Historically England remained Catholic while Ireland became Protestant, what if it had been the opposite way around? The question is how do we get this from a POD after 1169, after all England had no reason to abandon Catholicism while the Irish were always seperate from Rome (leading to the Laudabiliter which also makes Ireland staying Catholic far more unlikely) and many Irish people claim that they were the world's first Protestants.
Would a Catholic Ireland be able to successfully gain their independence in the 16th or 17th centuries with the help of France or Spain? If not how would an Irish diaspora in the likes of France, Spain or Austria instead of Sweden and Brandenburg-Prussia affect Europe?
Would a Catholic Ireland be able to successfully gain their independence in the 16th or 17th centuries with the help of France or Spain? If not how would an Irish diaspora in the likes of France, Spain or Austria instead of Sweden and Brandenburg-Prussia affect Europe?