How were the activities of the apprentice boys divisive? - apprentice boys Flashcards
what was the apprentice boys?
commemorate the siege of derry
when was the apprentice boys founded?
1714
when was the no surrender club set up
1824
what was the siege of derry?
battle of king james II of england and protestant william of orange over the english throne
was the catholic and protestants always divisive?
no
what did the thirteen apprentice boys do?
shut the city’s gates in the fave of advancing catholic troops under the command of king james
what parade do the apprentice boys have each year?
along the city walls on the 12th of august and a commemorate closing of the gates in December
who was in the apprentice boys?
terrence o’neill
brian faulkner
ian paislet
lord brookeborough
aims of the apprentice boys
- to celebrate the civil and religious liberty defended by the derry people during the siege (no surrender)
- to celebrate their protestant religion, culture and identity
when did the siege of derry happen?
1688 - 1689
what did the siege of derry become to the protestants?
a powerful symbol of protestant resistance against catholic domination
what is commemorated annually by the apprentice boys?
- shutting the gates
- relief of the city
who is the apprentice boys governed by?
general committee
when was the no surrender club set up?
1824
when did the original apprentice boys close the city gates
18th december
what date celebrates the end of the siege
12th august
what does the apprentice boys dress in on these special occasions
bowler hats and orange sashes and carry bright banners take part in religous service
what does the a.p burn on the 18th of December parade?
an effigy of the traitor Robert Lundy at the foot of the monument Robert walker
when did the Williamite war take place?
1688 to 1691
who deposed a king from the English throne
protestant prince William of orange
what created a division between the catholic citizens and protestant citizens?
Irish nationalism grew from the 1860s
what happened after 1920
derry population was 70 percent catholic and 30 percent protestant
who was under the control of the derry city council?
unionists
what deteriorated the relationship between nationalists and unionists
civil rights movement
what did the apprentice boys do in the Bogside?
throw coins down at the poorer catholic residents and sang anti-catholic songs
what was the Catholic’s response to the throwing of the coins
frustrated and angered
how did the Catholic’s anger increase?
ban civil rights marches but allowed controversial unionist parades
when did sectarian friction increase?
1968 to 1969
who attacked the civil rights march?
RUC on October 1968
when did the battle of the Bogside commence?
12 august 1969
what did the derry’s citizens defense association do?
stockpiling petrol bombs, stones and other missiles in anticipation of a conflict
who asked to call off the parade?
john hume and other civil rights leaders
who refused to ban the event
robert porter
how many gathered in derry?
15,000
who met with the apprentice boys and what did he do?
paddy Doherty and pleaded with them to call off the march
how many RUC members were brought in to police the parade?
700 members
what did the nationalists do when they reached the bogside?
they threw coins
how did the catholics respond
