Does anyone have a good documentary or video on the history of Ireland in the 20th century?

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answer:You might want to look at The Story of Ireland. http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=the+story+of+ireland&aq=f It’s a five part series produced by the BBC and is available on youtube but you kind of have to put the damn thing together like a puzzle to see the whole thing on youtube, in the correct order. Maybe you can find it somewhere else.

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