There is no doubt that the English have been like nazis for a long time and I will always hate the English government and many of her people, however let's not pretend that the Irish have been benevolent protectors of the Jews. There has hardly ever been a Jewish community in Ireland and even the small community suffered a pogrom in 1904. Had Ireland been as powerful and populous as Britain and with a much larger Jewish community, I have no doubt that they would have treated the Jews no differently than other extreme catholic countries such as Poland or Croatia. A recent ADL poll (if one can give much credence to the ADL) showed that 20% of the Irish population hold Anti-Semitic views (the UK was 9% from memory).
Provide proof 20% of the Irish population hold Anti-Semitic views, not that I am denying it but show the proof.
Also there is no way in hell only 9% of British are Anti Semites & again prove it. I have never said Ireland was a protector of Jews, again you are putting words in my mouth.
http://www.historyireland.com/20th-century-contemporary-history/the-limerick-pogrom-1904/The Limerick pogrom, 1904Kevin Haddick Flynn outlines the background to and the course of an incident that sharply divided public opinion.
This year marks the hundredth anniversary of the only anti-Jewish pogrom to take place on Irish soil—that which occurred in Limerick in the early months of 1904. The outrage divided public opinion, but only two people of national standing spoke out in condemnation—Michael Davitt, the hero of the Land War of twenty years earlier, and John Redmond, leader of the Irish Parliamentary Party.
On learning that a Redemptorist priest in Limerick had delivered a virulent anti-Jewish sermon, Davitt said:
‘I protest as an Irishman and as a Catholic against the barbarous malignancy of anti-semitism which is being introduced into Ireland under the pretended regard for the welfare of the Irish people.’