How did immigrants contribute to the conflict between Catholics and protestants in northern Ireland?

Answer 1

There was a big conflict in Northern Ireland, the part of the island of Ireland which is still in the UK. It was about whether they should stay in the UK, or join up again with the rest of Ireland. The majority of Protestants belonged to the Unionist parties who want to stay with Britain but the Catholics were mostly members of the Nationalist parties whowant to join with the Republic of Ireland. They are no longer fighting, but there is still some tension between Nationalists and Unionists.

Answer 2

True,

There were many instances of violence mostly over jobs an lack there of. Most industries were owned by rich white Anglo-Saxon protestants. preferring Protestants over Catholics. This did not sit well with the Catholics who had immigrated from Countries such as Ireland to escape persecution and the man made famines.

The Irish had a tendency to band together into groups called factions in Ireland and America. The most famous version in America would be the Five points gang in New York the Dead Rabbits. The factions often came into being in America as a result of Protestant violence.

The Catholics were largely targeted but retaliation strikes were common with the Irish following something called "Shillelagh Law" a sort of code of conduct combat for the Irish.

So to answer your question very much so for more information since it is a very complicated subject i suggest you read books by John W Hurley he gives a vivid depiction of how life was like for the Irish and how the combat took place with primary sources

Answer 3

They didn't really. Apart from al-Qaeda supplying the IRA with weapons.

This is utterly unsupported by any evidence. Al Qaeda have never supplied weapons to the IRA or any groups in Northern Ireland. The conflict was effectively finished long before Al-qaeda came into existence.

Immigrants played no active role in the conflict in Northern Ireland but they did get caught in community tensions - e.g. Polish and Filipinos were seen as belonging to the Nationalist community because they were Catholics.

Answer 4

the protestant majority wanted to remain a part of great britian, while the catholics minority wanted to unify with the republic of ireland.