strife that was to last for more than thirty years. • Themes • Policing • Arms and explosives • Social needs • Prevention of incitement to religious hatred • Army occupation of factories • Routing of Orange Day parades • Dock strikes • Law and order and rioting • The roles of the Ulster Defense Force and the Royal Ulster Constabulary

5. A key resource for: • Irish History • Irish Studies • British History • Conflict Studies • Peace Studies • Politics • Religious Studies • "a terrific resource for scholars working on modern Irish history. There • is a growing interest in scholarly analysis of this period, reflected in • books and university courses" • Professor Roy Foster, Professor of Irish History, University of • Oxford

6. General Editors: • Dr Senia Paseta, St Hugh's College, Oxford Dr Marc Mulholland, St Catherine's College, Oxford • Thematic essays with links through to files in the archive: • Introduction, Dr. Grace McGrath, Education, Learning and Outreach Officer, Public • Record Office of Northern Ireland • The Foundation of the State of Ulster, Dr Paseta • Northern Ireland and the Second World War, Dr Paseta • Sectarianism in Northern Ireland, Dr Mulholland • The IRA, Dr Mulholland • Civil Rights, Dr Mulholland • The End of Stormont and imposition of direct rule in 1972, Dr Mulholland

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8. Northern Ireland: A Divided Community 1921-1972Cabinet Papers of the Stormont Administration A pioneering Thomson Gale Digital Research Collection, created in partnership with the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland The Cabinet Conclusion (CAB4) files containing all the debates and transactions for the entire duration of the Stormont administration, the devolved government of Northern Ireland, 1921-1972. An online, fully searchable full text and image resource for historical research

9. Introduction and essays • Read an introduction to the collection, and view thematic essays • Essays give search tips & links to individual illustrative document images • Intended to guide users as they begin to explore the archive along key themes: • Civil rights • Sectarianism • the IRA • World War Two

10. Resources • Posters of the Northern Ireland ConflictFrom The Linen Hall Library • Photographic Gallery • Links to other selected Northern Ireland resources

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