🟢| Unit 2 - Irish

Question 1

Points

6

Answer 1

• Shipyards
• Slums
• Shared Religion
• Catholic Churches
• Weavers
• Catholic Schools

Question 2

Shipyards

Answer 2

• Due to sectarianism, Irish Catholics were often banned from certain areas of employment because of their religion, an example being the shipyards in Glasgow.
• This made their experience negative as they were often given the worst paid jobs because of this, which impacted their overall quality of life.

Question 3

Slums

Answer 3

• Often when Irish Catholics arrived in Scotland they were poor, so settled in slums in places like Lochee, Dundee and Maryhill, Glasgow.
• This made their experience negative as slums were of terrible condition due to poor sanitation and overcrowding, and due to poor education the Catholics had little hope of earning enough wages to move out of the slums.

Question 4

Shared Religion

Answer 4

• Irish Protestants moving to Scotland found it easier to integrate as they shared a religion with the Scots - 1 in 4 Irish immigrants were of Protestant religion.
• This made their experience positive because they had easier access to jobs, including working as engineers in iron making firms like Boards of Gartsherrie.

Question 5

Catholic Churches

Answer 5

• The arrival of Irish Catholics led to the opening of several Catholic Churches across Scottish cities like Glasgow, which were usually in areas of great poverty like the gorbals.
• This made their experience positive as although this reinforced Catholics being placed in deprived areas, these churches ran soup kitchens and clothing banks which would help fellow Catholics suffering from poverty as well as extending help to the Scots.

Question 6

Weavers

Answer 6

• Irish Protestants had skills in weaving and bleaching cloth, and would settle in areas where this trade was strong such as Renfrewshire.
• This made their experience positive because they were in demand, which gave them a better chance at maintained employment and made them more accepted by the Scots as they were needed.

Question 7

Catholic Schools

Answer 7

• Irish Catholic migration also led to the opening of more Catholic schools, an example being in Dundee which saw the number of Catholic schools double from just 3 in 1970.
• This made their experience positive because this ensured that young Catholics could maintain their identity despite discrimination from Scottish Protestants, and by 1918 Catholic schools were receiving funding from the Government which ensured this would be a long-term solution.