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aa The number of commemorations is relatively consistent, perhaps reflecting the structured commemorative calendar of Republicans, Loyalists and the Security Forces. The lower outlier of 2010 is explained by republican activity. Republicans average 170 commemorations per year, but, in 2010, participated in only 139 com- memorations. An explanation of this could simply be a little natural variation added to a potential research failing in capturing certain reports of commemora- tions over a plethora of journals. It could also be that 2010 marked a deliberately fallow year. The year 2009 had marked the 40th anniversary of the outbreak of the ‘Troubles’, whilst 2011 marked the 30th anniversary of the Hunger Strikes. Commemoration requires planning, social investment and funding. At any rate, we can see that commemoration forms a consistent and embedded part of Northern Ire- land’s political calendar. There ic hnwever cionificant diveroenrce at the genoranhical level (cae Bionre

Figure 5 aa The number of commemorations is relatively consistent, perhaps reflecting the structured commemorative calendar of Republicans, Loyalists and the Security Forces. The lower outlier of 2010 is explained by republican activity. Republicans average 170 commemorations per year, but, in 2010, participated in only 139 com- memorations. An explanation of this could simply be a little natural variation added to a potential research failing in capturing certain reports of commemora- tions over a plethora of journals. It could also be that 2010 marked a deliberately fallow year. The year 2009 had marked the 40th anniversary of the outbreak of the ‘Troubles’, whilst 2011 marked the 30th anniversary of the Hunger Strikes. Commemoration requires planning, social investment and funding. At any rate, we can see that commemoration forms a consistent and embedded part of Northern Ire- land’s political calendar. There ic hnwever cionificant diveroenrce at the genoranhical level (cae Bionre

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aqnHGQ 17 (i,t Pel COML) UTES, LOSPCCUVELY LDISUle 2). The preponderance of republican and loyalist commemoration is large, together taking up three quarters of the total. These findings were only partly foreshadowed by conflict archive on the internet (CAIN’s) survey of fixed memorial sites.* The pre- ponderance seems particularly high, given comparison with casualty figures from the ‘Troubles’ (Figure 3). Civilians formed 54 per cent of the fatalities and security forces 30.2 per cent. Republicans and loyalists made up 11.5 and 4.4 per cent of fatalities, respectively. To be sure, the measurement of fatalities is a very blunt instrument for sauging what size and shape collective memories of the ‘Troubles’ might take — but
aqnHGQ 17 (i,t Pel COML) UTES, LOSPCCUVELY LDISUle 2). The preponderance of republican and loyalist commemoration is large, together taking up three quarters of the total. These findings were only partly foreshadowed by conflict archive on the internet (CAIN’s) survey of fixed memorial sites.* The pre- ponderance seems particularly high, given comparison with casualty figures from the ‘Troubles’ (Figure 3). Civilians formed 54 per cent of the fatalities and security forces 30.2 per cent. Republicans and loyalists made up 11.5 and 4.4 per cent of fatalities, respectively. To be sure, the measurement of fatalities is a very blunt instrument for sauging what size and shape collective memories of the ‘Troubles’ might take — but
Figure 3. Casualties by type. Source: Adapted from McKittrick et al. (2001)
Figure 3. Casualties by type. Source: Adapted from McKittrick et al. (2001)
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