"The Irish Question" ("Ирландский вопрос")

Until 1972 the Northern Irish Parliament (called Stormont) always had a Protestant majority.The Irish Mind.Irish History and Culture.In 1801 a new law added Ireland to the United Kingdom.Eventually, the island was partitioned.Its laws, on divorce and other matters, reflect the influence of the Catholic Church.By 1960s Catholics produced serious riots.The police were mainly Protestants.They used their guns.Several people were killed.