Top Document: Irish FAQ: Miscellaneous [8/10] Previous Document: 11) What are Scotch-Irish? Next Document: 13) What are travellers? See reader questions & answers on this topic! - Help others by sharing your knowledge Black protestants are protestants who take their religion seriously. "Black" in this context means intense or dedicated. Answering this question, Gerard wrote: "not simply protestant, but a dedicated protestant, not just talking the talk but also walking the walk". There is some speculation as to where this expression comes from. One plausible source is the Irish word dubh (pr. dove, meaning black) which is commonly used as an intensifier. It might also have something to do with the Royal Black Institution, a body for Ulster protestants similar to the Orange order. User Contributions:Comment about this article, ask questions, or add new information about this topic:Top Document: Irish FAQ: Miscellaneous [8/10] Previous Document: 11) What are Scotch-Irish? Next Document: 13) What are travellers? Part00 - Part01 - Part02 - Part03 - Part04 - Part05 - Part06 - Part07 - Part08 - Part09 - Single Page [ Usenet FAQs | Web FAQs | Documents | RFC Index ] Send corrections/additions to the FAQ Maintainer: irish-faq@pobox.com (Irish FAQ Maintainer)
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