"Take an average Irishman...
and you will find that
the very first principle
in his mind is,
'I am not an Englishman
,because I am a Catholic!
'Take an Irishman
wherever he is found,
all over the earth,
and any casual observer will
at once come to the conclusion,
'Oh; he is an Irishman,
he is a Catholic!
'The two go together."
Father Thomas H. Burke, O.P.
c. 1870
This great quote comes from Recta Ratio, a wonderful blog from a fellow Irishman from Boston!
Thankfully, I will be able to join my Irish heritage with full Catholicity on Easter of this year!
2 comments:
hehe! That is so true! Everytime I see a red-head with an Irish accent I think, "Ooh! They must be Catholic!"
:-)
Just out of curiosity...do you know about your ancestors? Were they Catholic? ( I presume they were Irish!)
If I may continue to be nosey...are you Irish from both sides of the family, or just one parent?
Have you ever been to Ireland? Do you still have family there?
Antonia,
I have tried to research my ancestors, but haven't gotten very far. I have found that Ancestoral research can be quite expensive and I am not financially equipped for it.
As far back as I can tell from what I know, my family has been Anglican ever since they were living in the United States.
My father's side is Irish and I think there might be some Irish on my mother's side along with Scottish and English (which would explain the Anglicanism).
I have never been to Ireland, but long to go. I have a friend who has been to Ireland and I commissioned her to bring me back a Guinness pint glass from an Irish Pub, which she most graciously did!
The last question ties in with the first...my research hasn't been as extensive as I would wish, so I am not sure if I still have family there.
So, if you see any Garland's walking around in England with Irish (or even British) accents, who knows? I just might be related to them!
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