Solution for Ireland

I am about to finish my book: Eternal Emerald Isle which seeks to bring a solution for the problems in Ireland by removing the blocking stone ~ placed by a Christian Priest in the 6^th century in the churchyard of the hill of Tara ~ which came into existence in the reign of King Conchobar of Ulster.   It seems that most of Northern Ireland`s problems relate from that time onwards so I have now looked at the basis of Ireland`s troubled history:

The problems of Ireland

Pre twentieth century

Problems in the region of Northern Ireland spread back to the Anglo Norman intervention in 1167 when England first laid roots in the area.  Despite intermingling the two people were never united.

During the reign of Henry VIII the problems became more marked still.  His break from Rome placed him at loggerheads with Catholic Europe and introduced religion into Irish politics. In 1534 Lord Offaly led a Catholic revolt against the Protestant English King in Ireland which began the disputes.

Elizabeth I continued her father`s legacy and there were disputes which affected the Catholic majority.   All the while plantations were being established throughout the country.  Lands occupied by Irish landowners were confiscated, especially in Ulster ~ which is where Conchobar was King!  Now large Protestant English communities were created whose identity was at odds with the Roman Catholic Irish inhabitants.

The beginning of the twentieth century brought changes, Sinn Fein was established and the Irish Republican Brotherhood with some favouring an independent Ireland and the Protestant population of Ulster being particularly keen to remain part of the British Empire.

In May 1921 the Government of Ireland Act was passed, splitting Ireland into two.  Six predominantly Protestant counties in Ulster became known as the North and the remaining 26 counties formed part of the South.  In 1937 Eire was established as an independent sovereign state.  Trouble erupted in the North in 1821 and the Ulster Volunteer Force was revived to fight a campaign of violence launched by the IRA and Northern Ireland was born.

In 1966 violence erupted which precipitated the need for armed forces on both sides.By 1969 the Provisional IRA was formed to demand unification of Ireland.  In 1973, as violence escalated, plans were set afood for a new Northern Ireland assembly in which Protestants and Catholics would share power.  Direct rule was reinstated and would remain for 25 years.

The 1994 paramilitary ceasefires in Northern Ireland and the Good Friday Agreement of 1998 saw direct rule of Northern Ireland being placed in the hands of local government and a more peaceful era had emerged.

Therefore, ultimately the origin of the troubles in Ireland originate from Ulster, and have kept returning to Ulster and go back in the beginning to Conchobar when he was King of Ireland not far distant from the time where the blocking stone was placed by a Christian Priest upon the hill of Tara!