Category talk:Irish Anglicans

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I find it deeply offensive that you keep reinserting the term "Anglo-Irish" to describe Irish Anglicans, as if they were something less than real Irishmen.
 * Anglo Irish was a term used in the past to describe people who lived on the island of Ireland who were Anglicans. This category is in Irish people too so both the past and present usage are covered. Regards Arniep 18:05, 21 April 2006 (UTC)


 * I realise that Protestants in the Republic don't like the label "Anglo-Irish" and I can see why thay don't. But the phrase "deeply offensive" is perhaps an over-reaction. After all many Protestants in the North refer to themselves as "Ulster Scots" and I'm not sure why "Anglo" is more offensive than "Scots". I suspect that it's more than a matter of purported accuracy.Bill Tegner 17:13, 1 March 2007 (UTC)--Bill Tegner 17:13, 1 March 2007 (UTC)

It should be noted that not all Irish Anglicans (Members of the Church of Ireland) were of "Anglo" (English) descent. In fact many were Gaelic Irish, Scots, Welsh or of mixed ancestry.
 * Yes, Anglo-Irish didn't necessarily mean of English descent (see the article). Arniep 20:50, 16 May 2006 (UTC)

Can we add Cecil Day Lewis, Irish born and son of a Church of Ireland parson? I'm not sure about his English-born son, Daniel. Perhaps he feels that being Anglican might not tie in with his description of himself as "Irish, Jewish and Posh".


 * Also how about Edith Somerville and her cousin, "Martin Ross"?Bill Tegner 21:49, 28 February 2007 (UTC)--Bill Tegner 21:49, 28 February 2007 (UTC)

How about Bernard Shaw? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 213.40.219.33 (talk) 23:00, 20 January 2008 (UTC)


 * I do not think William Francis Butler was Anglican, firstly he mentions the difficulties in gaining a commission in the British Army while being a Catholic compared to easier time a relation who converted had in this biography, secondly he is buried in a Catholic graveyard in Tipperary. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Lchocker (talk • contribs) 12:30, 15 August 2008 (UTC)