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You've probably never heard of Sir Ernest Clark. But this unassuming Englishman was one of the main architects in the creation of a new state as Ireland was divided into 2 separate administrations. Historians Éamon Phoenix and Cormac Moore tell Declan and Tara why Sir Ernest Clark is sometimes described as 'The Midwife' to Northern Ireland.
By BBC News4
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You've probably never heard of Sir Ernest Clark. But this unassuming Englishman was one of the main architects in the creation of a new state as Ireland was divided into 2 separate administrations. Historians Éamon Phoenix and Cormac Moore tell Declan and Tara why Sir Ernest Clark is sometimes described as 'The Midwife' to Northern Ireland.

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