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William Drennan (23 May 1754 – 5 February 1820) was an Irish physician and writer who moved the formation in Belfast and Dublin of the Society of United Irishmen.He was the author of the Society's original "test" which, in the cause of representative government, committed "Irishmen of every religious persuasion" to a "brotherhood of affection".
Islam is the third largest religion in Ireland constituting only 1.62% of the country's population. [27] There are 83,300 [28] practising Muslims living in Ireland and approximately 50 mosques and prayer centres within the State. There is more than one mosque or prayer centre in each province. [27]
Subjects discussed include the economic modernization reforms led by Taoiseach Seán Lemass in the 1950s and 1960s, emigration to Britain and the United States, Ireland's entry into the European Economic Community in 1973, Catholicism's significant influence on Irish society and politics, the Troubles in Northern Ireland, the public debates on ...
Richard Vincent Comerford, known generally as Vincent Comerford, is a professor of Irish history at the National University of Ireland, Maynooth who retired in January 2010. Comerford graduated from St. Patrick's College, (NUI) Maynooth , BA(1965) and MA (1971), followed by a PhD from Trinity College Dublin in 1977.
The High Kings of Ireland continued pagan practices until the reign of Diarmait mac Cerbaill c. 558, traditionally the first Christian High King. The monastic movement, headed by abbots, took hold in the mid 6th century, and by 700 Ireland was at least nominally a Christian country, with the church fully part of Irish society.
Irish mythology is the body of myths indigenous to the island of Ireland. It was originally passed down orally in the prehistoric era.In the early medieval era, myths were written down by Christian scribes, who Christianized them to some extent.
A page from the Book of Kells, made by Gaelic monastic scribes in the 9th century. Gaelic Ireland (Irish: Éire Ghaelach) was the Gaelic political and social order, and associated culture, that existed in Ireland from the late prehistoric era until the 17th century.
The Catholic Church in Ireland serves Catholics in both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland under the spiritual leadership of Pope Francis and the Conference of Irish Bishops. In the Republic of Ireland, 87.4% of the citizens were baptised Catholic as infants while the figure for Northern Ireland is 43.8%. [26] [27]