Irish Catholics

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Irish Catholics are an ethnoreligious group in Ireland historically associated with Roman Catholicism, Irish nationalism, and significant involvement in the island’s political and social conflicts.

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Statements (49)
Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnoreligious group
religious community
associatedWith Gaelic culture
Irish language
Irish nationalism
contributedTo Irish folk traditions
Irish literature
Irish music
country Ireland
diaspora Irish Americans
Irish Argentines
Irish Australians
Irish Canadians
dominantChurch Catholic Church
educationInfluence Catholic schools in Ireland
ethnicity Irish
experienced political discrimination in Northern Ireland
religious discrimination in Ireland
historicalLanguage Hiberno-English
Irish Gaelic
historicallyContrastedWith Irish Protestants
Ulster unionists
historicallyOpposedTo British rule in Ireland
historicallySubjectTo Penal Laws in Ireland
land dispossession
importantFeast Christmas
Easter
Saint Patrick's Day
involvedIn Irish Land War NERFINISHED
Irish War of Independence NERFINISHED
The Troubles NERFINISHED
majorityReligionIn Republic of Ireland NERFINISHED
minorityReligionIn Northern Ireland NERFINISHED
patronSaint Saint Patrick
politicalAlignment historically nationalist in Ireland
often supported Irish republicanism
populationMajorityIn most of the 26 counties of the Republic of Ireland
populationPluralityIn parts of Northern Ireland
primaryLocation Northern Ireland
Republic of Ireland
religion Roman Catholicism
rite Latin Rite NERFINISHED
significantPartySupport Fianna Fáil
Sinn Féin NERFINISHED
Social Democratic and Labour Party
socialInfluence influencing Irish social policy in the 20th century
shaping Irish family law
typicalDevotions Marian devotions
the Rosary

Referenced by (2)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Irish Rebellion of 1641 ("Old English Catholics")
hasParticipant
Battle of the Bogside
involvesEthnicGroup

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