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Protestantism in the Republic of Ireland refers to Protestantism in the Republic of Ireland and its predecessor, the Irish Free State. In 2006, Protestants made up a little over 5% of the state's population. ==Decline prior to the Irish Free State== The parts of Ireland where the number of Protestants were of higher proportion was closely related to the plantations that occurred throughout the 16th and 17th centuries and the areas where British influence was strongest.〔 The decline in the number of Protestants in the south during the 20th-century is usually attributed to the Partition of Ireland in 1921 and the after-effects. It has been suggested however that the pattern of migration may have started in the second half of the nineteenth century.〔 Important factors for this emigration were socio-economic factors, reinforced by political factors.〔 Irish independence in 1921 however may have accelerated the process.〔 Research done on the decline of Protestantism in Dublin between 1870 and 1926 provides various reasons, including: *Working class Protestants having a strong inclination to marry British soldiers, who upon the end of their tour of duty would then be posted to other parts of the British Isles.〔 *Between 1901 and 1911, 15% of Protestant males were in mixed-marriages.〔 The 1901 census indicates that nearly 80% of mixed-marriages resulted in any children being brought up as Catholics, even before the Vatican issued ''Ne Temere'' in 1907,〔 which meant that children in all mixed-marriages must be brought up as Catholic. In the following period from 1911 to 1926 it seems likely that due to an increase in contention between Protestants and Catholics, there was a decrease in mixed-marriages.〔 *The end of World War I saw the de-industrialisation of Dublin and migration of skilled Protestant workers seeking work.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Protestantism in the Republic of Ireland」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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