# @ajplus on YouTube

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://youtube.com/watch?v=au3HEsIY2pI
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/55852347-ajplus-youtube
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- **Posted:** 2026-02-10T17:00:06.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** AJ+ (@ajplus) — https://gondola.cc/ajplus

## Caption

The British Empire’s brutal tactics are well known across the world – but many of its methods were first tested in Ireland, Britain’s earliest colony. 

Dena Takruri travels to Northern Ireland, which remains under British rule, to examine the deep scars of colonialism and the striking parallels with other former British colonies.

0:00 Intro 
2:20 Dena attends the 12 of July parade in Belfast 
2:41 Terms you need to know 
3:32 How Ireland was a testing ground for British colonialism  
4:46 The Irish fight for independence and the UK’s creation of Northern Ireland 
5:53 Unpacking the 30-year period of violence known as The Troubles 
7:50 How the Irish fight has inspired people around the world 
8:59: The Troubles’ legacy: Dena visits Belfast's so-called ‘peace wall’ 
10:32 What really divides communities in Northern Ireland 

#NorthernIreland #Colonialism #Irish 

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## Stats

- **Views:** 92,716
- **Likes:** 3,996
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- **Comments:** 1,460

## Tags

irish, colonialism, northernireland

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