Religion In Ireland

1、lProtestants - in common Irish parlance all Christians not adhering to the Roman-Catholic faith.lRoman-Catholic Church - main church in the Republic and still hugely influential; the Irish church is often labeled more conservative than Rome itself.Irish IdiomslAnglican Church - the Church of Ireland

2、.lChurch of Ireland (CoI) - former state church and part of the Anglican communion; often labeled as Protestant but originally a Catholic church denying the supreme authority of the pope.Catholic In IrelandlThe predominant religion in Ireland is Christianity, with the largest church being the Roman

3、Catholic Church.lIn 2006, 86.8% of the population identified themselves as Roman Catholic , 1.4% less than 4 years earlier, although the number of Catholics increased by 218,800.lAccording to a Georgetown University study, the country also has one of the highest rates of regular Mass attendance in t

4、he Western World .l While daily Mass attendance was 13% in 2006 there had been a reduction in weekly attendance from 81% to 48% between 1990 and 2006, although the decline was reported as leveling off.Religious TolerancelDiscrimination based on religion is almost non-existent.Religious conflict lA p

5、eriod known as The Troubles is merely one link in a long chain of religious bitterness and conflict stretching back across centuries Irish history. Since the reign of Henry VIII. when Catholic Ireland was brought under the rule of Protestant England, tension has existed between the two faiths. lDuri

6、ng the reign of James I large numbers Protestants were settled in the north of Ireland resulting in the Protestant majority in region that exists today. Following the defeat of the Catholic James II by the Protestants William of Orange at the Battle of the Boyne in 1690,most of the land in Ireland w

7、as handed over to Protestant control and the rights of Catholics were restricted. lAfter years of civil unrest 動亂 culminating 達(dá)到頂點(diǎn) in the Easter Rising 復(fù)活節(jié)起義 of 1916,the Government of Ireland Act of 1920 recognized the religious division between Catholics and Protestants by splitting the country int

8、o two separate political units. A predominantly Catholic south and a predominantly Protestant north.There Were RoseslMy song for you this evening 今晚我的歌為你而唱lIs not to make you sad 不是要使你悲傷lNor for adding to the sorrows 也不是要增添憂愁lOf this troubled northern land 關(guān)于這片困擾的北方大地lBut lately Ive been thinking 但是

9、最近我在思考lAnd it just wont leave my mind 思考從沒有停止lIll tell you about two friends one time 我將告訴你曾經(jīng)的兩個(gè)朋友lWho were both good friends of mine 他們都曾是我的好友lIsaac he was Protestant 伊薩卡他是一名清教徒lAnd Sean was Catholic born 西恩是天主教徒lBut it never made a difference 但是這從來沒有影響什么lFor the friendship it was strong 因?yàn)橛颜x堅(jiān)固lAnd

10、 sometimes in the evening 有時(shí)候在夜里lWhen they heard the sound of drums 當(dāng)他們聽到鼓聲的時(shí)候lThey said they wont divide us 他們說他們決不分離lWe will always be as one 始終如一 lThere were roses, roses 玫瑰啊，玫瑰lThere were roses有很多的玫瑰lAnd the tears of a people ran together 眾人淚流成河lIt was on a Sunday morning 在一個(gè)禮拜天的上午lWhen the awfu

11、l news came round 噩耗傳來lAnother killing had been done 又一場殺戮展開lJust outside Newry Town 就在新城外lWe knew that Isaac danced up there 我們知道伊薩卡在那兒跳舞 lWe knew he liked the band 我們知道他喜歡樂隊(duì)lBut when we heard that he was dead 可是當(dāng)我們得知他死了lWe just could not understand 這簡直難以置信lNow fear it filled the countryside 現(xiàn)在恐懼籠罩

12、鄉(xiāng)村lThere was fear in every home 恐懼壓在每個(gè)人的心頭lWhen late at night a car came 深夜來了一輛汽車lProwling round the Ryan Road 在來恩路徘徊lA Catholic would be killed tonight 一名天主教土今晚即將被殺lTo even up the score 為了報(bào)復(fù)lOh Christ, its young MacDonald 噢，基督，是年輕的麥克當(dāng)納lThey have taken from the door 他們從門邊抓走了他lThere were roses, roses

13、 玫瑰啊，玫瑰啊lThere were roses 有很多的玫瑰lAnd the tears of a people ran together眾人淚流成河lIsaac was my friend he cried 我的朋友伊薩卡哭喊著lHe begged them with his tears 他流淚乞求他們lBut centuries of hatred 但是幾個(gè)世紀(jì)的仇恨lHave ears that do not hear 不是淚水可以融化的lAn eye for an eye 以眼還眼，以牙還牙lThat was all that filled their minds 這是他們唯一的信

14、條lAnd another eye for another eye 繼續(xù)以眼還眼lTill everyone was blind 直到同歸于盡lNow I dont know where the moral is現(xiàn)在我不知道道德都去了哪兒lOr where the song should end 歌聲什么時(shí)候停止lBut I wonder just how many wars 但是我只是想，有多少戰(zhàn)爭lAre fought between good friends 讓好朋友對抗lAnd those who give the orders 發(fā)出命令的人lAre not the ones to d

15、ie 卻不是犧牲的人lIts Scott and young MacDonald 犧牲的，是斯科特和年輕的麥克當(dāng)納lAnd the likes of you and I 還有你我的親朋lThere were roses, roses 玫瑰啊，玫瑰啊lThere were roses 有很多的玫瑰lAnd the tears of a people ran together眾人淚流成河Saint Patricks CathedrallSaint Patricks Cathedral in Dublin, also known as The National Cathedral and Collegiate Church of Saint