Observer's account of N. Ireland MICHIANA POINT OF VIEW Indiana - Michigan - Mishawaka - PHM - Tribune Edition

Every June the troubles that plague Northern Ireland all focus their attentions upon the residents of the Garvaghy Road community. Like no other area in Northern Ireland, the Catholics and Protestants are completely segregated to different sides of town. The Protestant Loyalists and Unionists, those...

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Published inThe South Bend tribune
Main Author G. DILLON MURPHY
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published South Bend, Ind South Bend Tribune Corporation 28.07.2000
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Summary:Every June the troubles that plague Northern Ireland all focus their attentions upon the residents of the Garvaghy Road community. Like no other area in Northern Ireland, the Catholics and Protestants are completely segregated to different sides of town. The Protestant Loyalists and Unionists, those who identify themselves as loyal to the crown, demand the right to "walk the queen's highways." The path they are demanding to take is the Garvaghy Road, which, not accidentally, is predominantly Catholic. Then we have the much more poignant and ever-present item of the Royal Ulster Constabulary, the local police force, and the British Army. The RUC consists of 95 percent Protestants, many of whom are in the Orange Order. The Catholic residents have lived in fear of their presence for as long as they have lived. Consider the feelings of the African-American community in impoverished communities in New York towards the New York Police Department, and multiply that by 10, and you will begin to understand how the isolated Catholic community views the RUC.