Word: protestantizing
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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THE Ulsterman was born of the Industrial Revolution, the Irishman of the Book of Kelts" one Northern Irish journalist wrote recently. The curious thing about the Ulster Protestant is that he feels neither completely Irish nor completely British. Catholic Ireland, he fears, will submerge his Protestant identity; Britain, he fears...
Each July 12, arches are erected for the Orange Order parades celebrating "King Billy's" 1690 victory at the Battle of the Boyne. On the arches is the phrase "This We Will Maintain," taken from William of Orange's motto Je maintiendrai. For nearly three centuries, Protestants have...
As the Protestants see it, the Catholics have opted out of the system by refusing to recognize Ulster's independence from the rest of Ireland. Schools are segregated, they point out, because Catholics insist upon it. To many if not most Protestants, Catholics are lazy, "breed like rabbits," and...
Hard work, frugality and a sharp business sense-all part of the Scottish Presbyterian tradition-are the mark of an Ulsterman. In contrast with the Irish Republic, Ulster in some respects is relatively permissive. Playboy, X-rated films and strip shows are available, as are contraceptive devices. Divorce is legal...
The common concern is betrayed by the growing number of Protestant organizations: the Ulster Constitution Defense Committee, the Ulster Protestant