The Troubles

The Troubles 

The Troubles, otherwise known as the war in Nothern Ireland was a conflict between the Republicans and the Loyalists. The republicans were the Irish Catholic minority that thought that they should have independence from the country of Great Britain. The loyalists were the Unionists or Protestants majority that wanted the Northern Part of Ireland to remain in control of the British Crown. Both sides were eventually known for more radical groups that grew from the conflict like the IRA and The Ulster Defense Force.