Inhoudsopgave
Waarom is Ierland gescheiden?
Omdat de meeste protestanten zich in het noorden vestigden is dat het deel waar de bevolking zich in de meerderheid Brits voelt en niet Iers. Toen in 1921 de Ierse Vrijstaat werd uitgesproken was de splitsing een feit: Noord-Ierland bleef bij Groot-Brittannië.
Is de IRA protestant?
Onder de protestanten werden loyalistische milities opgericht, om zich te beschermen tegen katholiek geweld. Deze loyalisten waren voor de eenheid met Groot-Brittannië, terwijl de katholieken, gegroepeerd in de Irish Republican Army (IRA), vonden dat Noord-Ierland bij Ierland hoorde.
What is a Protestant in Ireland called?
Protestantism in the Republic of Ireland ( Irish: Prostastúnachas i bPoblacht na hÉireann) refers to Protestantism in the Republic of Ireland and its predecessor, the Irish Free State. Protestants who are born in the Republic of Ireland are Irish.
Where are the Presbyterians in Ireland?
The Presbyterian population, which has also fallen in the census, is clustered along the border in Donegal, Cavan and Monaghan. Patrick Comerford likes to emphasise the close similarities between the Church of Ireland and the Catholic church. The Rathkeale priest says: “In the Church of Ireland, we see ourselves as Catholic too.
How many people go to church in Ireland?
One parishioner from Lucan estimates his local church-going population as 50pc traditional Church of Ireland, 25pc African or Indian, and 25pc people who were baptised as Catholics.
Are stereotypes of the Church of Ireland perpetuated by RTÉ?
The Rev Patrick Comerford, Church of Ireland parish priest in Rathkeale, Co Limerick says: “I don’t think the stereotypes are as strong as they once were, but sometimes they are perpetuated by RTÉ. “When they cast a Church of Ireland figure in a TV programme they always have a plummy Anglo-Irish accent, like George or the rector’s wife in Glenroe.”