DomainArticle in Journal
Title"Mixed marriage, "a grave injury to our church" : An account of the 1957 Fethard-on-Sea Boycott"
AuthorO'Connor, Catherine
Journal TitleHistory of the Family
Journal Vol13
Journal Vol Issue13:4
Publication Date2008
Start-End Page395 — 401
Number Of Pages7 p.
Era Covered1957 — 1957
LanguageEnglish
ISSN1081602X
Subject Classification
PlaceFethard (County Wexford)
CountryIreland
NotesSheila Cloney, a member of the Church of Ireland, chose to leave her home with her two daughters, against the wishes of her husband Seán, rather than allow her eldest daughter attend the local Catholic school in the village. This led to a call for a boycott of Protestant businesses and farms.|Special issue: Ireland church, state and society 1900–1975
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