Pig-in
Free Citizen1970British troops and the occupationBritish troops and the occupation
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Just how much the Army have contributed to Northern Ireland apart trom their peacekeeping duties is the subject of an article by Lt.-Col. D.
Piggins in “Hackle,” the magaZine of the 1st Bn. The Royal ns of Fusiliers. sive total of cases in which Sol. Piggins lists an impresthe battalion has _ helped various charities, and he says that it makes no difference to the soldiers whether they are “Prod” or “Mick”, if they need help, the soldiers try to give it.BELFAST NEWSLETTER Everyone by now is familiar with such events as sit-ins and swimins as a means of voicing discont-; ent in Northern Ireland. Now Her Majesty's guardians of law and order are jumping into the act by coming up with a new device to promote peace known as "'Piggins". The ''Pigg-ins'" work very simply, according to the army magazine ''Hackle'’. They take place in areas that the troops have smashed up considerably, such as the Falls, Shankill and New Lodge Road. Having destroyed the homes and possessions of many workingclass citizens, the troops now will perform charitable acts to show Belfast people that they actually had good intentions.