Black Cab Tour of Belfast, Northern Ireland

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Dave and Deb of The Planet D
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*** ThePlanetD Social***
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Music by Jewelbeat: Title: Success as One

Video Transcript:
We're in the Black Cab tour in Belfast
Let's see what we see.
The black taxi political tours are a great way to learn about Northern Ireland's turbulent history
Where the catholic and protestant conflict ended just 20 years ago.
The main Protestant neighbourhood is Shankhill Road and Falls Road
And these are the areas we'll visit here today.
But you'll find that a lot of our working class areas are still quite segregated.
Many of the drivers actually lived through the turmoil of the 80s
And have many personal stories to share
The tour begins in the Protestant neighbourhood of Shankill Road
Here we had the chance to walk through the community viewing the painted murals
Portraying pivotal moments in history.
The murals commemorate those who fought and died in the conflict
I'm sure you've heard of all the troubles here Ireland.
Guys see the Freedom 2000.
That's in reference to a prison.
When the conflict was on here we had two types of prisoners.
We had what were known as political prisoners and then we had what was known as ODC
That stood for ordinary decent criminal.
The second half of our tour took us to the Falls Road Clonard Martyrs Memorial Gardens
It's surprising to see just how close these two communities are.
They are side by side divided only by the long concrete wall known as the Peace Wall.
The memorial pays respect to the IRA volunteers who fought and lost their lives during the troubles.
The IRA carried the title of Volunteer.
The troubles of Belfast are now in the past but the
Working class communities are still segregated
The Wall still stand and even today there is a curfew at
Falls Road where the barriers close daily at 10pm
If you are looking for a different city tour,
We highly recommend the Black Taxi tour of Belfast.

[lamortu]

it s a good vidéo for my class thanks you

[lindsaylogan]

Done this tour in 2018 with my wife and 2 daughters. We enjoyed it very much. Our driver really brought the troubles to life and it was captivating. His family like so many others had been directly affected having lost loved ones. One was killed in a bombing and the other was shot dead. I often wondered why men and women on both sides would actively take up arms and take life, but having a better understanding of the troubles now and outwith the political aspect, I asked myself how would I react if loved ones were killed . I think I would want to hit back I'm ashamed to say and the killings would go on and on with no end in site. Achieving peace is an incredible thing given how deep the troubles ran. Thanks to our driver Vincent, an absolute diamond of a man, I hope you and the family are well. 👋🏽

[DRAUSSENsein]

Impression of the life there, thanks for pointing ... Regards Angela

[TheTauntaun]

Je suis français je n'ai pas compris

[deaglan]

unionist and nationalist ... don't get religion mixed up in a war about national identity

[shankley]

"The troubles of Belfast are know in the past" tell that to the police officers injured in the riots last night

[celticwarrior]

Peace Wall....lol...😂...Yeah' Okay....