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"Taking the soup"

EamonnKeane · 2008-03-15 00:49:41

School history books say certain unscrupulous Protestants offered Catholics soup during the Potato Famine in exchange for conversion. I was wondering: 1. Are there any reliable sources stating this actually happened? 2. Which sect was it: Methodist, C of I, Presbyterian? 3. Where in Ireland, and to what extent? 4. Were the…

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15-03-2008 1:49am

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EamonnKeane

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School history books say certain unscrupulous Protestants offered Catholics soup during the Potato Famine in exchange for conversion. I was wondering:

1. Are there any reliable sources stating this actually happened?
2. Which sect was it: Methodist, C of I, Presbyterian?
3. Where in Ireland, and to what extent?
4. Were the new "converts" accepted into their new church?

thanks.

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#2 15-03-2008 1:55am
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There was already a thread about this. And meh, makes sense for both the giver and the taker. I'd rather say set B of meaningless words and have my kids not die then set A with the dying.

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#3 16-03-2008 2:16am
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Some stuff here on "Souperism":

http://multitext.ucc.ie/d/Private_Responses_to_the_Famine3344361812

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