A border drawn a century ago still divides one island.
This video follows the story of the Irish border beginning with the Plantation of Ulster, through the 1641 rebellion, the 1920 partition, the Troubles, the Good Friday Agreement, and finally Brexit.
It’s a map-driven history of how geography, politics, and identity helped create one of Europe’s strangest dividing line.
Chapters:
00:36 – The Colonial Blueprint
02:36 – The Industrial Divide
04:16 – Religion & Rebellion
05:48 – The Partition Line
07:17 – Border Geography
10:00 – The Border Today
SOURCES:
– Government of Ireland Act 1920 (UK Parliament)
– 1911 Census of Ireland (National Archives of Ireland)
– Anglo-Irish Treaty, December 1921
– Murray family house, Gortineddan (RTE Archives)
– Irish Times archives
– BBC Northern Ireland archives
Credit to : Mapped Out