Internment of citizens, the Ulster Workers' Council strike and the hunger strikes of prisoners all led up to the beginnings of the peace process in 1988. This is the site of the Northern Ireland Tourist Board. Efforts at peace continue to blossom like flowers in a war-torn field. In the town of Rossnowlagh, County Donegal, in northwest Ireland, there is a symbol of some residents' strong desire for peace. They have initiated a Peace Cairn, a small but growing tower of stones.
Individuals laying a stone on the cairn symbolize the laying down of a weapon.
Ancient cairns have always been burial places. This Peace Cairn is a sign of the willingness and need to bury violence and hatred. The conflict in Northern Ireland is unfortunately but one of many conflicts that have occurred and are still going on in our world. Today organizations exist that attempt to study why conflict arises, and how it can be resolved to the satisfaction of all parties. This initiative is the joint effort of the University of Ulster and the United Nations University.