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Protestants vs Catholics 1882-1941 In Ireland
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Protestants vs Catholics 1882-1941 In Ireland
Jourdan, Miles, Talyn
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- Most of Northern Ireland is Protestant, and wanted northern Ireland to be with Britain
- The Catholics wanted to remain with Ireland.
- Led to split, North Ireland stayed with Britain and broke off from the rest of Ireland.
- Protestant ulster force, and nationalist were catholics
- In 1704 Catholics excluded from political rights
- during 19th Century Protestants 10% of population but owned most of the land
- The Orange Order was set up in 1795 to defend Protestants against Catholics in Ireland. King William of Orange defeated Catholic King James II at the Battle of the Boyne on 12 July 1690. This day is still celebrated by Irish Protestants.
- In 1829 Irish Catholic gained political representation, but the nationalists continued to push for independence
- By the first decade of the 20th century the British government was prepared to grant ‘home rule’ to Ireland. Those in Ulster, which had a Protestant majority, opposed this and pushed for separation from the rest of the country.
- The First World War stalled progress, and in the Easter Rising of April 1916, a group of radical nationalists known as the Sinn Fein (meaning ‘ourselves alone’) seized the General Post Office in Dublin, hoping to spark a revolution.
- Anglican Protestants owned majority of the land leading to low standard of living for the Catholics
- Catholics wanted independence from Great Britain, but Protestants feared being ruled by Britain
- The Ireland Act divided Ireland into different political entities, both had powers of self government. Act accepted by protestants, but rejected by Catholics who seeked independence.
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