The border was drawn in 1921, splitting communities and
sometimes property, as the British government sought to create a home for the
majority Protestant population of Northern Ireland at a time when the largely
Catholic Republic of Ireland won its independence.
Members of the Orange Order march down the road in front of
Drumcree Parish Church for their weekly protest in front of a waiting policeman
who prevents them from continuing on through a Catholic area, Dec. 22, 2019, in
Portadown, Northern Ireland. The weekly protests have continued since 1998 when
the Protestant group was last permitted to complete their traditional route
through a Catholic area and is viewed by some groups as controversial. (AP
Photo/David Goldman)
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