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This border is a bit particular, it's the place where a long religious war has taken place.

• pmjordan 15y ago
  They may not be religious, but many borders (probably most of those which aren't due to the natural geography?) are the subject or result of some kind of conflict. So is this border really that special? Probably most borders in Europe were the subject of conflict within the last 100 years, but we've ended up with the Schengen agreement nevertheless.
  • nraynaud 15y ago
    I think this is a very recent conflict. Not over the border exactly, but between the religions.
    • pmjordan 15y ago
      It's been going on for over 400 years: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Segregation_in_Northern_Ireland http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Segregation_in_Northern_Ireland