Northern Ireland’s “peace walls”
1. Introduction
In this essay I will write about the so-called “peace walls”, which were built during the last four decades. These barriers are the symbol of a 40-years lasting conflict in the heart of Europe, which has had terrific effects on the civil population, but attracted few interest in the medias of the Continent. 2. Historical background

In order to give an appropriate frame to the Northern Irish conflict, it is useful to recall the origin of the segregation of the catholic minority. With the Anglo-Irish treaty of 1922, Ireland obtained its full independence, while Northern Ireland remained a part of the United Kingdom. In Northern Ireland, since this partition, the catholic minority has always be...

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