catholic irish

• CATHOLIC IRISH : POSITIVES

  • Members of Catholic Irish communities were involved in strikes and trades union campaigns which were both welcomed and encouraged by Scottish workers, as they worked together to improve working conditions and pay.
  • Mixed marriages between Catholics and Protestants became more common as the century progressed, particularly in smaller communities (although most Catholics and Protestants married within their own faith).
• CATHOLIC IRISH : NEGATIVES

  • The Irish Catholics were seen as drunken, idle, uncivilised and undermining the moral fibre of Scottish society. Many native Scots didn’t mix with them due to this stereotype.
  • As the Scottish economy collapsed in the 1920s and 1930s, workplace discrimination against Catholics grew. Scots resented Irish Catholic workers as they accepted lower wages.