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makes one of the most important speeches ever made on
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650:The Day of the Corncrake: Poems of the Nine Glens
479:: A night of shooting and burning takes place in
514:are deployed into particularly violent areas of
393:1 August – A huge protest rally over events in
324:retains a majority of seats but fails to give
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886:, journalist, scriptwriter and film director.
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332:to see changes to the constituencies: the
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1015:"1969: Civil rights protesters defiant"
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565:August – Andrew Boyd's historical work
318:1969 Northern Ireland general election
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357:20 April – British troops arrive in
276:, including off-duty members of the
257:1 January – The People's Democracy
370:Prime Minister of Northern Ireland
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1029:from the original on 7 March 2008
854:Provisional Irish Republican Army
438:: As the siege of the Bogside in
202:List of years in Northern Ireland
1109:"About the Society, 45 Years On"
423:12 August – Rioting follows an
295:leave over 100 people injured.
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993:. Oxford: Osprey Publishing.
690:Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
401:. The crowd demands that the
334:Queen's University of Belfast
499:protection of the people of
792:, television presenter and
546:Ulster Special Constabulary
521:17 August – Members of the
477:1969 Northern Ireland Riots
399:General Post Office, Dublin
278:Ulster Special Constabulary
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1179:1969 in the United Kingdom
838:, pool and snooker player.
187:1969 in the United Kingdom
1169:1960s in Northern Ireland
533:, as a march against the
525:clash with protesters on
363:Royal Ulster Constabulary
21:
1164:1969 in Northern Ireland
1138:Culture Northern Ireland
943:, poet and writer (born
639:The Wearing of the Black
537:situation heads for the
457:peace-keeping force for
425:Apprentice Boys of Derry
232:The Lord Grey of Naunton
989:Edwards, Aaron (2011).
211:Events during the year
611:crane is completed at
466:James Chichester-Clark
412:experiences the worst
381:James Chichester-Clark
301:27 January – Reverend
245:James Chichester-Clark
61:
595:Irish Republican Army
436:Battle of the Bogside
429:Battle of the Bogside
322:Ulster Unionist Party
291:5 January - Riots in
272:4 January – Militant
60:
1107:McSparran, Malachy.
904:, basketball player.
397:is held outside the
352:Member of Parliament
197:Other events of 1969
1134:"The 1960s Revival"
1025:. 10 January 1969.
918:, politician (born
892:, motorcycle racer.
631:By the Black Stream
620:Arts and literature
567:Holy War in Belfast
896:Rimi B. Chatterjee
676:No Continuing City
652:with paintings by
585:universal suffrage
388:Orange Institution
286:County Londonderry
62:
1082:Melaugh, Martin.
1000:978-1-84908-525-0
878:Full date unknown
831:, snooker player.
824:, snooker player.
613:Harland and Wolff
405:cross the border.
361:to reinforce the
348:Bernadette Devlin
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578:Northern Ireland
569:is published in
544:27 August – The
535:Northern Ireland
527:O'Connell Street
512:British soldiers
501:Northern Ireland
497:Irish government
470:Operation Banner
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670:Publication of
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644:Publication of
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810:, cricketer.
801:Jim Magilton
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1019:On This Day
859:(killed by
788:27 March –
646:John Hewitt
603:Provisional
408:5 August –
368:28 April –
346:17 April –
305:, hardline
303:Ian Paisley
1158:Categories
1143:2012-07-26
1119:2012-07-30
1093:2015-05-13
1062:28 January
1033:2008-02-11
969:References
836:Karen Corr
794:journalist
749:Distillery
447:Jack Lynch
442:continues
403:Irish Army
376:, resigns.
309:leader in
307:Protestant
284:bridge in
282:Burntollet
222:Incumbents
118:Centuries:
898:, author.
857:volunteer
822:Joe Swail
806:24 May –
764:Ray Close
732:Irish Cup
688:with the
674:'s poems
663:'s novel
615:shipyard.
489:Sinn Féin
444:Taoiseach
414:sectarian
274:loyalists
181:See also:
1027:Archived
1023:BBC News
952:See also
845:, actor.
799:6 May –
783:composer
779:musician
766:, boxer.
742:Winners:
722:Linfield
719:Winners:
702:Football
686:flautist
599:Official
541:embassy.
390:parades.
228:Governor
213:1969 in
145:Decades:
609:Goliath
560:Belfast
558:visits
550:British
539:British
516:Belfast
495:goods,
493:British
481:Belfast
410:Belfast
263:Belfast
85:→
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909:Deaths
757:Births
605:wings.
571:Tralee
531:Dublin
485:Dublin
320:. The
252:Events
697:Sport
483:. In
451:Irish
440:Derry
354:ever.
293:Derry
267:Derry
173:1980s
168:1970s
162:1960s
156:1950s
151:1940s
1064:2010
995:ISBN
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931:1893
920:1902
864:1992
781:and
745:Ards
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503:and
418:1935
330:1929
265:for
135:21st
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