I took some photos over the summer while at one of my favourite spots to visit around the North Coast of Ireland. It’s (obviously) stunning, and therefore I find it super easy to draw inspiration from around me. That’s pretty much one of my favourite parts of living in this area, it’s an endless supply …
Tag Archives: n.i.
The Battle of Bogside
I was talking to my Dad about my work and he recommended a BBC documentary for me to watch about ‘The Battle of the Bogside” which tells the story of the first major conflict that many say was the start of the Troubles. These are my notes/a summary of the documentary: Summary: August 1969; The …
Ideas
Here are some of my thoughts so far on my topic in terms of inspiration for my practical or points to look into for my essay writing: Segregation is still a real issue in terms of education etc. We need to improve on this if young people are to grow up accepting those with different …
Normal Life During The Troubles
I was looking through photography taken during The Troubles and they reminded me of stories my Dad told me over the summer about growing up during the conflict. For example, coming home to his flat after there was a bombing and finding things smashed or broken everywhere, or him and his mates on nights out …
The Split
Since I’m looking into the history of N.I. and The Troubles and the divide in the country, I thought I should better understand how the island of Ireland split to begin with. This is what I’ve learned. In the 12th century, after the Normans had invaded England and had taken the thrown, they decided to …
The Troubles
Considering what a massive thing The Troubles was in Northern Ireland’s history, and the fact that N.I. is a part of the UK, you’d think everyone would know what it was, right? Nope! Not my generation anyway. I remember when I first came to England to go to uni, and my new friends asked me …
Protestant Vs Catholic
I can’t talk about politics and the history of N.I. without first clarifying the differences between Catholics and Protestants. During The Troubles (which I’ll speak about more later) one side supported the union of N.I. with Britain, otherwise known as Unionists (or Loyalists) who were usually Protestant, and the other was opposed and wanted a …
Hi!
Hey. Welcome to my blog. I suppose I’d better introduce myself. My name is Amy, I’m 21-years-young and I’m from Northern Ireland. I live half of my year in N.I. and the other half in Leeds where I study Fashion Communication at university. Funny enough, the latter is actually the reason behind this blog. I’m …
time to change 