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The Falls - Where The Troubles Began
Our new exhibition The Falls Where the Troubles Began has been curated by the Falls Community Council. It is located in St Comgall’s – Ionad Eileen Howell on Divis St, just a short 20-minute stroll from City Hall or a quick ride on the Glider. This compelling exhibition opens a unique window into one of the most pivotal chapters of Irish political history.
It tells the story of the outbreak of conflict on the streets that surrounded this old school from August 1969 to July 1970. Homes and businesses in the Falls were set ablaze by loyalists and the RUC police opened fire in the direction of the school and the Divis Flats complex in August 1969. The area faced further devastation in July 1970 when thousands of British soldiers, backed by armoured vehicles and helicopters, stormed the Falls, ransacking homes and placing residents under strict military curfew.
Life on the Falls would never be the same again.
Where The Troubles Began
WHERE TO FIND US
THE FALLS - WHERE THE TOUBLES BEGAN
Interactive Visitor Attaction
Exhibition Panels & Imagery
Visual imagery, local eye-witness testimony narrate the story of the outbreak of the conflict in the
Falls area, and its profound effect on local residents.
Dúchas - Oral Archive
Blue wall-mounted boxes that appear throughout the exhibition feature memories and recollections from the local people from the Falls who lived this iconic history.
Film
Our specially curated film brings together archive footage that highlights some of the key milestones in the early years of the conflict.
MORE ABOUT THE EXHIBITION
Diving into the Numbers
The age of Patrick Rooney, murdered by the RUC with a tracer bullet in his home in Divis Flats on 14th Aug, 1969
At least 3,500 families were displaced during the August 1969 riots in Belfast, as reported by the Scarman Tribunal.
CS Gas Canisters fired at civilians in 48 hours during the Falls Road curfew, 1970
When the Falls was attacked and burned in 1969 and then curfewed in the summer of 1970, footage would capture destruction and devastation on an enormous scale.
HOW CAN YOU VISIT
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GROUP VISITS
Contact our team directly to organise a group visit to The Falls – Where the Troubles Begnn visitor attraction and St Comgall’s – Ionad Eileen Howell.
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Exhibition Wins Best of the West Tourism Award
"𝗧𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗺 𝗶𝗻 𝗪𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗕𝗲𝗹𝗳𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘁" – 𝗚𝗲𝗿𝗿𝘆 𝗠𝗰𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲 Gerry McConville, the Director of Falls Community Council praised the collective effort of groups providing experiences for tourists in the west of the city. Gerry was speaking after our exhibition...
Opening Date
The opening for The Falls - Where the Troubles Began is Thursday 9th November. BUY TICKETS
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