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The Belfast Riots are a series of sectarian conflicts in Belfast, in the North of Ireland.

1864 Belfast Riots - Sandy Row, burning effigy of Daniel O'Connell, Navies attack Brown Street School, Battle of the Navies, rioting on day of John McConnell's funeral
 * See The Bonfire in North Irish Tradition - Alan Gailey

1935 Belfast Riots - Dan O'Boyle murder sets off new wave of sectarian violence

1969 Shankill Road Riots

1971 Belfast Riots

1998 Belfast Riots

2001 Belfast Riots - "'We have had crowds of up to 600 involved at different times,' said RUC Assistant Chief Constable Alan McQuillan." - cite CNN article http://archives.cnn.com/2001/WORLD/europe/06/20/belfast.riot/index.html

2005 Belfast Riots - three days and nights in September the worst; isolated skirmishes August-October - cite Times Online http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article565947.ece and IHT http://www.iht.com/articles/2005/09/14/news/ulster.php

General References
Rioting in Northern Ireland: The Effects of Different Policies - Kathleen Peroff and Christopher Hewitt

Overarching

 * 66% of people living in estates are in an area where the population is either 90% Protestant or 90% Catholic. Ten years ago, 63% lived in such communities. About two-thirds of 18 to 25-year-olds said they had never had a meaningful conversation with anyone from the other section of the community. - cite Peter Shirlow