"The non-Catholics who remained in the South had no problem integrating into the new state -they have their own church, they take a full part in the running of Ireland - no persecution, no prejudice, no bigotry - they play a full part in the life of the Republic of Ireland, and always have." Surely there was also though a dramatic fall in the Protestant population in the Republic through the 20thC which only started recovering in recent times? It is hard to portray a population group as happily settled and integrated when they near disappeared!
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