Bloody Sunday and its Consequences (Leaving Cert History): Flashcards
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Date of Bloody Sunday
Date of Bloody Sunday
30 January 1972
No. of civilians shot on Bloody Sunday
No. of civilians shot on Bloody Sunday
26
No. who died on Bloody Sunday (that day)
No. who died on Bloody Sunday (that day)
13
British Army unit responsible for Bloody Sunday shootings
British Army unit responsible for Bloody Sunday shootings
Parachute Regiment
Widgery Report conclusion on soldiers
Widgery Report conclusion on soldiers
Largely cleared them of wrongdoing
Year Saville Inquiry launched
Year Saville Inquiry launched
1998
Year Saville Report published
Year Saville Report published
2010
Saville Report conclusion on shootings
Saville Report conclusion on shootings
Unjustified and unjustifiable
British PM who apologised for Bloody Sunday
British PM who apologised for Bloody Sunday
David Cameron
Deaths in 1972 (bloodiest year of Troubles)
Deaths in 1972 (bloodiest year of Troubles)
Nearly 500
Irish ambassador recalled after Bloody Sunday
Irish ambassador recalled after Bloody Sunday
Dr Donal O'Sullivan (31 Jan 1972)
What happened to British embassy in Dublin (Feb 1972)
What happened to British embassy in Dublin (Feb 1972)
Burned to ground by crowd on 2 Feb
Father Edward Daly's role on Bloody Sunday
Father Edward Daly's role on Bloody Sunday
Administered Last Rites to victims
Irish Taoiseach who responded to Bloody Sunday
Irish Taoiseach who responded to Bloody Sunday
Jack Lynch
Purpose of march on Bloody Sunday
Purpose of march on Bloody Sunday
Protest against internment