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Ulster Covenant

Stormont-sponsored history of Unionist rebellion against Home Rule.

Documentary 1962 21 mins

Overview

A lucid account of Irish events of fifty years earlier - though not an impartial one. Marking the 50th anniversary of the anti-Home Rule Covenant signed by Ulster Protestants, this was one of several public relations films made by the same English production company for Northern Ireland’s Stormont government a few years before the Troubles erupted, returning strife to Ulster streets.

The measured tone is that of a dispassionate history lesson, avoiding sectarian rhetoric but also leaving critical questions unanswered - and unasked.