An exhibition at Derry’s Tower Museum focuses on the impact of partition.
The partition of Ireland occurred in May 1921 under The Government of Ireland Act 1920 as part of the British government’s solution to demands for Irish freedom and home rule.
The border created the six-county state, granting one-party political control to the Unionist Party at Stormont.
The 'Dividing Ireland' exhibition features video footage, photographs, artefacts and interviews with people who lived through the time.
Researcher, Dr Adrian Grant said the Tower Museum exhibition explored the history of partition and covered the roots of the plan in the late nineteenth century to its impact and legacy.
“It includes archive photographs and footage from the period, as well as oral history, interviews with people who participated in the events of the time. Visitors will gain an understanding of how it felt to live during these times where the future of Ireland was in the balance,” he said.
The exhibition also covers other issues from the time, including the work of the Boundary Commission, the Irish War of Independence and the Irish Civil War and their impact on life in the north west. It is part of the “Understanding the Decade of Commemorations” project which is being funded by the European Union.
