- The passage tells us that Ireland………

A)became a republic in the 16th century

B)did not value education until the 19th century

C)was an independent state in the 18th century

***D)was a predominantly Catholic state

E)didn't have any schools until the 19th century

***A)had to teach secretly, as what they were doing was illegal

B)provided the only legal education for Catholics at that time

C)worked for one of the departments of Trinity College

D)taught in order to raise money for school buildings

E)began their work in Ireland in the 16th century