The Northern Ireland conflict is currently overshadowed by other bloody confrontations. It seems that the peace process initiated in 1998 is making progress. However, the antagonism between the Protestant and Catholic populations remains irreconcilable, and the level of violence remains high. The book addresses the roots of the conflict since the 17th century in a concise manner, the development of the Northern Irish state as an immediate prehistory of the civil war, and its course. Finally, it discusses the delicate peace process and its prospects.