The Troubles: Protestors burned the British Embassy in Ireland following the massacre of 14 civilians in Derry by British forces.

The Troubles

1960s–1990s conflict in Northern Ireland

The Troubles were an ethno-nationalist conflict in Northern Ireland that lasted for about 30 years from the late 1960s to 1998. Also known internationally as the Northern Ireland conflict, it began in the late 1960s and is usually deemed to have ended with the Good Friday…

Burning of the British Embassy in Dublin

The British Embassy in Dublin was burned on 2 February 1972 at 39 Merrion Square. This occurred during demonstrations outside the chancery by a large crowd, due to their outrage and animosity against the British, following the Bloody Sunday massacre in Derry on 30 January 1972,…