[DannyTN]

Den de protestants better git crackin’ an’ pop oyt more babies.

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[alexander_busek]

Demographics are upstream from politics.

Regards,

[FatherofFive]

Unfortunately, most of the Catholics aren’t Catholic anymore

[Verginius Rufus]

I think some of the 6 counties always had a Catholic majority--the Protestants included as much of Ulster as they thought would always have an overall Protestant majority. They miscalculated. I think the two easternmost counties are the most heavily Protestant.

How strong actual religious belief is among people of Protestant or Catholic ancestry is another question and I don't know what the current situation is in Northern Ireland.

Historic Ulster had 9 counties but 3 are in the Republic of Ireland.

[ElkGroveDan]

while Protestants tended to identify as British

Then go there.

[Dilbert San Diego]

I’ve heard that eventually, Northern Ireland could be merged into the Republic of Ireland.

I’m not familiar enough with the history of why Northern Ireland was part of the UK. But, I thought the religious issue was a key issue, as the Republic of Ireland is largely Catholic, while Northern Ireland was mostly Protestant.

[dfwgator]

[nickcarraway]

It’s still a colony.

[Salman]

Natural selection of course?

Will they vote to join Eire, or does it even matter any more what with massive immigration from all over.

[Petrosius]

While the Catholic/Protestant divide is certainly important, it masks an ethnic Irish/British divide that is also a strong driving force of the conflict. We should think of the division of population as Catholic/Irish and Protestant/British rather than purely one of religion.

[wardaddy]

That sucks I’ve got ancestors on both sides Ulster Scots and patties

[fortes fortuna juvat]

Hell, Protestants don’t need to worry about Catholics for the simple reason that there no longer are any Catholic Churches or Catholic people in Ireland. The Satan Council (Vatican, 1962-1965) and Satan’s Pope, who’s currently soiling the chair of Peter, have demolished Catholicism worldwide!