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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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“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)

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orange-flavored snack cake in the UK; “Jaffa” is a slur used by Catholics in British Isles against Protestants

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foundered

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to be freezing, overwhelmed by cold (Scots or Irish English slang)

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shift it; get it shifted

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move it (get a move on, let’s go); get it moved/removed (Irish)

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wheelie bin

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trash bin with wheels (put out for trash or recycling)

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Strabane

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town in county Tyrone, Northern Ireland, near Derry

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Coleraine

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town in northern part of Northern Ireland

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Abrakebabra

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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

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90’s boy band from Manchester

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balaclava

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ski mask

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Egyptian faience

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artificial gemstone made of glass, bright blue in color

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gorget

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piece of military plate armor worn around the neck as protection or as ornamentation

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wattle and daub

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a composite building method in which a woven lattice of wooden strips (wattle) is daubed with a sticky material

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crannog

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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

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European Iron Age culture concentrated among the Celts of Central Europe

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torc

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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

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another term for a torc

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41
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Táin Bó Cúailnge

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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

42
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“The Tain”, “The Cattle Raid of Cooley”

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two unofficial names for the work Táin Bó Cúailnge

43
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Cú Chulainn

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the demigod hero of Ulster who opposes the cattle raid by the king and queen of Connacht in the epic Táin Bó Cúailnge

44
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distraint

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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

45
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distress (law)

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another term for distraint

46
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harridan

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scolding, vicious woman; hag, shrew

47
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AACCTT 2212 (LLL), 5M’s, W

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mnemonic for Shakespeare’s comedies

48
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Henry 4(2)5(1)6(3)VIII(1); Richard 2, 3; John

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Shakespeare’s histories

49
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minder

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Cockney slang for bodyguard

50
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Minder

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British comedy/crime drama about a petty schemer

51
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West Belfast street, north of Shankill Road, mixed Protestant and Catholic

A

Crumlin Road

52
Q

West Belfast street, south of Crumlin Road, Loyalist stronghold

A

Shankill Road

53
Q

West Belfast street, south of Shankill Road, Catholic

A

Falls Road

54
Q

Loyalist Ulster gang

A

Shankill Butchers

55
Q

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)

A

“Soldier Doll”

56
Q

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

A

Give My Head Peace

57
Q

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

A

Resurrection Man

58
Q

Belfast punk band in the 70s and 80s

A

The Outcasts

59
Q

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

A

Maze Prison, “the H-blocks”

60
Q

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

A

“blanket man”

61
Q

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

A

“dirty protest”

62
Q

British term for baby stroller

A

pram

63
Q

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

A

interface (Northern Ireland)

64
Q

female soldier in the UDF during the Troubles

A

Greenfinch

65
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Ulster Defense Force

A

UDF

66
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Royal Ulster Constabulary

A

RUC

67
Q

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

A

UDR

68
Q

Democratic Unionist Party

A

DUP

69
Q

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

A

“ourselves alone”

70
Q

British Army (i.e. soldiers)

A

“B.A.” (Troubles)

71
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informant (British slang)

A

supergrass

72
Q

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

A

knickerbocker glory

73
Q

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

A

punt (currency)

74
Q

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

A

“The Rose”

75
Q

orange-flavored snack cake in the UK; “Jaffa” is a slur used by Catholics in British Isles against Protestants

A

Jaffa (cake)

76
Q

to be freezing, overwhelmed by cold (Scots or Irish English slang)

A

foundered

77
Q

move it (get a move on, let’s go); get it moved/removed (Irish)

A

shift it; get it shifted

78
Q

trash bin with wheels (put out for trash or recycling)

A

wheelie bin

79
Q

town in county Tyrone, Northern Ireland, near Derry

A

Strabane

80
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town in northern part of Northern Ireland

A

Coleraine

81
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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

A

Abrakebabra

82
Q

90’s boy band from Manchester

A

Take That

83
Q

ski mask

A

balaclava

84
Q

artificial gemstone made of glass, bright blue in color

A

Egyptian faience

85
Q

piece of military plate armor worn around the neck as protection or as ornamentation

A

gorget

86
Q

a composite building method in which a woven lattice of wooden strips (wattle) is daubed with a sticky material

A

wattle and daub

87
Q

early type of dwelling found in Scotland, Ireland, and Wales, an artificial island laboriously constructed in the middle of a lake

A

crannog

88
Q

European Iron Age culture concentrated among the Celts of Central Europe

A

La Tène

89
Q

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

A

torc

90
Q

another term for a torc

A

torque

91
Q

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

A

Táin Bó Cúailnge

92
Q

two unofficial names for the work Táin Bó Cúailnge

A

“The Tain”, “The Cattle Raid of Cooley”

93
Q

the demigod hero of Ulster who opposes the cattle raid by the king and queen of Connacht in the epic Táin Bó Cúailnge

A

Cú Chulainn

94
Q

the seizure of someone’s property in order to obtain payment of rent or other money owed, especially in common law countries

A

distraint

95
Q

another term for distraint

A

distress (law)

96
Q

scolding, vicious woman; hag, shrew

A

harridan

97
Q

mnemonic for Shakespeare’s comedies

A

AACCTT 2212 (LLL), 5M’s, W

98
Q

Shakespeare’s histories

A

Henry 4(2)5(1)6(3)VIII(1); Richard 2, 3; John

99
Q

Cockney slang for bodyguard

A

minder

100
Q

British comedy/crime drama about a petty schemer

A

Minder

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