Troubles (disambiguation)

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The Troubles was a period of political unrest and violence in Northern Ireland, from the late 1960s to the turn of the millennium.

In an Irish context the term has long been used as a signifier of other periods of civil strife and rebellion. It was used to describe the conflict in Ireland of 1919-23, and the events of 1798 were also commonly referred to afterwards as "the time of the trouble(s)". As early the as Irish Rebellion of 1641 the term "these late Troubles" was being applied to refer to events of that year.^[1]^[2]

Troubles or The Troubles may also refer to:

Military or political clashes

Great troubles (1359–1381), the civil war of the Golden Horde which led to its downfall in the 14th century
Irish Civil War 1922–1923
Irish War of Independence 1919–1921
Time of Troubles, a 17th-century political crisis in Russia

Art, entertainment, and media

Music

Literature

Troubles (novel), a novel by J. G. Farrell

Television

"The Troubles" (Haven), supernatural afflictions certain citizens have in YV series Haven
"The Troubles" (Law & Order), an episode of Law & Order
"Trouble in Arcadia", an episode of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
"Trouble's Middle Name", an episode of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe

References

↑ http://catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000196823
↑ 1642 JC amd R. Segier, stationers claim business losses in "these late Troubles", 'TCD, MS 809, f.266', quoted in Mary Pollard's "A Dictionary of Members of the Dublin Book Trade 1550-1800" (2000)p.132.

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