Any of you who think that the IRA was a minority force in Irish Nationalism have never explored the corollary of that argument; that the IRA was in fact only the tip of the much larger iceberg of resentment and anger that was, and to a very large degree still is, prevalent in Northern politics.

Resentment and anger that can make otherwise decent, law abiding people like the good aforementioned Reverend Father, vent their frustration in outbursts as has been discussed here.

Ordinary decent law-abiding Nationalists (as they are commonly known on this forum), far from just wanting "all this enmity to go away", Don, were absolutely disgusted at their (our) treatment by the over-classes since the statelet's inception, and suffered many, many injustices served upon them, silently.

The British are responsible for the IRA's resurrection from the ashes of 1969, and true to form cry 'Foul' at every mention of their name

'Own Goal' would be a much better analogy