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by Henry Patterson


  McCabe, Detective Garda Gerry, 335

  McCann, Eamonn, 202, 211, 234

  McCartan, Patrick, 82

  McCartney, Robert (murdered Catholic), 354–7

  McCartney, Robert, QC (leader of UK Unionist Party), 329, 332, 336

  McCaughey, Seán, 83

  McCluskey, Drs Conn and Patricia, 193, 195, 202

  McCoy, W.F., 117–18

  McCrea, William, 257, 335

  McCreevy, Charlie, 275, 306, 310

  MacDonald, Malcolm, 58

  McDowell, Michael, 354

  MacEntee, Seán: economic conser-atism, 22, 63, 65; criticizes Nationalist Party, 35; warns IRA, 54; succeeds Lemass as Minister for Industry and Commerce, 65; Trade Union Bill (1941), 68; anti-communist campaign, 69–70; opposes Beveridge proposals, 74–5; revises constituency boundaries, 86; and Irish foreign policy, 98; budget,106–7; Lemass removes from office, 110; doubts on Lemass's reforms, 167–8

  MacEoin, Seán, 95

  McGee case (1973), 271, 291

  McGilligan, Patrick, 15, 88, 90, 97, 99

  McGrady, Eddie, 355

  McGuigan, Brian, 191

  McGuinness, Martin: hostility to British rule, 324; wins Mid Ulster seat, 335; as member of Army Council, 337; importance in peace process, 341, 352; and weapons issue, 342; as Minister of Education, 344; Blair praises, 348–9; and liquidation of IRA, 350; blames bank raid crisis on securocrats’, 354; excluded from US St Patrick's Day celebrations (2005), 354; DUP hostility to, 358

  McGuire, E. A., 265

  McIvor, Basil, 232

  McLaughlin, Mitchel, 326

  Macmillan, Harold, 147

  McMillen, Billy, 211

  McNamara, Kevin, Archbishop of Dublin, 293

  McNamara, Kevin, MP, 334

  McQuade, John, 228, 246

  McQuaid, John Charles, Archbishop of Dublin: social reforms, 74; offers to mediate in teachers’ strike (1947), 86; opposes state medical welfare, 89, 92; hostility to Trinity College Dublin, 91; MacBride's deference to, 93, 99; anti-communism, 94; opposes cooperation between National Library and Trinity College, 163–4; reactionary views, 163–4; and survey of attitudes of Dublin Catholics, 163

  McQuillan, Jack, 92

  MacRory, Cardinal Joseph, Archbishop of Armagh, 12, 27, 33–4, 60

  Macrory, Sir Patrick: report (1970), 219

  MacSharry, Ray, 283–4, 287

  McSparran, James, 131

  MacStiofain, Seán, 216, 220, 237–8

  Maffey, Sir John, 57, 96–7

  Magee College, Derry, 188

  Maginess, Brian, 119–20, 122, 125–8, 180, 183–4

  Maguire, Frank, 256

  Mahr, Adolf, 53

  Mair, Peter, 87, 149, 297

  Major, John, 302–3, 318, 320, 324–6, 329, 332–3

  Malley, Jim, 189

  Manchester: IRA bomb in, 335

  Mandela, Nelson, 340

  Mandelson, Peter, 344

  Mansergh, Martin, 300, 315

  Mansion House Committee, 100

  Marshall Plan (European Recovery Programme), 89, 97

  Mason, Roy, 245–7, 251–3

  ‘Masri affair’, 301

  Matthew, Sir Robert: report on Northern Ireland regional development, 186–9

  Maudling, Reginald, 218

  May Events (France, 1968), 203

  Mayhew, Sir Patrick, 317–19

  Maze Prison (Long Kesh), 251, 255

  Midgley, Harry, 40, 49, 119, 123–4

  Millar, Frank, 339

  Mindszenty, Cardinal Jószef, 94

  Minford, Nathaniel Owens, 119

  Mitchell, George, 332–3, 336–8, 343

  Molloy, Bobby, 286, 290

  Molyneaux, James: role in UUUC, 241; as rival to West, 244, 247; integrationist policy, 247; as UUP leader, 247, 257; negotiations with Callaghan, 254; and Thatcher's policy, 257, 331; scepticism over Anglo-Irish Agreement, 312–13; and North-South relations, 319, 328; and Downing Street Declaration, 324; and unionist aims, 328–9; resigns, 329, 331; disparages Blair-Ahern talks, 338

  Moore, Brian, 34

  Morrison, Bruce, 323–4

  Morrison, Danny, 252, 314

  Morrison, Herbert, 29, 46–7, 114

  Morrissey, Daniel, 105

  Mortished, R. P., 99

  Mother and Child Affair (1951), 91–2, 101–2, 125

  ‘Motorman, Operation’ (1972), 229, 237, 249

  Mountbatten, Louis, 1st Earl: assassiated, 277

  Mowlam, Marjorie (‘Mo’), 334, 344

  Moynihan, Daniel Patrick, 259

  Moynihan, Maurice, 55, 93

  Mulcahy, Richard, 87, 96, 263

  Mulhern, Francis, 233

  Munich Agreement (1938), 50

  Murphy, Constable Patrick, 47

  Murphy, T. J., 89

  National Assistance Board, 191

  National Coalition (Republic of Ireland, 1973), 266–4, 271

  National Defence Association (Newry), 29

  National Democratic Party (NDP), 233

  National Development 1977–1980 (White Paper), 273

  National Development Fund, 106

  National Economic and Social Council (NESC; Irish Republic), 289

  National Industrial Economic Council, 151

  National Labour Party, 70–71, 86

  National League of the North, 27–8

  National Observer, 264

  National Unity (group), 157, 181, 200, 233

  Nationalist Party (Northern Ireland): Catholic constituency, 2, 34; attitude to Second World War, 27, 35; representation at Stormont, 29, 130; class appeal, 34; anti-partition stance, 130; denounces welfare state, 130; weak party organization, 130–31; Lemass criticizes, 157; and civil rights move-ent, 200–202; first policy statement (1964), 200; losses in 1969 election, 233; and SDLP, 233–4; Hume criticizes, 234

  Neave, Airey, 247, 257–8

  Nelson, Sarah, 244

  New Ireland Forum, 258, 296

  Newman, Kenneth, 251

  Nice, Treaty of: Referendum (2001), 306–8

  Nicholson, Cyril, 127

  Nixon, J. W., 228

  Noonan, Michael, 305, 308

  Noraid, 323

  North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO): Ireland declines membership, 96–9

  North Down (constituency), 329

  North-South Ministerial Council, 334

  Northern Bank: robbed, 310, 354–7

  Northern Ireland: separate parliament and administration, 1; Catholic constituency in, 2–3, 120; anti-Catholic discrimination in, 3–4, 6, 12, 16–17, 25–6, 119, 121–2, 124, 126–7, 195–7; election gerrymandering, 5–6; Protestant dominance in, 7–8, 10, 28, 127–8; low rural living standards, 9; attitudes to Second World War, 27, 33–5, 37–9; education in, 28, 120–21, 125, 164; Stormont boycotted by Nationalists, 29; disputes over right to march, 31; republicanism in, 31–2; wartime recruitment, 37, 56; local councils, 39–40; wartime unemployent, 40–2, 48–9; lacks wartime coordination with British administration, 41; intellectual and ideological revival, 42; Post-War Planning Committee, 43; wartime industrial unrest, 43–7; wartime labour imported from South, 47–9, 56; and post-war election (1945), 49; post-war Irish workers migrate to, 76–7, 117; National Health Service, 95, 120, 130; South's claim to unity with, 95–6, 171, 177; consolidated with Britain by 1949 Ireland Act, 97; and partition question, 97–101, 103, 120, 130–31, 134, 155–6, 171; economic weakness in 1950s, 104–5; proposed dominion status, 115–17; taxation growth, 115; British economic aid for, 116, 139–41, 197, 206, 329–30; welfare services, 116, 120; residency requirements, 118; housing, 121, 188, 193–4, 215; local government, 121–2, 219; IRA's campaign against (1956–62), 126, 132–6; industrial development and changes, 128–9, 137–42; unemployment, 128, 138–9, 141–4, 150, 253; and advantages of Union with Britain, 137; agriculture in, 137; economic structure, 137; birth-rate, 138; Lemass's policy on, 153–7; free trade agreement with South, 155; civil rights move-ent, 159, 171, 193–5, 198, 200–20
3; violence in, 166, 170, 173, 176, 199, 225, 250; and Arms Crisis (1969–70), 175–6; standard of living improve-, 182; Ministry of Development formed, 189; electoral reforms proposed by British Labour governent, 198; franchise reform proposals, 205–9; O'Neill's five-point reforms, 205; British troops sent to, 212; British threaten direct rule, 213–14, 219–22, 224–5; deaths from violence, 220, 225, 230, 249, 315–16, 318, 342; internment introduced, 220–21; British military solution discounted, 224; direct rule introduced (1972), 226, 231, 236; border referendum (1973), 230, 232; Assembly proposed (1973), 231; Assembly election (1973), 232, 238; proposed power-sharing, 239–41; UWC strike (1974), 243–5, 248, 253; effect of economic decline in, 252–3; Conservative Party's decoupling policy, 258; Inter-Governmental Council proposed (1985), 260; and Republic's 1977 election, 272; and New Ireland Forum, 296; and Anglo-Irish Agreement (1985), 297; IRA renews bombing campaign in (1990s), 320; republican flexibility after Anglo-Irish Agreement, 320; and self-determination vote, 323, 326; and British-Irish Framework Document, 328; Irish Republic's constitutional recognition of, 334, 338; Assembly elections (1998), 341, 345; and prospects of united Ireland, 347–8; state intelligence gathering in, 349–50; police restructuring, 358

  Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association (NICRA): formed, 198–9; early ineffectiveness, 200; and demonstrations, 201–2; Craig denounces, 204; declares moratorium on marches (1968), 206–8; and rioting, 210; and Derry demonstrations, 212

  Northern Ireland Civil Service: discrimination in, 6, 26

  Northern Ireland Constitutional Proposals (White Paper, 1973), 230–31

  Northern Ireland Development Council, 140

  Northern Ireland Forum, 333–4

  Northern Ireland Housing Trust, 118, 121, 129, 191, 193

  Northern Ireland Labour Party (NILP): Nationalist Party defections to, 34; lacks support, 40; on infant mortality rates, 43; wins working-class votes, 49, 130, 142; defeated in 1949 election, 99; and Economic Survey of Northern Ireland, 141; pro-Unionist stance, 141; in 1962 election, 143; criticizes O'Neill, 185, 187; in 1965 election, 191; O'Neill's hostility to, 193; and housing discrimination, 195; SDLP proposes cooperation with, 236; in 1974 election, 242

  Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey, 347–8

  Northern Ireland Women's Coalition, 334, 346

  Northman (literary journal), 42

  Norton, William, 25, 61, 70, 87–8, 109, 160

  Nugent, Sir Roland, 115

  Ó Brádaigh, Ruairí, 216, 237, 248, 314

  O'Brien, Conor Cruise: and partition question, 100–101, 131–2; on Nationalist organization, 131; on Northern Nationalists' attitudes, 133, 157; in Irish Labour Party, 161, 163; vision, 239; elected deputy (1969), 265; as Minister for Posts and Telegraphs, 266, 270; policy on Northern Ireland, 268–9, 271; on Herrema affair, 269–70; and muzzling of terrorist organizations, 270; defeated in 1977 election, 271; on Fianna Fáil's 1977 election manifesto, 272; on Haughey's ‘GUBU’ epithet, 283

  O'Brien, William, 24, 67–70

  Observer (newspaper), 313

  Ó Conaill, Dáithí, 237

  O'Connor, Emmet, 160

  Ó Dálaigh, Cearbhall, 270

  O'Donnell, Peadar, 31

  O'Donoghue, Martin, 273, 277, 282–3

  O'Dowd, Niall, 323

  O'Duffy, General Eoin, 30

  O'Faolain, Sean, 62

  Offences against the State Act (Ireland, 1939), 54, 178, 269

  Ó Fiaich, Tomás, Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All-Ireland, 255

  Ó Gráda, Cormac, 104

  O'Hanlon, Feargal, 135

  O'Higgins, Kevin: dominance, 14–15; assassinated, 18

  oil prices, 262, 273–4

  O'Kelly, Sean T., 65

  O'Kennedy, Michael, 272

  O'Leary, Michael, 266, 281, 284

  O'Loghlen, P.J.: Minority Report to the Commission of Inquiry into Banking, Currency and Credit, 83

  Omagh: Army Barracks attacked (1955), 134; car-bomb attack (1998), 341

  O'Malley, Desmond, 177, 277, 282–3, 286, 290, 293, 298

  O'Malley, Donogh, 165, 167

  O'Malley, Padraig, 247

  Ó Moráin, Micheál, 175

  O'Neil, Arthur Bruce, 185

  O', Terence: criticizes ‘linen lords’, 142; proposes draining and reclaiming Lough Neagh, 143; meets Lemass, 153, 157, 173, 190, 192, 196; and partition question, 156; succeeds Brookeborough as Prime Minister, 184–5; background, 185; economic/social policy and planning, 185–92; and improved relations with South, 190; party opposition to, 190–91; reluctance to moderate discrimination against Catholics, 191–3, 195, 198, 200; Harold Wilson's attitude to, 196–8; Soskice praises, 196; investigates violence (1968), 199, 203; and civil rights protests, 201–2, 204, 207; and PD opposition, 204; five-point reform programme, 205; and proposed franchise reform, 205–8; and party loyalty crisis (1968–9), 206, 208–9; argues against repressive response to demonstrations, 208; calls election (1969), 208; brings in one-man-one-vote (1969), 209; resigns, 209

  O'Neill, ‘Tip’ (Thomas Phillip), 259

  Opsahl Commission, 330

  O'Rahilly, Alfred: The Communist Front and the Attack on Irish Labour, 70

  Orange Order: founding, 7–8; links with Unionist Party, 7; weakening influence, 10; processions and celebrations, 13, 120, 122, 125, 184, 304, 331, 357; and education policy, 28; marches halted in war, 34, 123; post-war revival and militancy, 123; and unemployment, 143; refuses Catholic members of Unionist Party, 181; bans on, 184; opposes power-sharing, 241; opposes proposed Action Council strike, 245

  Orde, Hugh, 354

  Organization of European Economic Cooperation, 112

  O'Shiel, Kevin, 77–8

  Our Country (film), 90

  Paisley, Ian: rise to prominence, 124; Protestant fundamentalism, 125, 180, 228, 247; influence in Orange Order, 181; in 1969 election, 209; attacks Chichester-Clark, 215; support for, 216, 218, 228–31, 246; electoral successes, 218, 228, 246–7; as threat to Ulster Unionists, 228; forms Democratic Unionist Party, 229; and working-class support, 244; forms United Ulster Action Council to oppose direct rule, 245; opposes Thatcher, 248; and Atkins conference, 257; supports Ulster Resistance, 312; pessimism, 328, 332; denounces Molyneaux, 329; clasps hands with Trimble, 331; quits talks with Sinn Féin, 336; and deal with Adams, 352; Ballymena speech demanding humiliation of republicans, 353; condemns peace process, 355

  Parachute Regiment: and Bloody Sunday, 222–3; Aldershot officers' mess bombed, 236

  Parker, Dehra, 122

  Partnership 2000 (1997, Irish Republic), 289

  Patten, Chris: policing report (1999), 343–4

  Paul VI, Pope, 291

  Peace People, 252

  Pearl Harbor (1941), 57

  People's Democracy (PD; student organization), 203–4, 207, 210

  Pius XI, Pope: Quadragesimo Anno (encyclical), 74

  Pius XII, Pope, 92

  Plant, George, 54–5

  ‘Pledge, the’ (on 1973 constitutional White Paper), 232

  Pollock, Hugh, 10, 36

  Portadown: Orange Order march, 304, 331

  Porter, Norman, 119, 125

  Porter, Robert, 212

  Powell, Enoch, 244, 257

  Power, Paddy, 283

  Presbyterians: in Orange Order, 8

  Prevention of Terrorism Act (1975), 250

  Price Commission, 81

  Princess Victoria (ship): disaster (1943), 144

  Prior, James, 257, 283–4

  prisoners: paramilitaries granted political status, 250–51; protests, hunger strikes and deaths, 255–7, 279; early release under Good Friday Agreement, 340, 348

  Pro-Life Amendment Campaign (PLAC), 292

  Programme for Competitiveness and Work (1994–7), 289

  Programme for Economic Expansion (White Paper, 1958), 111–12

  Programme for Economic and Social Progress (1991–3), 289

  Programme for National Recovery, The (government-union concordat),
286, 289

  Progressive Democrats (PDs): success in 1987 election, 286; loses support in 1989 election, 289; in coalition with Fianna Fáil, 290; O'Malley leads, 293; withdraw from government (1992), 298; rivalry with Fine Gael, 299; coalition with Ahern, 304; losses in 1997 election, 304; 2002 election gains, 308

  Progressive Unionist organization, 36

  Progressive Unionist Party (PUP), 333

  Protestant Unionist Party, 216, 228–9

  Protestants: protected and favoured in Northern Ireland, 7–8, 10, 28, 117, 127–8, 192; leave Irish Free State, 15; decline in numbers in South, 101–2; status in South, 101–2; fundamentalism, 124–6; workers vote Labour in Belfast, 142; safeguards for in prospective union, 177; and housing discrimination, 194; and violence in Northern Ireland, 215; paramilitary groups and activities, 227–8, 243, 246, 252, 313, 333, 345, 357; interned, 230; paramilitaries in Action Council, 245; IRA attacks on, 252, 320; protest at Anglo-Irish Agreement, 312; middle-class prosperity, 329–30; blockade Belfast Catholic primary school, 346; sense of alienation and pessimism, 346–8; population figures, 347

  Provisional IRA see Irish Republican Army

  Provisional Sinn Féin, 238

  Public Health Act (1947), 90, 95

  Public Order Bill (Northern Ireland, 1969), 209

  Putnam, Robert, 310–11

  Pym, Francis, 240–2

  Queen's University, Belfast: and civil rights movement, 203

  Quigley Report (1976), 253

  Quinn, Ruairi, 305, 309

  Rabbitte, Pat, 309–10

  Radio Telefis Eireann (RTE), 165

  Re-equipment of Industry Bill (Northern Ireland, 1944), 142

  Reagan, Ronald, 259

  Real IRA, 337, 341

  Redmond, John, 2–3

  Rees, Merlyn, 245, 251

  Regan, John M., 13

  Reid, Father Alec, 315, 356

  Reid, John, 348

  Reihill, John, 169

  Republican Congress, 82

  Republican Labour Party (Northern Ireland), 174

  Republican Sinn Féin: formed, 314, 337

  Restorick, Stephen, 335

  Reynolds, Albert: and Lynch's economic policy, 275; on EU financial support, 288; succeeds Haughey as leader of Fianna Fáil, 298; in coalition governent with Spring, 299–302, 304; relations with Spring, 301–3; and Beef Tribunal, 302–3; Northern Ireland policy, 302; resigns leadership of Fianna Fáil, 303; and Downing Street Declaration, 324–6; on Adams's visit to USA, 327; recognizes Adams as international statesman, 327; reference in TUAS document, 327; warns Adams, 328

 

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