War in Ireland

In the story "Everything in this Country Must", there seems to be a lot of tension between the father and the soldiers. Judging by the accents and the summaries of the story, it seems to be during "The Troubles" period in Ireland. During this period, their was much tension between the protestants and the catholics (or the british and the irish). Many irish felt as if Britain was invading their country and they wanted the soldiers out and to create an all irish constitution.

From the readings we have done this semester and from previous knowledge, it seems like most all war stems from religion. Religion is the very thing that people say unite them and spreads peace however it seems to actual just create a gap between groups of people. It is an interesting source of discussion because this class has focused almost completely on war. This is a link to some information about "The Troubles".

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/people-places/Getting-Past-the-Troubles.html