What happened to Protestants in southern Ireland?

The decline in the number of Protestants in the south during the 20th-century is usually attributed to the Partition of Ireland in 1921 and the after-effects. It has been suggested however that the pattern of migration may have started in the second half of the nineteenth century.

What is the conflict in Ireland about Catholic and Protestants?

“The Troubles” refers to the three-decade conflict between nationalists (mainly self-identified as Irish or Roman Catholic) and unionists (mainly self-identified as British or Protestant). The word “troubles” has been used as a synonym for violent conflict for centuries.

What is the political ideology of Sinn Fein?

Sinn Fein, political party in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland that seeks to end the political partition of the island of Ireland, embodying an ideology that is variously characterized as nationalism and Republicanism and advocating democratic socialism.

Does Sinn Féin have ‘no Protestant TDs’?

Tánaiste Leo Varadkar has withdrawn a claim he made that Sinn Féin has no Protestant TDs, MLAs or Senators after one of the party’s Dáil Deputies angrily corrected him. Violet-Anne Wynne, a Sinn Féin TD for Clare, denounced the Tánaiste’s statement and said she herself was a Protestant.

Is Sinn Féin’s Violet-Anne Wynne a Protestant?

Violet-Anne Wynne, a Sinn Féin TD for Clare, denounced the Tánaiste’s statement and said she herself was a Protestant. “I am a Protestant and I am proud to be a Sinn Féin TD,” she said.

What is the abbreviation for Sinn Féin?

Sinn Féin, (Irish: “We Ourselves” or “Ourselves Alone”) political party that long was widely regarded as the political wing of the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA), though from at least the 1990s both organizations emphasized their separateness. Organized in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland,…