Hinduism in Ireland
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[edit] Introduction
Indians first arrived in Northern Ireland in the 1920s. The first to come were Sikhs who arrived as seamen or as former soldiers who had served abroad with the Indian Army. Many of these early migrants settled together in the north-west of the province. Some Indians came to Northern Ireland, as elsewhere in the UK, for education particularly in the medical profession. Many liked the country and decided to stay.
Later migrants set up in business, frequently beginning on a very small scale as door-to-door salesmen. Indian entrepreneurs are among the most energetic of businessmen and have created many jobs in which people from Northern Ireland, as well as Indians, are employed.
Many of the Indians who have migrated to Northern Ireland more recently are Hindus. About 200 Hindu families now live in the province, most of them originally from Punjab [1]
[edit] Hindus in Ireland
Most of the Hindus in Ireland are of South Asian descent.
A few dozen are white Irish. The 2000 census recorded 3,099 Hindus in Ireland[2].
Of them, 1691 were in Dublin; 308 in Southwest; 250 in Mideast; 199 in West; 189 in Border; 184 in Southeast; 183 in Midewest and 95 in Midland.
[edit] Hindu Temples in Ireland
The most famous Hindu temple in Ireland is the Vinayaka temple in Dublin 2.
Hindu Mandir exists in Clifton Street, Carlisle Circus, Belfast
One branch of Hinduism, Hare Krishna, has a temple just outside Belfast and its membership includes a number of Irish people. ISKCON Centres/Temples in Belfast are
ISKCON Belfast, 140 Upper Dunmurray Lane, Belfast BT17 OHE
Radha-Krishna Temple, 9 Malone Road , Belfast BT9 6RY
Hare Krishnas also have a centre on a Co Fermanagh island, but this community is moving away
ISKCON Ireland- Hare Krishna Monastery, Lake Island Of Inis Rath, Lisnaskea BT92 2GN, (Co. Fermanagh) [3]
[edit] Indian Associations in Ireland
IRISH MALAYLEE ASSOCIATION, 49 The Grove, Kingswood Heights, Tallaght, DUBLIN , IRELAND, POSTAL CODE: 24
INDIA CLUB, 20 Hermitage Grove, Grange Road, Rathfarnham, DUBLIN , IRELAND, POSTAL CODE: 16
INDIA CLUB, 23 Thomastown Road, Killiney, CO. DUBLIN , IRELAND
INDIA CLUB, Ballinguile, Brennanstown Road, Carrickmines, CO. DUBLIN , IRELAND
IRELAND-INDIA CULTURAL SOCIETY, Aenbarr, Glencap Common, Kilmacanogue, Bray, CO. WICKLOW , IRELAND
INDIAN SOFTWARE ENGINEERS ASSOCIATION, House No. 2, Chestnut Park, Foxrock, DUBLIN , IRELAND, POSTAL CODE: 18
ONLINE INDIAN COMMUNITY, 57, Eforster Park, Lucan, CO. DUBLIN, WEBSITE : www.irishasians.com
PUNJABI SOCIETY, 13 Rossberry Avenue, Lucan , COUNTY DUBLIN , IRELAND
IRISH INDIANS, 19, The Ramparts, Loughlinstown, Dublin-18 [4]
