Northern Ireland 1969: Generally accepted as the start of the modern Troubles - Some of the key moments in pictures
A look back through the archive to 1969
By Michael Cousins
Published 31st Jan 2023, 10:58 GMT
Pictures from Getty
1. 17th August 1969: A British soldier stands on patrol at a street corner in Belfast, while two children mount their own kerbside guard. (Photo by Wesley/Keystone/Getty Images)
17th August 1969: A British soldier stands on patrol at a street corner in Belfast, while two children mount their own kerbside guard. (Photo by Wesley/Keystone/Getty Images) Photo: Wesley
2. 16th August 1969: Residents watch British troops guarding the entrance of the Falls Road area, behind barbed wire barricades, at Belfast after shootings. (Photo by Wesley/Keystone/Getty Images)
16th August 1969: Residents watch British troops guarding the entrance of the Falls Road area, behind barbed wire barricades, at Belfast after shootings. (Photo by Wesley/Keystone/Getty Images) Photo: Wesley
3. 16th August 1969: British soldiers on patrol beside barbed wire defences at the junction of Percy Street and Falls Road in Belfast during unrest in Northern Ireland. (Photo by James Jackson/Evening Standard/Getty Images)
16th August 1969: British soldiers on patrol beside barbed wire defences at the junction of Percy Street and Falls Road in Belfast during unrest in Northern Ireland. (Photo by James Jackson/Evening Standard/Getty Images) Photo: James Jackson
4. 12th August 1969: Police wearing gas masks fire cartridges of tear gas in front of a bookmakers during the Ulster riots in Londonderry, Northern Ireland. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
12th August 1969: Police wearing gas masks fire cartridges of tear gas in front of a bookmakers during the Ulster riots in Londonderry, Northern Ireland. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images) Photo: Hulton Archive