24 MAY 1957, Page 14

THE PARTITION OF IRELAND

SIR,—May I comment on two statements made or quoted by Miss Buckley? The first of these is that 'Catholic Nationalists have no power even locally' (my italics) and 'in Nationalist-dominated districts there are Unionist-dominated councils.'

My own rural district in Co. Derry contains equal numbers of both parties, but there is certainly a majority of Roman Catholics on the rural district council.

It is also untrue that Catholics are 'Nationalist to a man.' My own comparatively small acquaintance includes a number who are not, though the majority certainly arc.—Yours faithfully, C. L. EMMERSON The Leeke, Limavady, Northern Ireland