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From church architecture to the gentry of Co Down and west of Ireland

First comprehensive history of the area

First comprehensive history of the area

Wooden sculptures placed on gable walls of houses at St Columb's Wells

BBC News By David Wilson image copyrightImage Courtesy of the National Library of Ireland When the Government of Ireland Act was granted Royal Assent in December 1920, it came at the end of a troubled year in Londonderry. Six months earlier in the city, a single week of violence had claimed 20 lives. It was the "first upsurge of sectarianism", according to Ulster University historian Dr Adrian Grant. That week in June, he said, was "a hugely significant but largely forgotten time". image copyrightThe Print Collector/Print Collector/Getty Images image captionMuch of the violence occurred in t...