Shankhill Road Walk

Second part of the walk was in the Unionist area. We walked through the gates in the Peace Wall where our two guides shook hands, then the Nationalist one went back through the gates. The second guide was once a member of the Ulster Defence Force as a youth, and to avoid becoming a full on member, the only choice to him was become a British Soldier. He'd personally been targeted and been bombed, but along with the other guide wanted peace. There had been too many innocent lives lost. Very fascinating insite into the conflicts from a couple of people directly involved.Lue lisää