Show RELIGION IN IRELAND the census of ii ireland eland in 1861 found in that country roman catholics persons belonging 11 to the established church presbyterians rians methodists ie t hodiste hodis ts independents baptists quakers jews and of vat vadious ious other persuasions its tire number of persons belonging to the established church is rathor rather less than the population of the diocese of lincoln odthe of the roman catholics five years old and upwards per cent could neither read nor write of the established church I 1 16 G per cent 11 1 per cent of the presbyterians rians 9 per cent of the methodists 68 of the independents 02 of the baptists 41 of the quakers many persons described themselves as belonging to communions comm unions little known to the outside eherd were 2756 cove banters there were Kelly ites darby ites rites and Morrisson ians the religion of two persons is described as 11 palatine one man puts down his religion as 4 11 self opinion there ire arc I 1 old lights and 18 new lights P ats 11 is a protestant but lie he stands alone so does docs a positivist there are 11 persons of no particular sect 2 doubtful I 1 unbeliever 1 atheist b and and 72 12 pointblank point blank of no reli religion 0 ion 11 |