The Reformation affected the Irish population by calling attention to the carelessness paid to the country by its English rulers. The Irish population had its own culture and was experiencing a revival of Catholicism when the English Reformation occurred. The impact of the Reformation in Ireland during this period was that it created a wider divide between the Irish and English populations and also changed the focus on how Ireland was governed. The Catholic Church had experienced a revival during the pre-Reformation period. English landowners were investing in religious buildings and relics as a way to increase their social standing, and this renewed interest in religion spilled over to create a newfound fever within the Irish community. Areas such as Galway, Cork and Limerick had links with mendicant friars which would further fuel the religious feelings of the areas. Grearey argues that the Irish population was not European, but instead relied on the Catholic Church to unite the mixed population of Irish and English. This ended when George Browne, Archbishop of Dublin, was sent to Ireland to ensure the success of the Reformation. When Henry VIII sent the archbishop to Ireland to implement the policies of the Reformation, it changed the face of Irish-English relations, such as they were. Henry VIII “destroyed every vestige of Irish sovereignty by his unilateral assumption of the kingship of Ireland, carried on an unjust war against his supposed subjects, destroyed the economy, debauched the currency, plundered the Church in Ireland and England by a accumulation of 800 years of wealth held in trust as "the heritage of the poor" and created the class of the poor". In… middle of paper… the Kildare Rising would be “a large garrison of English troops quartered in the Pale” effectively ending the formal homage to the Reformation that occurred under Lord Deputy Gray due to the lack of military support. to one who sent troops to enforce the edicts, that the Reformation changed the relationship between the Irish and the English to one of deep animosity. While some, such as the bishops, were able to walk the fine line between Ireland, England and Rome, many used the Reformation, such as the Kildare Rising, which used it as an excuse to take up arms and declare Irish independence. The Reformation caused a division, still unresolved today, between the English and Irish populations, which went beyond religious beliefs.