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Record Nr.

UNINA9910810110003321

Autore

Bowen Kurt Derek

Titolo

Protestants in a Catholic state : Ireland's privileged minority / / Kurt Bowen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Kingston [Ont.] : , : McGill-Queen's University Press

Dublin ; ; New York : , : Gill and Macmillan, , 1983

©1983

ISBN

1-283-53037-6

9786613842824

0-7735-8103-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (x, 237 pages)

Disciplina

305.6/30417

Soggetti

Protestants - Ireland - History - 20th century

Christianity - Ireland

Ireland Social conditions 20th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

1 Introduction -- 2 Demographic trends -- 3 Ethnic allegiance and political life -- 4 Class differences and occupational segregation -- 5 Church and faith -- 6 Education -- 6 Community life -- 8 Conclusion.

Sommario/riassunto

This book traces the changing fortunes of the small Protestant community in the southern twenty-six counties of Ireland after independence was achieved in 1922.