Fear of discrimination saw Paddys and Biddys decline

Wednesday, October 21, 2009 - 06:35 in Psychology & Sociology

The Durham and Northumbria Universities study, both based in the UK, suggests that a fear of prejudice made the Irish immigrants steer clear of giving their children Irish Catholic names, a trend also seen in today's society among other immigrant communities elsewhere in the world.

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