ROBERT CORKEY

The reform bill was developed by the then current Minister of Education who views were quite opposite to Corkey’s. One of the reforms was to eliminate the Bible Teaching and other religious instructions in the public schools. Then these other undesirables would enroll in the public schools whereas before, the Protestants were able to operate segregated public schools where very few Catholics would attend. The religious bigotry by the Catholics in the South of Ireland was equaled if not exceeded by that of the Protestants in Northern Ireland.

The reform bill was developed by the then current Minister of Education who views were quite opposite to Corkey’s. One of the reforms was to eliminate the Bible Teaching and other religious instructions in the public schools. Then these other undesirables would enroll in the public schools whereas before, the Protestants were able to operate segregated public schools where very few Catholics would attend. The religious bigotry by the Catholics in the South of Ireland was equaled if not exceeded by that of the Protestants in Northern Ireland.