People define themselves by all sorts of things - quite amazing things, sometimes. And religions seem to have a stronger hold than other things. Being Irish-Catholic is a double-whammy, being both a religion and a nationality. And it's seen as an enthnicity too.
Seems to me that Irish Catholics in North America are more conscious of their history and culture than the Irish Protestants. Perhaps because they felt more foreign?
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Date: 2009-03-18 02:37 am (UTC)Seems to me that Irish Catholics in North America are more conscious of their history and culture than the Irish Protestants. Perhaps because they felt more foreign?