Anti-Catholicism and the Scottish middle class, 1800-1914

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Abstract

The chapter looks at Middle Class Protestant Scots' anti-Catholic sentiment and activity, and at their attitudes and behaviour towards the Catholic Irish Community in lowland Scotland in the nineteenth century.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAnti-Catholicism in Britain and Ireland, 1600-2000
Subtitle of host publicationPractices, Representations and Ideas
EditorsClaire Gheeraert-Graffeuille, Geraldine Vaughan
Place of PublicationCham, Switzerland
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan Ltd.
Chapter13
Pages219-235
Number of pages17
ISBN (Print)9783030428846, 9783030428815
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 25 Aug 2020

Publication series

NameHistories of the Sacred and the Secular
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan
ISSN (Print)2946-3351
ISSN (Electronic)2946-336X

Keywords

  • Irish in Scotland
  • anti-catholicism
  • sectarianism
  • Irish immigration
  • Scottish prodestants
  • Scottish catholics

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