The Troubles Archive is a collection of artworks from artists who produced work during and relating to the Troubles in Northern Ireland

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FLASH BACK

An agreement to set up an Independent International Commission on Decommissioning is signed by the B

RANDOM PICK

Rural Retreat

July was worst. A young man pulled a knife On him one evening after closing time, The pearly sealight fading, as their roof Shook to the ladders of the bunting squad. Often at night they would be loudly jolted From their deep lovers’ sleep by unseen fists Thumping the windowpane beside their bed, Insults in accents not yet understood. They stuck it out, in disbelief at first. Still the waves played along the rocky shore, Black guillemots ne

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