The unionist population felt itself to be in a secure position of dominance in Northern Ireland society. Even the most deprived working class Protestants reckoned they were superior to Catholics.

The conflict in Northern Ireland during the late 20th century ... Of those the majority, some 1270, were Catholic. Almost 730 Protestant civilians died. In all, over 300 full and part-time police ...

Pretty Maura Lyons was 15 years old and a member of Northern Ireland’s Roman Catholic minority (34.2 ... and soon she became a Protestant. Her father, a shipyard worker, and her mother were ...