I'm sure there's gonna be plenty of correction suggestions, but let me make it clear this is for things that are actually wrong in the video, not "You should've said X" or your opinion. Corrections/Disclaimers 0:34 - Yeah I used the St. Patrick Saltire, sue me, but while not being official, it's the only good neutral flag for Northern Ireland. 5:54 - As said in the video, those aren't official flags, because there aren't any official flags for the IRA. Just a bunch and bunch of different unofficial designs that have many different meanings and variants and I had to settle on one. 1:28 - That's modern day Northern Ireland, which is actually ONLY 6 of the 9 counties of the region known as Ulster. I meant to fix that when I realised one late night, but clearly forgot. 2:15 - The bill passed in 1914, not 1912

I'd like to add that WWII was called the emergency in Ireland. We tend to understate things a bit

This intro is basically why The Troubles started in the first place.

"British mismanagement" is an awfully understated way of saying "intentionally letting millions of people starve to death" which is an awfully understated way of saying "genocide"

Only the English could describe a brutal sectarian conflict involving terrorism, military violence, political suppression and the reshaping of Ireland as "The Troubles"

Pro tip: don’t go to somebody else’s country, try to/end up replacing the original inhabitants, and expect anything good to come in the long run

I'm pretty sure the "british mismanagement" during the famine was fully intentional.

My mother was born in 1912 in Derry and died in the late 2000s, most of her life was filled with conflict and she was so happy that she got to finally see peace in her lifetime 🥰🥰🇮🇪

1:07 “and the majority of Ireland became catholic” *shows a Serbian orthodox cross*

You know it's a good day when Feature History releases a banger like this in the morning

Irish history in 5 words: "And then the troubles began..."

“See’s intro” “See’s number of comments” Oh this is gonna be great

"who saw them as oppressive and tyrannical" I suppose systemic discrimination keeping Catholics from getting good jobs or holding political office is just seen as oppressive and tyrannical then as opposed to being oppressive and tyrannical.

Why didn’t you bring up the fact that the people who were shot on Bloody Sunday weren’t doing anything that would warrant getting shot

...”leading to the unfortunate death of four civilians”. Obviously this is a very brief “light touch” video designed to give the uninitiated some background to the poorly-understood Troubles of 69-98. However I’d really encourage people to read much more about the conflict, the people who died and the motivations of various people who became involved. There’s a danger that if people just watch these bite size videos and do nothing else, the conflict will seem glib or inconsequential. The people killed during the Falls Curfew (from Wiki with a couple of notes from me): Charles O'Neill, a 36-year-old Catholic civilian, died on 3 July after being knocked down by a British Saracen APC on the Falls Road during the initial rioting.According to eyewitnesses, he walked out on to the road and attempted to flag down the APCs, but the lead vehicle sped up and "deliberately" ran him down. One eyewitness said that soldiers prodded O'Neill in the ribs and that one of them remarked: "Move on you Irish bastard - there are not enough of you dead". O'Neill was an invalided ex-serviceman. (note: this means he was actually a former British soldier/sailor/airman retired on health grounds!) William Burns, a 54-year-old Catholic civilian, was shot dead, likely from a ricochet, at the front door of his home on the Falls Road on 3 July. He had just finished chatting to a neighbour when he was shot in the chest. The shooting took place at about 8:20pm, almost two hours before the curfew was announced. A pathologist said that the bullet had likely been a ricochet. Patrick Elliman, a 62-year-old Catholic civilian, was shot in the head on Marchioness Street on the night of 3 July and died of his wounds on 10 July. He had walked to the end of the street in his night clothes "for a breath of fresh air". Elliman was taken away in an ambulance. However, it was searched and re-routed by the British Army, which meant that it took thirty minutes to reach the Royal Victoria Hospital a few hundred yards away. That night, British soldiers broke into Elliman's home and quartered themselves there for the night. Zbigniew Uglik, a 23-year-old of Polish heritage who lived in England, was shot dead at the rear of a house on 4 July. He was an amateur photographer and had been taking photographs of the riots. Uglik was in a house at Albert Street, at the edge of the curfew zone, and decided to fetch another camera from the hotel where he was staying. A British Army sniper shot him as he climbed over the back wall of the house, shortly after midnight. Another 60 civilians suffered gunshot wounds. It’s important to emphasise that Northern Ireland had, almost since its inception, operated under a law which enabled the authorities to stop an inquest from happening if it were thought not conducive to the good of the state. Most civilian deaths at the hands of the army were not investigated with any rigour and even today, some inquests from the early 1970s are only just happening. I hope that people read more into the deaths of people during the Troubles to highlight some of the human costs of the conflict, whether they were British Army soldiers, loyalists, republicans or civilians. Everyone was someone’s loved one.

Ireland : Exists Britain : Mine Ireland : But its mine? Britain : TERRRORISSSSTSSS!!!!

Man, calling this “The Troubles” is more of an understatement than I thought.

Part 2 is in the comments.

Lol, English mismanagement during the famine. The Brits knew exactly what they were doing during the blight.

The footage of Bloody Sunday was filmed by my Uncle who was a cameraman for RTE

"Mismanagement" is a funny way to describe genocide.

Haha, background music is "The Rocky Road to Dublin"

only people in British Isles would name something like a goddamn civil war as ''Troubles''

"The majority of Ireland became Catholic" *shows Orthodox cross*

There’s more conflict in this comment section, than there was across 30 years of the Troubles

Bloody Sunday is also not given proper prominence or explanation in this video. It was the marquee atrocity of the 1970s by some distance. Not only in its execution, or brazenness, but by the fact the people who committed murder were able to lie, and actively encouraged and enabled to lie by the state. The deceased were blamed for their own deaths and slandered beyond any comprehension. The real legacy of Bloody Sunday wasn’t the 13 dead (it was not 14; the Savile Tribunal accepted at its outset a submission from John Johnston’s own family that his injuries on the day could not be linked to his death some months later - be careful when using Wiki as a source!). The real tragedy was the lies and blackening of Derry’s people. Nobody who died had done anything wrong. Substantial evidence points to individual Paras wanting to let loose some live rounds regardless of the events of the day, and it’s too simple to say “well stones were thrown and this provoked the Army”. Stone throwing was a performative and ritualised act by 1972. Stones would be thrown, the Army would bring in water cannon or rubber bullets and chase you up the street - rinse and repeat. It is not pleasant to have missiles thrown at you but equally it is not a defence to murder. The people killed on Bloody Sunday posed absolutely no threat whatsoever to the soldiers who killed them and it is wrong to omit this from the explanation in the video. That is a fact borne out by the most expensive tribunal in British history and it ought to have been included.

7:55 I see the british military has a habit of opening fire on civilians, eh?

Britain: I hate terrorism!! UVF: *exists* Britain: ... I hate some forms of terrorism!

"Potato famine" It was a genocide.

This comment section is more troubled than the troubles

What's the difference between an apple and an orange? I've never heard of an apple bastard before

From a Mexican American 🇲🇽🇺🇸, I have a tremendous love & respect for the 🇮🇪 people and culture.

Ireland needs a Pepsi

"This is all wrong because I said it's wrong." Well he makes a good point. He did say it's wrong.

Ah yes, the RUC were only "accusedly" biased

"Oh diddle-lee dee, a leprechaun put a bomb in me potato" As someone of Irish heritage, that's hilarious

Wow. I cannot believe you tried to hold a neutral stance on bloody Sunday. The protesters didn't "throw rocks", they were all unarmed and posed no threat even the British government admitted this year's later. Innocent civilians were massacred as they ran away and some where even murdered as they attempted to aid their wounded friends and families. You made a good informative video, but I found it absolutely sickening how quickly you glossed over some of the atrocities committed by the British army.

I would like to make the point that this was a pretty good video. But the rebellion that the French supported, was not solely a Protestant rebellion, but was both catholic and Protestant.

I love that the image used as a British Paratrooper is smoking a cigarette. I had a buddy who was a British Para, and he smoked like a chimney

british mismanagment is a weird way of saying hypocritical deliberate genocide

Who would win: The Kingdom of Ireland vs. 0 potatoes?

Comments on Bloody Sunday were disgusting there pal, even the British government apologised for this. Something along the lines of unjust and unjustifiable

Taking a break from binge watching Peaky Blinders at 3 am to re-watch this

"British Mismanagement" that's a funny way of saying genocide

Wow! As a man from Northern Ireland I'd really like to thank and commend you for this video. This has surely got to be one of the most objective and fair videos on this topic on KZfaq. Thank you for sticking your head over the parapet to address this issue and for bringing this awful period to people's attention. If I met you personally, I'd buy you a pint!

*Ireland:* Can you give up the feckin' land? *Britain:* cAn yOu gIvE uP tHe fEcKiN' LAnD mAte?

If a group of people invaded my country, mistreated my people, and started telling me what to do... I'd never stop fighting, so I can't blame them.

British Mismanagement? What a funny thing to call an intentional genocide.

"otherwise known as Ulster" Cavan and Monaghan have entered the chat

The loyalists in the chat here are making me sick.

"The IRA were bad guys in rainbow six so yeah" - kid

Wow you’re British? You just won a free car! Go ahead and start that engine...

I just feel that the tone of this video is almost...dismissive in parts...as though to make fun of the entire thing ever happening, or of the Republicans ever being angry. English...essentially, atrocities... being described as "not a good look". A little light, don't you think?

A feature history video? Hang on i will get some pepsi and nachos. EDIT- i am supposed to study... But who cares right?

Casually playing "The Rocky Road to Dublin" in the background was a lovely touch

I keep getting my plantations and rebellions mixed up "Well if your lot would stop invading us for five flipping minutes there wouldn't be so much would there" Derry Girls. Also ik thats not the quote word to word but you get the jist

In truth, there were a great many more than one million people who died in An Gorta Mor ( the Great Famine). Ireland was united across the majority of the people, even among many Catholic and Protestant factions, just prior to the famine, and were determined to free Ireland once and for all from British involvement altogether. An Gorta Mor occurred on the verge of the country declaring that independence, and at the point where they had the strongest front ever in regards to seeing it through. After the famine, between those who died and the rest, who immigrated, the population of Ireland has been around a quarter of what it was prior to the event, and has remained so since. The potential to fight for independence has never been anywhere close to what it was prior to the famine.

I love how they are just called "the troubles". Like we could of just called WW1 and WW2 "the troubles" as well Please don't kill me qwq

Nothing gets you going in the morning like a pipe bomb trough your letterbox

The Good Friday Agreement: We finally achieve peace in Northern Ireland. Brexit: I'm gonna do what's called a pro-gamer move.

A-one, two, three, four, five Hunt the hare and turn her down the rocky road And all the ways to Dublin, whack, follol de-dah!!

How troubling

surprise, surprise: the little british edgelord instantly resorts to potato jokes 🥱

free dairy? thank god I was about to run out of milk

"They're hanging women and children for wearin' of the green!"

I was born in the Dublin street Where the loyal drums do beat, And the loving English feet walked all over us; And every single night when me dad would come home tight, He'd invite the neighbours out with this chorus: Come out you black and tans, Come out and fight me like a man, Show your wife how you won medals down in Flanders; Tell her how the IRA made you run like hell away, From the green and lovely lanes of Killeshandra. Come tell us how you slew Them ol' Arabs two by two, Like the Zulus they had knives and bows and arrows; Of how bravely you faced one with your sixteen-pounder gun, And you frightened all the natives to the marrow. Come out you black and tans, Come out and fight me like a man, Show your wife how you won medals down in Flanders; Tell her how the IRA made you run like hell away, From the green and lovely lanes of Killeshandra. Come let us hear you tell How you slammed the brave Parnell, And taught him well and truly persecuted; Where are the stares and jeers that you proudly let us hear, When our heroes of sixteen were executed. Come out you black and tans, Come out and fight me like a man, Show your wife how you won medals down in Flanders; Tell her how the IRA made you run like hell away, From the green and lovely lanes of Killeshandra. Oh! Come out you British Huns, Come out and fight without your guns, Show your wife how you won medals up in Derry; You murdered sixteen men and you'll do the same again, So get out of here and take your bloody army. Come out you black and tans, Come out and fight me like a man, Show your wife how you won medals down in Flanders; Tell her how the IRA made you run like hell away, From the green and lovely lanes of Killeshandra. Oh! Come out you black and tans, Come out and fight me like a man, Show your wife how you won medals down in Flanders; Tell her how the IRA made you run like hell away, From the green and lovely lanes of Killeshandra. Tiocfaidh Ar Lá, comrades!

great quality video content, i do have one small comment if it hasn't been mentioned already, the term "Ulster" refers to an older region including 9 counties, you show the current outline of Northern Ireland when you use the term Ulster, which only included 6 of the 9 counties

Queen of England just died and I won't lie, this was the first place I went lol.

Say a wee prayer for my gcse cause this is the most I’ll be doing😂😭

my grandad was in belfast then and he doesn't like to talk about it much and i can see why

Uh, it's called a *spud* thank you very much.

As a Spanish speaker I really like how the uprising called themselves “IRA” as in Spanish the word “ira” means being angry or pissed off and it kinda fits the whole concepts. The Irish were very pissed at the British so they rebelled against em to liberate their country

I feel like I can see every pixel... Feature History Guy, you fell into the classic Hammond trap. Science has finally gone too far.

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Great video, as a Republican Irish descent lad the Republican catholics and IRA are often portrayed as the obvious bad guys but you’ve done a great job of showing the segregation they faced and the Protestant/ British aggression

Go on home British soldiers go on home have you got no f'ing homes of yer own?

keep doing what you doing man, the worlds history is so important

My mum tells me her stories of the troubles since she was raised in the tail end of it, the worst she told was when she watched a man she knew getting shot in the kneecaps when she was a kid. She told stories of how her, my aunt and my uncle would cuss out paramilitaries or how my uncle even bounced one when he worked security somewhere, I believe what she tells me but I know that they were very stupid things to pull in the long run considering how dangerous they were. My granny had to deal with a good bit of it but doesn't really talk to us about it, which might be understandable and my great-granddad ran a rather profitable business at the ship yard so he had to deal with paramilitaries and those sorts a lot. The troubles is one of my favourite topics to discuss because of how close it is to me and my family. Sorry, I'll leave now

As soon as I clicked and heard he was it was a British guy explaining the troubles, I thought: ah shit, here we go again...

What’s up with the British always opening fire on people throwing snowballs/rocks 🤔

I don't think there was ever a more psychologically and emotionally traumatizing period in Irish history than the Troubles and that includes Cromwell nearly massacring half of the Irish population.

“Potato famine” aka starve enough of them dead or away to make less UK labor issues...let’s just say they’re not opposed to genocide

“Mismanagement” is the biggest understatement of the century

Me watching this outside in my surplus gear and hugging my AR is comfy af

At the beginning you call that area "Ulster" that is not Ulster that is 6 counties out of Ulster

You did this so right.....Thank you for not being completely oblivious to one side because honestly it happens a lot here.

The IRA was justified in wanting to be free and not discriminated against by England for religious differences. They just wanted to be left alone in their homeland.

"oh diddly dee, a leprechaun put a bomb in me potato"

As an unbiased spectator, just someone who has researched this extensively I have to say. Although you mention that there will be plenty of biased or opinionated people calling for "corrections" , this video is simply poorly done and poorly reported. And because of this its grossly misreporting what actually happened. Missing huge gaps of extremely important information - trying to report on the troubles, which essentially is years and years of history and violence, is no easy task but if you're going to do it, you need to do it right. This is especially evident in how you talk of the troubles starting - no, not in 69, 68 is unfortunately credited as the year the troubles truly began. The unrest wasn't because Catholics "perceived" that they were being discriminated against, political unrest came from institutionalised discrimination. In England, a law had just passed so that women could have abortions, in Northern Ireland catholic women couldn't even vote. The "special powers act" meant that the ruling forces, who were all protestant, could "take all such steps and issue all such orders as may be necessary for preserving the peace and maintaining order" which could literally mean a year in prison, with hard labour, whipping, destruction of building, anything. Now, just as a law this seems harsh, but what kind of crimes could warrant that? well, speaking gaeilge, wearing gaelic jerseys (Irelands national sport), or being from a "Republican family" (which could just be hearsay). It was literally made to stamp out Irish culture and heritage, and to punish those who attempted to hold on to it. This is what lead to the troubles - and on the 5th of October, a civil rights protest was organised against these, and other issues (such as Catholic people being completely disadvantaged in their education, housing and work) and during this protest the civil authorities entered the unarmed crowd of civilians and beat them with batons. Over 40 people, INCLUDING CHILDREN, were injured and hospitalised.

Bumflap Willy.

Who TF causes a borderline civil war "the Troubles"

0:01 racism moment

That was the most accurate impression of an Irish person I've ever heard

I love how you tell us history in a funny way

The fact that in Ireland our secondary school history books STILL don't state that the 'British mismanagement' during the Irish famine was fucking deliberate, makes my blood boil. It's as if we're still under the brits rule.

"Unfortunate death of 4 civilians" more like deliberate murder but okay

I am scared to watch this video. Not because of the video but because of the comments

Gulag! Now!

I paused “The crown” show on Netflix to educate myself 🙂

I'm worried this isn't taken serious enough but appreciate the well made video nonetheless. God bless