The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-03
Striking Contrast Between a tn
Northern and Southern Sec
tions Of the Land.
PROTESTANT AND CATHOLIC ca |: L u
One Half Dominated by Episco-
palians and 17resbytcriahs, the
Other BY Catholics.
BY Plunllner r. Jones.

1Jf L - j SAASos
In ollcn times ireland was divided into
four great sections. Ulster, III he north;
4 1,cinser In the east: Munster, In the
4 South, and Connaught, In tho west. These
great divisions lof ireland hold to-day,
though cnch Is subdvided into n mum
her OF counties. and the tlivsuha have
no special political Significance.
The aren OF ireland Is about that OF
South Carolina. or Maine. or about three
fourths that or the state OF Virginia.
Z In 1916 the population o. the ertircS coun-s
try was over eight million people; I'M
! 1891 1t was iA5s.7i5 II may be seen that
the decrease IN sixty yenrs has been
ebout fifty per cent. At the rate Of de-
crease of the ms, ten Years ireland
4 would be without an inlla bltant in three
decades from 1915.
Tho only section Of ireland that Is at
NIL progressive Is that group Of counties
in the north Of the island IN the province
OF Ulster. When on my recent visit 10
ireland left Dublin and travelled up
the eastern const. through Droghcdn md
Ncwry and got into Ulster proper no.
ticci n wondrols change from all thes
rest of1reland. Hero found everything
busy. men and women MT. Worn IN The
fields. great snlolscstncks rising every
where, and new, progressive towns n!
along the busy railroads.
Great Manufacturing Section.
Belfast. the renl capital Of Jlster, Is
one OF the most progressive and magni-
1ccnt commercial cities or the world.
There are literally hundreds OF great
linen factories In Belfast, and the lar
gest shIp-bnldlng plant In the world.
Such enormous ships ns%thc Battle, the
Cedric ana the Celtic. of the White Star
Line and many Of the largest OF other
transatlantic lines were built mt these
grea. shIpyards.
All through the counties OF Down.
Antrim and Londonderry one sees cvi-
dnnccs Of the greatest prosperity. The
land is nothing like sn rich "a, that in
the east and south OF Ireland. hut It
is worked much better, and produces
splendid crops OF fax, wheat. oats, bar
Icy and POTATOES. a Il
found different class OF people In
this Ulster section OF ireland. The men
and women had fair or reddish hair and
mildly compleHi0ns;. and there was
strong middle class or manufacturers
! and merchants and farmers. Indeed.
when In Antrim county could not help
thinking Of Pennsylvania and Ohio; for.
The people there impressed me rs being
literally made Of push and energy: and
they took advantage OF every chance
to earn an honest penny.
] believe I have spoken Of the northern
Ecctlon OF Ireland In other letters o.
this series as alien, That Is the proper
word TO use. This Is not real ireland at
all, but IS Scotch from It's very tounda
ton. and 1t ia the home OF hat grent
class OF sScotch-Irish who laid the
foundation OF American greatness and
prosperity. Even the people have tn.
Scotch accent, and live according 10
Scotch methods.
People Protestants.
The people in Ulster are also Pro:est-
ants OF the strongest, not to sag bitter
sst. possible type. The strongest hatreds
Z In the world exist between the SCOTCH
Irish OF the north and the Catholics
of the south of ireland. II would 5t In
possible for an American In this day III
realize the extent ana depth Of this
hatred. The feeling between tho North
and the South OF the United States In
the days of reconstruction Is tie nearest
approach 10 this condition tia, ever
has been known in America. For five
hundred years this feeling or natl.ed has
existed in Ireland: and it is i Practically
3ineradicable.
There is n society of Professionals in the
north Of Ireland known as the society OF
Orangcmcn. and they vow eternal hatred
TO the Pope and everything Catholic. This
grange society is a powerful organlza ton
and has back of 1t some OF the bralncst
men OF tie country. and some Of lie
most influential newspapers. II got it;
rame from William. Prince Of Orange
When that King came TO the throne Of
England, he organized powerful arm,
ind invaded Catholic Ireland Most Of
The Protestnnts OF tho north Joined hi:
army and fought against their country.
men. James, the Irish leader was bndl,
defeated at, the battle Of the l3oyne
and his forces were cut to pieces. From
that day the Protestants have beer
known rs arrangement. and tho Catholic
Irish of the south hnte the air they
breathe and the ground they walk upon
And this feeling Is cordially returned
All OF Protestant or allen Ireland Is
strongly loyal TO the king, and they
spurn the very idea OF Home Rule. All
Catholic ireland may be said to hate
the English. government with perfec,