'Our grandad signed the Good Friday Agreement' ✍️ John Hume's grandchildren, who've never spoken to the media before, say his legacy is 'weird' for them. GFA25
Isabel, Ollie and Rachel are proud about the role their grandad John Hume played in the Good Friday AgreementYou might have photos of your grandparents on your walls at home. But they're probably not like Ollie's.
Since the 1960s growing up or living in Northern Ireland had meant having to worry about being caught up in attacks. "I don't think I really realised how important he really was to the country until he died. And he was on the news for like five days straight," says 14-year-old Rachel. "I guess in terms of peace and creating more of everyone getting along, and religion or nationality aren't as much of a difference and aren't as much of a dividing factor," she says.
"We've had so many opportunities in my generation and the community's a lot more integrated than it was back then," she says. Kerrie is someone who's grown up in the shadow of the Good Friday Agreement her whole life, but what does it mean to a slightly younger generation?
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