IRA Troubles Conflict Private Tour Museum Graves Murals and Political Analysis
This tour has been highly recommended by universities around the world hugely popular for people interested in political conflict studies.This tour is unique as it specialises in Irish Republicanism by a Professional Guide with a unique insight into the conflict as well as Irish History.Our guides are former POWs and members of Sinn Féin and are Irish Republican Political Activists and are fully equipped to give you an in-depth analysis of the conflict from an Irish Republican perspective and view from the start in 1969 to the present day,as well as the last 852 years of British Occupation.From 1968 until 2005,the Provisional Irish Republican Army conducted an armed military campaign primarily in the Northern part of Ireland (the occupied 6 counties and England and Europe,aimed at ending British rule in Northern Ireland in order to create a united Ireland. We will visit areas that ordinary tourists do not have access to you will gain Access to Private Museum,Graveyard and Murals.
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IRA Troubles Conflict Private Tour Museum Graves Murals and Political Analysis
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What's included in IRA Troubles Conflict Private Tour Museum Graves Murals and Political Analysis
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International Mural Wall Divis Street
You will visit places not offered by other tour operators with access to Private Museums and Collections.You will travel to the Falls Road where your guide will tell you all about the longest conflict in Modern European History began. Your local qualified guide will deliver a tour from the Irish Republican perspective and how the conflict evolved for Republicans up to the present day and the current peace process as well as a current political analysis. Since the onset of the Conflict/Troubles in 1969, Nationalist and Loyalist communities throughout Northern Ireland have been divided by Peace Walls, the largest cut through the divided city of Belfast. Here you will learn how the conflict began as well as visiting the world famous politically charged murals painted by ex-prisoners (POWS).
Peace Wall
The peace lines or peace walls are a series of separation barriers in Northern Ireland that separate predominantly Republican and Nationalist Catholic neighbourhoods from predominantly Loyalist and Unionist Protestant neighbourhoods. You will visit both sides of the Peace Wall where you will learn why the wall was built as well as signing your name and writing a message of peace! You will see first hand how the two communities are still divided to this very day.
Shankill Road
We will visit the Loyalist Shankill Road which is the heartland of Ulster Loyalism and which is still controlled by the various Loyalist paramilitaries the UDA/UFF and UVF. Here you can take pictures of the murals of these organisations of masked men wielding weapons and learn how Loyalism developed and evolved and the part that they played during the conflict.
Inclusions
- Private transportation
- See the Peace Walls and Peace Gates Up Close
- See the Bobby Sands, Falls Road, and Shankill political murals up close
- Visit Bobby Sands Resting Place in the Cemetery
- Benefit from the personalized service and itinerary of a private tour
- Learn more about the city’s former conflict from your guide
- Let your driver handle navigation, leaving you free to admire the city
- Air-conditioned vehicle
- Optimize your time with hassle-free round-trip transfer from your hotel
- Write your name on the Peace Wall
- Gain intimate insight into Belfast’s history and culture from your guide
- See and Handle Plastic and Rubber Bullets Used by British Crown Forces
- Tip for your Guide
- Upgrade to OUR VIP PACKAGE Top of The Range Luxury Mercedes Benz V-Class for £10(Where Available)
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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Please arrive at the pick up point 15 minutes before departure time.
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Free Pickup from Our Central Meeting Location Leonardo hotel, extra charges for other locations. SEND MESSAGE REQUEST TO UPGRADE TO OUR VIP PACKAGE LUXURY MERCEDES BENZ WITH ELECTRIC DOORS, LEATHER RECLINING SEATS, PRIVACY GLASS FOR EXTRA £20 CASH/CARD (WHEN AVAILABLE). Extra pickup charges outside of Central Belfast, Lanyon train station DUBLIN TRAIN/St George's Market Pickup or Drop off Extra £10. Pickup or Drop off Titanic museum or Crumlin Road Gaol, Queen's University, Botanical Gardens, Ulster Museum Extra £10 Cash. Cruise ship pickup £20 Cash/CARD and drop back off £20. We will contact you directly if there's any extra charge. WE DO NOT PICKUP OR DROP OFF FROM AIRPORTS!