Preface and Acknowledgements List of Figures Introduction PART I: ANTI-CATHOLICISM AS A SOCIOLOGICAL PROCESS IN IRISH HISTORY Plantation to the United Irishmen: 1600-1799 Union to Partition: 1800-1920 Northern Ireland: 1921-1997 PART II: SOCIOLOGICAL FEATURES OF CONTEMPORARY ANTI-CATHOLICISM The Modes of Contemporary Anti-Catholicism Common-sense Reasoning and Theological Misunderstandings Conclusion Postscript: A Better Way Bibliography