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Eucharistic Congress 1932
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What was it?
• An international Catholic religious festival bringing in people from all over the world.
• It was held in Dublin in 1932 to celebrate the 1,500 year anniversary of St. Patrick’s arrival in Ireland.
• The Congress was the idea of the Cumann na nGaedheal government but Fianna Fail were in power when it took place.
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What happened?• Dublin was decorated with flowers, banners and
religious pictures• There was a massive mass in the phoenix park• Religious people came from all over the world
(mainly priests and nuns )• A live papal broadcast from Rome.• Worlds largest PA system was used to broadcast
message from the pope• Performances from John McCormack the famous
Irish Tenor singing religious songs
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What did it show?• How Catholicism was the most important religion in
the new state (93% of people considered Catholic)• There was a close relationship between the
government and the Catholic Church.• That Independent Ireland could organise a large
international event• Religions other than Catholicism were marginalised
despite the 1922 constitution saying all religions would be treated equally in the eyes of the state
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• People such as Bishop John Charles McQuaid were powerful and could influence government decisions
• This influence was evident in the laws of the period, for example: The Intoxicating Liquor Act 1924 Censorship of Films Act 1923Censorship of Publications Act 1929The Criminal Law Amendment Act (banning contraceptives)
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• That politicians wanted to build a state that would reflect Catholic values which almost everyone shared.
• That Catholicism could bind together those of both anti and pro treaty opinions
• Catholic Church would ultimately take over the running of many hospitals, schools and orphanages. This made the church a central part of Irish society