Rettelse til lidt engelsk

Godaften..

Jeg har netop lige lavet en engelsk oversættelse. Jeg ville derfor sætte pris på, hvis der var nogen som gad at rette den for evt. fejl eller mangler..

På forhånd tak.

Den irske republik blev selvstændig i 1922, men den nordlige del af øen blev ikke en del af den ny stat. I de seks nordøstlige grevskaber var der flertal for at forblive en del af det forenede Kongerige, fordi størsteparten af befolkningen var protestanter. De fleste irere er katolikker, men i Nordirland er mange skotske og engelske protestanter indvandret i tidens løb. De ønskede ikke at være et mindretal i et forenet Irland, der var domineret af den katolske kirke.
Siden 1922 har Nordirland været styret af den protestantiske befolkning. Religionen er dog ikke det eneste, der skiller de to grupper. Der er også vigtige sociale og økonomiske forskelle; der er flere fattige blandt katolikkerne, og også flere arbejdsløse.
I Londonderry i august 1969 begyndte en større gruppe katolske unge at kaste sten mod en protestantisk demonstration; dette var indledningen til tre dages uroligheder, som kaldes slaget om Bogside. Også i andre byer havde der været sammenstød, og den engelske regering var nødt til at sætte den britiske hær ind for at undgå en borgerkrig. I begyndelsen blev den britiske hær betragtet som katolikkernes beskyttere, men efter en kortere periode mente mange, at den snare holdt protestanterne ved magten. Det gav IRA mulighed for at rekruttere flere tilhængere, og efter oprettelsen af Det provisoriske IRA, der gik ind for brug af vold, kom der snart mange blodige sammenstød. Et af de blodigste var "Bloody Sunday" i 1972, hvor engelske soldater dræbte 13 katolikker.
Efter en større debat besluttede den engelske regering at suspendere det nordirske parlament og indføre direkte styre fra London. Situationen har ikke ændret sig meget siden 1972. Det har vist sig umuligt at finde en løsning, som alle parter har villet acceptere.

Northern Ireland

In 1922 the Irish Republic became independent but the northern part of the island was not included in the new state. In the six northeastern counties there was a majority in favour of remaining a part of the United Kingdom because the main part of the population were Protestants. Most Irishmen are Catholics but in Northern Ireland many Scottish and English Protestants have immigrated over the years.They did not want to be a minority in a United Ireland which was dominated by Catholic Church. Since 1922 Northern Ireland has been governed by the Protestant population. However religion is not the only thing that separates the two groups. There are also important social and economical differences; there are more poor people among the Catholics and also more unemployed people. In august 1969, in Londonderry a rather large group of young Catholics started throwing stones at a Protestant demonstration;this was the beginning of three days of disturbances, known as The Battle of Bogside. There had been clashes in other cities as well, and the English government was forced to deploy the British army in order to prevent a civil war. Also in other towns there had been clashes and the British government had to employ the British Army to prevent a civil war.
In the beginning the British army was regarded as the Catholics’ protectors, but after a short period many thought that it rather kept the Protestants in power. This gave the IRA the opportunity to recruit more supporters, and after the establishment of the Provisional IRA, which supported the use of violence, there were soon a lot of gory clashes. One of the goriest was “Bloody Sunday” in 1972 when the English soldiers killed thirteen Catholics. After a long debate the English government decided to suspend the Northern Irish Parliament and impose Direct Rule from London. The situation has not changed much since 1972. It has improved impossible to find a solution, which all sides have agreed to accept.