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Crumlin Road

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West Belfast street, north of Shankill Road, mixed Protestant and Catholic

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Shankill Road

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West Belfast street, south of Crumlin Road, Loyalist stronghold

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Falls Road

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West Belfast street, south of Shankill Road, Catholic

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Shankill Butchers

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Loyalist Ulster gang

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“Soldier Doll”

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term of derision in the Troubles used by Catholics to refer to Catholic girls who consorted with British soldiers; they often experienced public shaming (tied up, tarred and feathered, heads shaved)

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Give My Head Peace

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1990s sitcom on BBC Northern Ireland sending up sectarianism during the Troubles

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Resurrection Man

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1998 horror film set in Northern Ireland and based on the Shankill Butcher killings

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The Outcasts

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Belfast punk band in the 70s and 80s

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Maze Prison, “the H-blocks”

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two alternative names for what was originally called the Long Kesh Detention Center (which housed IRA prisoners in Northern Ireland)

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“blanket man”

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after the revocation of special treatment in prison for IRA prisoners, under which they enjoyed essentially political prisoner status, those who refused to follow directives for regular prisoners (wear uniforms and do prison work) were thrown into a cell and given a blanket

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“dirty protest”

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escalation of the blanket protest, in which IRA prisoners spread feces on cell walls and refused to bathe

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pram

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British term for baby stroller

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interface (Northern Ireland)

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street with Catholic neighborhood on one side and Protestant neighborhood on the other

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Greenfinch

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female soldier in the UDF during the Troubles

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UDF

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Ulster Defense Force

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RUC

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Royal Ulster Constabulary

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UDR

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Ulster Defense Regiment (British Army unit composed of residents of Northern Ireland)

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DUP

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Democratic Unionist Party

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“ourselves alone”

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common English translation of the Irish nationalist slogan “Sinn Fein” (literally “ourselves” or “we ourselves”)

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“B.A.” (Troubles)

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British Army (i.e. soldiers)

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supergrass

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informant (British slang)

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knickerbocker glory

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a British dessert with ice cream, wafer, gelatin, fruit, and syrup, served commonly in roadside diners or family restaurants in the British Isles

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punt (currency)

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Irish pound, used in Ireland until adoption of the Euro in 2002

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“The Rose”

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Bette Midler (“Some say love/it is a river…”)

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Jaffa (cake)
orange-flavored snack cake in the UK; "Jaffa" is a slur used by Catholics in British Isles against Protestants
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foundered
to be freezing, overwhelmed by cold (Scots or Irish English slang)
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shift it; get it shifted
move it (get a move on, let's go); get it moved/removed (Irish)
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wheelie bin
trash bin with wheels (put out for trash or recycling)
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Strabane
town in county Tyrone, Northern Ireland, near Derry
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Coleraine
town in northern part of Northern Ireland
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Abrakebabra
Mediterranean fast food chain in Ireland and Northern Ireland, sends out gold cards (free Döner Kebabs for life) to celebrities who mention chain's name
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Take That
90's boy band from Manchester
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balaclava
ski mask
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Egyptian faience
artificial gemstone made of glass, bright blue in color
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gorget
piece of military plate armor worn around the neck as protection or as ornamentation
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wattle and daub
a composite building method in which a woven lattice of wooden strips (wattle) is daubed with a sticky material
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crannog
early type of dwelling found in Scotland, Ireland, and Wales, an artificial island laboriously constructed in the middle of a lake
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La Tène
European Iron Age culture concentrated among the Celts of Central Europe
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torc
a large rigid or stiff neck ring of metal, made either as a single piece or from strands twisted together, common in La Tène culture of the Celts
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torque
another term for a torc
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_Táin Bó Cúailnge_
epic from Irish mythology written in prose and verse, tells of a war between Ulster and Connacht, with an attempt to steal a bull as part of an attack
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"The Tain", "The Cattle Raid of Cooley"
two unofficial names for the work _Táin Bó Cúailnge_
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Cú Chulainn
the demigod hero of Ulster who opposes the cattle raid by the king and queen of Connacht in the epic _Táin Bó Cúailnge_
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distraint
the seizure of someone's property in order to obtain payment of rent or other money owed, especially in common law countries
45
distress (law)
another term for distraint
46
harridan
scolding, vicious woman; hag, shrew
47
AACCTT 2212 (LLL), 5M's, W
mnemonic for Shakespeare's comedies
48
Henry 4(2)5(1)6(3)VIII(1); Richard 2, 3; John
Shakespeare's histories
49
minder
Cockney slang for bodyguard
50
_Minder_
British comedy/crime drama about a petty schemer
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West Belfast street, north of Shankill Road, mixed Protestant and Catholic
Crumlin Road
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West Belfast street, south of Crumlin Road, Loyalist stronghold
Shankill Road
53
West Belfast street, south of Shankill Road, Catholic
Falls Road
54
Loyalist Ulster gang
Shankill Butchers
55
term of derision in the Troubles used by Catholics to refer to Catholic girls who consorted with British soldiers; they often experienced public shaming (tied up, tarred and feathered, heads shaved)
"Soldier Doll"
56
1990s sitcom on BBC Northern Ireland sending up sectarianism during the Troubles
_Give My Head Peace_
57
1998 horror film set in Northern Ireland and based on the Shankill Butcher killings
_Resurrection Man_
58
Belfast punk band in the 70s and 80s
The Outcasts
59
two alternative names for what was originally called the Long Kesh Detention Center (which housed IRA prisoners in Northern Ireland)
Maze Prison, "the H-blocks"
60
after the revocation of special treatment in prison for IRA prisoners, under which they enjoyed essentially political prisoner status, those who refused to follow directives for regular prisoners (wear uniforms and do prison work) were thrown into a cell and given a blanket
"blanket man"
61
escalation of the blanket protest, in which IRA prisoners spread feces on cell walls and refused to bathe
"dirty protest"
62
British term for baby stroller
pram
63
street with Catholic neighborhood on one side and Protestant neighborhood on the other
interface (Northern Ireland)
64
female soldier in the UDF during the Troubles
Greenfinch
65
Ulster Defense Force
UDF
66
Royal Ulster Constabulary
RUC
67
Ulster Defense Regiment (British Army unit composed of residents of Northern Ireland)
UDR
68
Democratic Unionist Party
DUP
69
common English translation of the Irish nationalist slogan "Sinn Fein" (literally "ourselves" or "we ourselves")
"ourselves alone"
70
British Army (i.e. soldiers)
"B.A." (Troubles)
71
informant (British slang)
supergrass
72
a British dessert with ice cream, wafer, gelatin, fruit, and syrup, served commonly in roadside diners or family restaurants in the British Isles
knickerbocker glory
73
Irish pound, used in Ireland until adoption of the Euro in 2002
punt (currency)
74
Bette Midler ("Some say love/it is a river...")
"The Rose"
75
orange-flavored snack cake in the UK; "Jaffa" is a slur used by Catholics in British Isles against Protestants
Jaffa (cake)
76
to be freezing, overwhelmed by cold (Scots or Irish English slang)
foundered
77
move it (get a move on, let's go); get it moved/removed (Irish)
shift it; get it shifted
78
trash bin with wheels (put out for trash or recycling)
wheelie bin
79
town in county Tyrone, Northern Ireland, near Derry
Strabane
80
town in northern part of Northern Ireland
Coleraine
81
Mediterranean fast food chain in Ireland and Northern Ireland, sends out gold cards (free Döner Kebabs for life) to celebrities who mention chain's name
Abrakebabra
82
90's boy band from Manchester
Take That
83
ski mask
balaclava
84
artificial gemstone made of glass, bright blue in color
Egyptian faience
85
piece of military plate armor worn around the neck as protection or as ornamentation
gorget
86
a composite building method in which a woven lattice of wooden strips (wattle) is daubed with a sticky material
wattle and daub
87
early type of dwelling found in Scotland, Ireland, and Wales, an artificial island laboriously constructed in the middle of a lake
crannog
88
European Iron Age culture concentrated among the Celts of Central Europe
La Tène
89
a large rigid or stiff neck ring of metal, made either as a single piece or from strands twisted together, common in La Tène culture of the Celts
torc
90
another term for a torc
torque
91
epic from Irish mythology written in prose and verse, tells of a war between Ulster and Connacht, with an attempt to steal a bull as part of an attack
_Táin Bó Cúailnge_
92
two unofficial names for the work _Táin Bó Cúailnge_
"The Tain", "The Cattle Raid of Cooley"
93
the demigod hero of Ulster who opposes the cattle raid by the king and queen of Connacht in the epic _Táin Bó Cúailnge_
Cú Chulainn
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the seizure of someone's property in order to obtain payment of rent or other money owed, especially in common law countries
distraint
95
another term for distraint
distress (law)
96
scolding, vicious woman; hag, shrew
harridan
97
mnemonic for Shakespeare's comedies
AACCTT 2212 (LLL), 5M's, W
98
Shakespeare's histories
Henry 4(2)5(1)6(3)VIII(1); Richard 2, 3; John
99
Cockney slang for bodyguard
minder
100
British comedy/crime drama about a petty schemer
_Minder_

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