Memorial at Bombay Street, Belfast
No where was I more aware of history being a blink away than in
Belfast. Our black cab tour took us to many of the spots that were
scenes of violence only a matter of decades ago. The hardest thing on
our tour was to get close to the murals and memorials which see
clusters of cabs and buses trying to get their passengers close to the
scenes of past action.
It was difficult to relate the busy peaceful scene to the newspaper
and TV news coverage of the troubles. Squinting hard it might have
been possible to equate the current scene with the war torn streets
where people had to take their lives in their hands to carry out
their daily activities. No one was covered in glory over that
conflict.
Things were peaceful in May when we were there. It probably seemed
that strife was in the past until 2016. Now it remains to be seen
what will happen when Ireland’s current borders become further
divided in the long drawn out lead up to Brexit.
Never again!
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