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84.6% of the Irish population are Christian; 1.3% of the Irish population are Muslim; and 10% of the Irish population have no religion [34] Eurobarometer Polls; According to a 2010 Eurobarometer Poll, [35] 70% of Irish citizens answered that "they believe there is a God" 20% answered that "they believe there is some sort of spirit or life force"
In the 2022 Irish Census, Hinduism grew by 131% to surpass 33,000 people. [4] In 2016, the Hindu population made up 0.3% of the total Irish population, growing 10-fold as a share of the population in 25 years (from the 1991 census to the 2016 census). This made Hinduism the 7th largest Religion, ahead of Pentecostal. [2]
This is a list of articles about religion in both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. Religion in the Republic of Ireland; Religion in Northern Ireland; Irreligion in the Republic of Ireland; Christianity in Ireland. History of Christianity in Ireland; Roman Catholicism in Ireland; Protestantism in Ireland. Reformation in Ireland ...
Christianity (Irish: an Chríostaíocht) has been the largest religion in Ireland since the 5th century. After a pagan past of Antiquity, missionaries (most famously including Saint Patrick) converted the Irish tribes to Christianity in quick order.
Members of other Christian churches comprised 5.8%, 17% stated they have no religion or did not state a religion, and members of non-Christian religions were 0.8%. [3] [4] The Catholic Church is the largest single church. The Church is organised into four provinces though these are not coterminous with the modern political division of Ireland.
Irish scholars had a considerable presence in the Frankish court, where they were renowned for their learning. [9] Among them was Johannes Scotus Eriugena, one of the founders of scholasticism. [10] Eriugena was the most significant Irish intellectual of the early monastic period, and an outstanding philosopher in terms of originality. [9]
Celtic paganism, as practised by the ancient Celts, is a descendant of Proto-Celtic paganism, itself derived from Proto-Indo-European paganism.Many deities in Celtic mythologies have cognates in other Indo-European mythologies, such as Celtic Brigantia with Roman Aurora, Vedic Ushas, and Norse Aurvandill; Welsh Arianrhod with Greek Selene, Baltic Mėnuo, and Slavic Myesyats; and Irish Danu ...
This category relates to religion in the island of Ireland as a whole, including both the [[Republic of Ireland]] and Northern Ireland. Subcategories This category has the following 24 subcategories, out of 24 total.