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LEARNING INTENTIONS
• Describe what the Scots thought about the immigrant Irish
• Describe the role of the Catholic Church in the lives of Irish immigrants
Today many people are opposed to immigration; this was also true in the past. The Irish were not always
welcomed in Scotland, for various reasons.
When many people think of Ireland, they
think about the religious divide in the north.
This divide followed the Irish to Scotland, with immigrant groups split into Protestant and
Catholic.
Most Irish immigrants were Catholic and were spread
across Scotland.
Irish protestants tended to settle in the west coast,
especially Ayrshire, parts of Lanarkshire and
Glasgow.
The violent divides of the ‘old country’ still existed.
Catholics tended to live together, partly because
of the opposition they faced.
The Catholic Church was a key part of their lives,
offering schooling, social events, charity and other
help too. Even football teams grew from the
Church.
Like today, many Scots opposed immigration.
There were many reasons for this, mostly
to do with the workplace.
Scots were worried that the Irish would take
their jobs or reduce average wages.
Other Scots believed that the Irish were
violent and had poor morals.
Many others opposed Catholicism, meaning
they opposed mass Irish immigration. The Irish religious divide did not
help here.
However not all Scots opposed Irish immigrants.
Employers thought they could be good
workers.
Others welcomed the Protestant Irish more
than Catholics.