brief history:
early 20th century irish catholics wanted independce from britain and after an uprising and subsequent things they were granted independence, except the 6 counties of the north, antrim, down, armagh,fermanagh, derry and tyrone.
the arguement was that the majority in these counties were protestant and wanted to remain part of the uk. so northern ireland was formed. however the minority of catholics was not small it was about 40%. and they wanted to be part of the republic of ireland.
the troubles have stemmed from there, each community celebrates certain anniversaries to commerorate historic battle victories, and they all march/light bonfires etc. the problem with the orange/protestant marches is that there old routes now go through catholic estates/areas, and conflict arises. the authorities redirect these routes and the orangemen feel that there heritage is being taken away from them and go ape shit.
personally i would let them march through catholic areas but only in twos and 5 minutes apart. that would surely keep both sides happy
