The Connolly Association, the Catholic Church, and anti-communism in Britain and Ireland during the early Cold War

During the Cold War era, the Connolly Association, an Irish republican socialist political organisation in Britain close to the Communist Party of Great Britain, was seen by British Communists as a potential means of winning recruits amongst Britain's growing post-war Irish community. This view...

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Published in:	Contemporary British history 2018-10, Vol.32 (4), p.492-510
Main Author:	Madden, Dr. Gerard
Format:	Article
Language:	eng
Subjects:	Anti-communism Associations Catholic Church Catholics Cold War Communism Communist parties Connolly Association CPGB European history Ireland Periodicals Post Cold War period Recruits
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Summary:	During the Cold War era, the Connolly Association, an Irish republican socialist political organisation in Britain close to the Communist Party of Great Britain, was seen by British Communists as a potential means of winning recruits amongst Britain's growing post-war Irish community. This view was shared by the Catholic Church, which, amidst the broader ideological atmosphere of the Cold War, placed an increased emphasis on anti-communism in the early post-war years. This article will discuss clerical opposition to the Connolly Association in early Cold War Britain and Ireland, drawing chiefly on diocesan archives and Catholic periodicals.
ISSN:	1361-9462 1743-7997