S E C T I O N D : C h ri s ti a ni t y
B. E x pl o r e
C hri sti a nit y i n Iri s h c ult ur e a n d h erit a g e A c c o r di n g t o t h e 2 0 1 6 c e n s u s, R o m a n C at h oli ci s m i s still t h e m o st c o m m o n r eli gi o n i n I r el a n d wit h 7 8. 3 % of t h e p o p ul ati o n. P r ot e st a nt C h ri sti a n d e n o mi n ati o n s h a v e a p r e s e n c e t o o, wit h e a c h of t h e f oll o wi n g r e p r e s e nt e d o n t h e c e n s u s: C h u r c h of I r el a n d, O rt h o d o x, P r e s b yt e ri a n, A p o st oli c / P e nt e c o st al a n d ot h e r C h ri sti a n s w h o d o n ot b el o n g t o a n y d e n o mi n ati o n.
T h e t r a diti o n al d at e t h at S ai nt P at ri c k b r o u g ht C h ri sti a nit y t o I r el a n d i s 4 3 2 C E. H o w e v e r, t h e r e i s e vi d e n c e of s e v e r al C h ri sti a n c o m m u niti e s o n t h e i sl a n d of I r el a n d b ef o r e P at ri c k. C h ri sti a nit y’ s c o nt ri b uti o n t o I r el a n d’ s c ult u r e a n d h e rit a g e c a n b e s e e n t o d a y i n a g r e at n u m b e r of w a y s. S o m e e x a m pl e s a r e:
C h u r c h b uil di n g s: A s w ell a s c h u r c h b uil di n g s bi g a n d s m all i n p a ri s h e s a r o u n d t h e i sl a n d, I r el a n d h a s s e v e r al st ri ki n g c at h e d r al s. C h ri st c h u r c h C at h e d r al (f o u n d e d c. 1 0 3 0 C E) a n d S ai nt P at ri c k’ s C at h e d r al (f o u n d e d c. 1 1 9 1 C E) att r a ct st r o n g t o u ri st n u m b e r s a n n u all y.
Hi g h c r o s s e s:
E vi d e n c e of a n a n ci e nt C h ri sti a n c o m m u nit y at Cl o n m a c n oi s e, C o u nt y Off al y
S e v e r al f r e e - st a n di n g st o n e hi g h c r o s s e s c a n b e f o u n d t h r o u g h o ut
I r el a n d. T h e s e c r o s s e s, s y m b ol s of C h ri sti a nit y, d at e f r o m t h e E a rl y M e di e v al p e ri o d, c. 4 5 0 C E - 9 0 0 C E. T h e m o st st ri ki n g of t h e s e a r e S ai nt P at ri c k’ s C r o s s i n C a r n d o n a g h, C o u nt y D o n e g al, M ui r e d a c h’ s Hi g h C r o s s i n M o n a st e r b oi c e, C o u nt y L o ut h a n d Cl o n m a c n oi s e i n C o u nt y Off al y.
Pl a c e n a m e s: M a n y I ri s h pl a c e n a m e s, e s p e ci all y i n t h ei r I ri s h l a n g u a g e f o r m, r e ti e ct t h e f a ct t h at t h e y o n c e h a d C h ri sti a n r eli gi o u s si g ni ti c a n c e. F o r e x a m pl e, b ot h S k r e e n i n C o u nt y Sli g o a n d S k r y n e i n C o u nt y M e at h d e ri v e f r o m t h e I ri s h w o r d s c rí n , m e a ni n g s h ri n e . B ot h sit e s o n c e h el d t h e r eli c s of e a rl y I ri s h s ai nt s a n d b e c a m e k n o w n a s a s c rí n o r s h ri n e t o t h e s ai nt.
T h e I ri s h l a n g u a g e: M a n y r ef e r e n c e s t o C h ri sti a nit y a r e e m b e d d e d i n t h e I ri s h
l a n g u a g e. F o r e x a m pl e, t o s a y ‘ H ell o’ i n I ri s h i s t o s a y ‘ Di a d uit’ o r ‘ G o d t o y o u’. T h e r e s p o n s e i s
‘ Di a i s M ui r e d uit’ o r ‘ G o d a n d M a r y t o y o u’. 2 0 9
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