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Templegrove Action Research (TAR) was established in December 1993 with the aim of
researching and documenting aspects of sectarian division in the North West area of Northern Ireland.
In September 1994, TAR began a two-year investigation into segregation and enclave communities in Derry Londonderry which was funded
by the Central Community Relations Unit, The Joseph Rowntree Trust, the Ireland Fund, and the Londonderry Initiative.
The aim of the project was to investigate aspects of the shifting population balance between Protestants and Catholics in
Derry Londonderry. As part of the investigation, research was conducted in two enclave areas: Gobnascale (Catholic) and
The Fountain (Protestant). Some of the central questions were directed at, uncovering the reasons why some people remain
living in certain areas, whilst others move out;
establishing the quality of life for those who remain; and also how people perceive themselves on the majority-minority axis.
As part of its brief Templegrove Action Research Limited was committed to make policy recommendations on any aspect of public
policy related to sectarian division. By the end of the project in 1996 Templegrove had made submissions to the Divisional
Planning Office on aspects of area planning and sectarian division, and to the Police Authority for Northern Ireland on
policing and sectarian division.
The project published a number of reports, the texts from these documents are available from our publications section.
The project also produced an exhibiton "Hemmed In And Hacking it" which is now owned by the central library in Derry Londonderry.
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