Talk:Jane Ferguson

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Catholic or Protestant background?

I saw Jane Ferguson reporting today on the PBS Newsrhour about the historic Catholic - Protestant divide in the Northern Irish area where she grew up. I was led to this article to find out whether her background is Catholic or Protestant. The article does not say. This is an important piece of information which should be in the article. ---Dagme (talk) 01:53, 8 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I wouldn't protest either way, but I don't think that the bit of information is that critical to include. My thinking would have been that she would have been on a Catholic side, but (as Jane Ferguson had mentioned in the PBS NewsHour snippet of 03/07/2019) she was born in Armagh, Northern Ireland, a daughter to a sheep and wool farmer. Armagh is home to the primates of BOTH the Church of Ireland and the Roman Catholic Church. Hmmm...

Armagh (/ɑːrˈmɑː/ ar-MAH; Irish: Ard Mhacha, IPA: [ˌaɾd̪ˠ ˈwaxə], "Macha's height") is the county town of County Armagh and a city in Northern Ireland, as well as a civil parish. It is the ecclesiastical capital of Ireland – the seat of the Archbishops of Armagh, the Primates of All Ireland for both the Roman Catholic Church and the Church of Ireland. In ancient times, nearby Navan Fort (Eamhain Mhacha) was a pagan ceremonial site and one of the great royal capitals of Gaelic Ireland. Today, Armagh is home to two cathedrals (both named after Saint Patrick) and the Armagh Observatory, and is known for its Georgian architecture.

Although classed as a medium-sized town,^[1] Armagh was given city status in 1994 and Lord Mayoralty status in 2012, both by Queen Elizabeth II. It had a population of 14,749 people in the 2011 Census,^[2] making it the least-populated city in Ireland and the fifth smallest in the United Kingdom.

After Christianity spread to Ireland, the pagan sanctuary was converted into a Christian one, and Armagh became the site of an important church and monastery. According to tradition, Saint Patrick founded his main church there in the year 457, and it eventually became the "ecclesiastical capital" of Ireland. Saint Patrick was said to have decreed that only those educated in Armagh could spread the gospel.

References

^ "Settlement Information on Armagh City". Northern Ireland Neighbourhood Information Service. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
^ "Armagh". Census 2011 Results. NI Statistics and Research Agency. Retrieved 22 April 2015.

[NISRA-1] "Settlement Information on Armagh City". Northern Ireland Neighbourhood Information Service. Retrieved 20 February 2016.

[Cen-2] "Armagh". Census 2011 Results. NI Statistics and Research Agency. Retrieved 22 April 2015.

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