I agree with Joe.
"The Famine hit this part of Ireland extremely badly, and at the height of it, Protestant preachers moved in and set up schools.
They offered soup to their pupils on the condition that they changed their religion - those that wouldn't were turned away.
'Souper' schools existed all over Ireland throughout The Famine and examples of similar behaviour are to be found in other parts of The British Empire - humane - tolerant - compassionate? - don't think so, but it was the remnants of that Empire that influenced my generation when we were growing up."
whatever influenced you, made you very bitter and very dogmatic, give it a break, you dogmatic dodo