CATHOLIC-PROTESTANT RELATIONS IN IRELAND

CATHERINE MCAULEY

• Born in Dublin, Ireland, when there was a conflict between the Catholics and Protestants.

BACKROUNDS OF CATHOLIC- PROTESTANT RELATIONS

• A conflict between Protestant William of Orange and the catholic King James II arose over who would be king of England, Scotland, and Ireland.

END OF CONFLICT

• The conflict ended when William defeated James at the Battle of the Boyne in Ireland.
• Because William was Protestant, Protestantism became the main religion.

CATHOLICS

• Catholics were treated unfairly.
• There were laws created to prevent them from obtaining as a group, property, position, influence, or power.
• Intermarriage was frowned upon because protestants thought that they were marrying below their class.

SOCIETY OF THE UNITED IRISHMEN

• It's aim was to remove English control
• There was a bloody rebellion when Catherine was 20
• The rebellion failed

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• Because of the rebellion , the control over Ireland increased.

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