The Catholic Community in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries

by Patrick J. Corish

Book Overview

The Catholic Church has been a very important presence in the history of modern Ireland. The seventeenth and eighteenth centuries are in a very real sense the time when it took on the form that made it such a weighty social force in the life of the nation.

This publication studies a community moulded by several forces. The two most important were the penal legislation and the mission of tridentine Catholicism. Within it, there were wide diversities...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1909556955
• ISBN13: 9781909556959
• Release Date: February 2022
• Publisher: Ulster Historical Foundation
• Length: 178 Pages
• Weight: 0.53 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.8" x 8.3"