When Peace Comes to Ireland - Robert C Boraker - October 1984

Robert C Boraker

Do the latest proposals for a united Ireland offer any hope for peace in Ulster? How will the violence end? "Of course I want a united Ireland," said the young teacher in Londonderry. "But not with that lot down South," she added with scorn. That expresses one of the tragedies in Northern Ireland today. Most southern Irish dream of a united Ireland while those in the North are bitterly divided over any effort in that direction. Ireland's divergent groups say they want peace and unity-but on their own terms. It is sad to see this beautiful country ravaged by sectarian divisions and violence. The few tourists who go to Ireland today find the countryside- both North and South-to be a green and pleasant land. That's what President Ronald Reagan discovered when he visited Ashford Castle near Galway last June. - Information Supplied By: Herbert W Armstrong Library